cocer — meaning in English

English meaning

• boil verb To heat a liquid until it bubbles and turns to vapor.
• cook noun A person who prepares food, especially as a job.
• fire noun The chemical reaction of burning, producing heat, light, and flame.

Senses

cocer is used for these senses in English:

• boil (ambitransitive) To cook in boiling water.
• cook (ambitransitive) To prepare food for eating by heating it, often combining with other ingredients.
• fire (transitive, sports) To shoot; to attempt to score a goal.

boil — full definition

1. verb To heat a liquid until it bubbles and turns to vapor.
2. noun A painful, swollen, pus-filled lump on the skin caused by infection.

cook — full definition

1. noun A person who prepares food, especially as a job.
2. verb To prepare food by applying heat.
3. verb (slang) To manufacture illegal drugs, especially methamphetamine.
4. verb (informal) To tamper with or falsify records or figures.
5. verb (informal) To be doing very well or proceeding successfully.

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