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fry in Spanish

fry in Spanish is papas fritas, patatas fritas, alevín — fry means to cook food in hot oil or fat.

fry in Spanish

papas fritas
noun
(usually, in the plural, fries, mainly, , Canada, ) A fried piece of cut potato.
patatas fritas
noun
(usually, in the plural, fries, mainly, , Canada, ) A fried piece of cut potato.
alevín
noun
Young fish; fishlings.
freír
verb
(transitive) To cook (something) in hot fat.
freírse
verb
(transitive) To cook (something) in hot fat.
freírse
verb
(intransitive) To cook in hot fat.
freír
verb
(intransitive) To cook in hot fat.
asarse
verb
(intransitive, colloquial) To suffer because of too much heat.
freír
verb
(chiefly, US, ambitransitive, slang) To execute, or be executed, by the electric chair.

What does "fry" mean?

  1. verb To cook food in hot oil or fat.
    "I like to fry mushrooms in butter with a little garlic."
  2. 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."
  3. noun A thin strip of fried potato (usually plural: fries).
    "He ordered a burger with a side of fries."
  4. 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 Spanish?
"fry" in Spanish is papas fritas, patatas fritas, alevín. 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 Spanish, "fry" is papas fritas, patatas fritas, alevín.
Are there other ways to say "fry" in Spanish?
Yes — Spanish has 6 translations listed for "fry": papas fritas, patatas fritas, alevín, freír, freírse, asarse.
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