stewing

incontável

A noun referring to either a state of intense worry and agitation, or the process of cooking food slowly in a liquid that has been brought to a boil.

• 🇵🇹Substantivo que designa tanto o estado de forte inquietação, agitação ou preocupação, quanto o processo de cozinhar alimentos lentamente em líquido mantido em fervura branda.

1. Cooking method B1 formal culinary

   The process of cooking food slowly in a covered pot with a small amount of liquid, typically water or broth.

   • The stewing of the beef took several hours to become tender.
   • She prefers stewing vegetables to retain their nutrients.
   • Stewing is a common technique for making hearty winter meals.

   🇵🇹Cozimento em fogo baixo

   Sinônimos: braising

2. State of worry B2 informal

   A condition of being extremely anxious, agitated, or upset about something.

   • He was in a stewing over the missed deadline.
   • She spent the whole day in a stewing about the interview.
   • His constant stewing over small problems exhausted his friends.

   🇵🇹Estado de preocupação

   Sinônimos: agitationanxietydistresstensiontizzyuneaseworry

A verb used to indicate the act of cooking food slowly in liquid, or (informally) to worry or be anxious about something.

• 🇵🇹Verbo usado para indicar o processo de cozinhar lentamente alimentos em líquido, ou (informalmente) para expressar preocupação ou ansiedade sobre algo.

1. Cook slowly in liquid A2 formal

   To cook food, typically meat and vegetables, slowly in a covered pot with a small amount of liquid.

   • She stewed the beef with carrots and onions for two hours.
   • The chef stewed the lamb in a rich tomato sauce.
   • You should stew the fruit with sugar to make a compote.

   🇵🇹Cozinhar lentamente em líquido

   Sinônimos: braisecasserolefricasseesimmer

2. Worry or fret silently B2 informal

   To be in a state of silent worry, anger, or sullenness, often without expressing it openly.

   • He stewed in his room after the argument.
   • She was stewing over the unfair criticism all day.
   • Don't just stew about it; talk to someone.

   🇵🇹Remoer em silêncio

   Sinônimos: agonizebroodchafefretmopeseethesimmersulkworry

3. Harbor resentment C1 informal

   To hold onto a feeling of resentment or bitterness over a past event.

   • He's still stewing over the insult from years ago.
   • She stewed about the betrayal for months.
   • It's unhealthy to stew in anger for so long.

   🇵🇹Remoer mágoa

   Sinônimos: broodfretfumeseethesimmersulk

   Antônimos: forgivereconcile

• stewed past participle
• stewed past simple
• stewing present participle
• stews third person singular