fry in French
fry in French is frite, frai, frire — fry means to cook food in hot oil or fat.
fry in French
frite
(usually, in the plural, fries, mainly, , Canada, ) A fried piece of cut potato.
frai
Young fish; fishlings.
frire
frire
(transitive) To cook (something) in hot fat.
faire frire
(transitive) To cook (something) in hot fat.
griller
(intransitive, colloquial) To suffer because of too much heat.
What does "fry" mean?
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verb To cook food in hot oil or fat.
"I like to fry mushrooms in butter with a little garlic."
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verb To damage or destroy something, especially electronics, through excessive heat or electric current (informal).
"If you plug that into the wrong socket, you'll fry the board."
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noun A thin strip of fried potato (usually plural: fries).
"He ordered a burger with a side of fries."
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noun Young or newly hatched fish.
"Thousands of tiny fry darted through the shallows of the stream."
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fry in a sentence
- I like to fry mushrooms in butter with a little garlic.
- She fried the onions until they turned golden brown.
- If you plug that into the wrong socket, you'll fry the board.
- The power surge fried his laptop charger.
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What is "fry" in French?
"fry" in French is frite, frai, frire. fry means: To cook food in hot oil or fat.
How do you use "fry" in a sentence?
Example: "I like to fry mushrooms in butter with a little garlic." In French, "fry" is frite, frai, frire.
Are there other ways to say "fry" in French?
Yes — French has 5 translations listed for "fry": frite, frai, frire, faire frire, griller.
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