undercook
To cook insufficientlyTo cook insufficiently.
Recorded US: Speaker: Flame, not lame Recorder: Flame, not lame, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
» The chicken is undercooked.
Das Huhn ist nicht durch. — InspectorMustache
Цыплёнок недожарен. — Wezel
Курка недоварена. — deniko
Курка недосмажена. — deniko
Hybrid · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
2 senses(transitive)To cook insufficiently.
недова́риватьnedovárivatʹ, недовари́тьnedovarítʹ
(figuratively, transitive)To underdo.
Examples
10 sentencesThe chicken is undercooked.
Курка недоварена. — deniko
ruЦыплёнок недожарен. — Wezel
deDas Huhn ist nicht durch. — InspectorMustache
Tom got sick from eating undercooked pork.
I ate the pork even though it was undercooked.
This meat is undercooked.
ruЭто мясо недоварено. — marafon
This pork is undercooked.
Translations
3 languagesBy meaning 1
Forms
undercooks, undercooking, undercooked, undercooked| Base form | undercook · to undercook |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | undercooks |
| Present participle | undercooking |
| Past simple | undercooked |
| Past participle | undercooked |
regular · Lesson
Antonyms
3 antonymsWord family
1 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
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