cook

Koch, Köchin

Jemand, der beruflich oder zu Hause Essen zubereitet.

In einfachem Englisch: Someone who prepares food, as a job or at home.

• My father is a good cook.
• The restaurant hired two cooks.
• Who is the best cook in your family?

Synonyme: chef

Häufige Wendungen: good cook, restaurant cook, head cook

Drogenhersteller

Jemand, der illegale Drogen herstellt, besonders Methamphetamin.

In einfachem Englisch: Someone who makes illegal drugs, especially methamphetamine.

• Police arrested a meth cook.
• The cooks worked in an illegal drug lab.
• Investigators found chemicals used by the cook.

Häufige Wendungen: meth cook, drug cook

kochen

Lebensmittel zum Essen vorbereiten, meist durch Erhitzen.

In einfachem Englisch: To prepare food for eating, usually by heating it.

• I cook dinner every evening.
• She cooked rice for lunch.
• Can you cook for six people?

So benutzt man es: cook something for someone (He cooked a meal for his friends.); cook someone something (She cooked us dinner.)

Synonyme: prepare

Häufige Wendungen: cook dinner, cook a meal, cook for someone, cook rice

vor Hitze braten

So viel Hitze spüren, dass man sich wie in einem Ofen fühlt.

In einfachem Englisch: To feel much too hot.

• We are cooking in this room.
• The dog was cooking in the hot car.
• Without a fan, I cooked all afternoon.

Synonyme: roast, swelter

Häufige Wendungen: cook in something, cook in here