cooking

cocina, cocción

La actividad de preparar alimentos mediante el calor.

En inglés sencillo: The activity of preparing food by heating it.

• I enjoy cooking.
• He does the cooking at home.
• Cooking over a fire takes practice.

Sinónimos: cookery

Expresiones frecuentes: do the cooking, cooking time, cooking class

habilidad culinaria, cocina

La habilidad de una persona para preparar comida.

En inglés sencillo: Someone’s skill in preparing food.

• Her cooking is excellent.
• My cooking has improved since last year.
• Everyone praised his cooking after dinner.

Sinónimos: culinary skill

Expresiones frecuentes: good cooking, improve your cooking, someone’s cooking

cocina

Una forma de preparar comida propia de un lugar o una tradición.

En inglés sencillo: A particular way of preparing food, typical of a place or tradition.

• I love Italian cooking.
• Traditional cooking uses local ingredients.
• The restaurant specializes in spicy regional cooking.

Sinónimos: cuisine, cookery

Expresiones frecuentes: French cooking, traditional cooking, home cooking

de cocina, para cocinar

Hecho o adecuado para preparar comida.

En inglés sencillo: Made or suitable for preparing food.

• We need some cooking oil.
• She washed the cooking pots.
• These cooking apples are too sour to eat raw.

Sinónimos: culinary

Expresiones frecuentes: cooking oil, cooking pot, cooking apples

en marcha, a toda marcha

Que está en plena actividad y avanza bien.

En inglés sencillo: Happening actively and making good progress.

• Things are cooking now!
• By Friday, the project was really cooking.
• With everyone contributing ideas, the meeting was cooking.

Sinónimos: in full swing

Expresiones frecuentes: things are cooking, really cooking, something is cooking