Italian vocabulary words for beginners : Useful Kitchen verbs / cooking verbs
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| ENGLISH | ITALIAN |
| to add | aggiungere |
| to add salt, pepper, spices (to season) | condire (sale, pepe, spezie) |
| to aromatize, to flavor | aromatizzare |
| to bake | cuocere in forno, gratinare |
| to barbecue | cuocere al fuoco di legno |
| to beat, to whisk (eggs) | battere, frustare (le uova) |
| to blanch | far sbiancare le verdure |
| to boil | bollire/ far bollire |
| to boil eggs | fare le uova alla coque |
| to boil, to scald | bollente |
| to braise | brasare |
| to bread, to coat with breadcrumbs | paner |
| to bring to a simmer | fare fremere |
| to brown onions | far scurire le cipolle |
| to brown/ to fry lightly | far rosolare/ rosolare/ dorare/ saltare/ stufare |
| to brush | spennellare |
| to butter | imburrare |
| to carve (meat) | Tagliare la carne di manzo |
| to chisel | ciseler |
| to chop, to mince | tritare (carne), sminuzzare |
| to clean up | pulire |
| to coat | rivestire, rivestire con acqua |
| to collect | prelevare |
| to colour | colorare |
| to complete | completare |
| to continue to | proseguire |
| to cook | cucinare, cucinare, cucinare, cucinare |
| to cool down | raffreddare |
| to correct | rettificare |
| to count | contare |
| to cover | coprire, coprire la parte |
| to crumble | sbriciolare |
| to crush | frantumare, schiacciare, frantumare |
| to cut | tagliare |
| to cut into thin slices, to slice thinly, to chop | tagliare |
| to debit | addebitare |
| to debone | disossare |
| to decorate | decorare |
| to deglaze | spostarsi |
| to desalinate | dessaler |
| to detail | specificare |
| to dice, to cube | tagliare in cubetti |
| to dilute | diluire, diluire, smaltire, diluire |
| to dip, to soak | ammollo |
| to discard | mettere da parte |
| to disgorge | sgusciare |
| to dispose | disporre |
| to dissolve | sciogliere |
| to distribute, to divide | ripartire |
| to do the dishes, to do the washing-up | lavare i piatti da casa |
| to drain | scolare |
| to drain pasta | scolare la pasta con acqua |
| to drizzle with oil | innaffiare con olio |
| to dry | asciugare |
| to dry out | essiccatore |
| to dry up | pulire le stoviglie |
| to empty | svuotare |
| to emulsify | emulsionare |
| to expand | estendere |
| to fill in | completare |
| to filter | filtrare |
| to flambé | far bruciare |
| to flatten | appiattire |
| to flavour with sauce | abbellire con una salsa |
| to flip | tornare |
| to flour | fariner |
| to frost | gelare |
| to fry | soffriggere in olio, friggere, stufare |
| to garnish | guarnire |
| to gather | riunire |
| to get out | uscire |
| to get rid of | sbarazzarsi |
| to grab | cogliere |
| to grate, to shred | grattâper |
| to grease a baking tin with butter | imburrare uno stampo |
| to grill | tostatura, tostatura della griglia |
| to grill fish | friggere il pesce fresco |
| to grind | macinare, macinare, rompere, schiacciare |
| to gut (a fish, a chicken) | svuotare (un pesce, un pollo) |
| to halve | tagliare in due |
| to hand over | rimettere |
| to heat | riscaldare |
| to incorporate | incorporare |
| to infuse | infuser |
| to keep warm | tenere al caldo |
| to knead | masticare |
| to knead | accumulare |
| to lay the table | mettere il riparo |
| to loosen | rilassarsi |
| to lower the temperature | diminuire il fuoco |
| to macerate | macerare |
| to mash | schiacciare, ridurre in purea |
| to melt | sciogliere/ sciogliere il liquido |
| to mix | mescolare |
| to mix/ to stir | mescolare |
| to mop up, to wipe (off) | asciugare un liquido per |
| to oil | oliare |
| to open | aprire |
| to pass | passare |
| to paste | attaccare |
| to peel | sbucciare/ sbucciare la buccia |
| to pepper | pepe |
| to perfume | profumare |
| to pinch | pizzicare |
| to pit | snocciolare |
| to place | collocare |
| to place in the oven | infornare |
| to plunge | immergersi |
| to poach eggs | far bollire le uova |
| to poach fish | carne di pesce in camicia |
| to pose | porre |
| to pour | versare |
| to powder | polvere |
| to preheat the oven | preriscaldare il forno |
| to prepare | preparare |
| to prepare the meal | preparare il pasto |
| to prepare, to make | confezionare |
| to present | presentare |
| to press | spremere |
| to protect | proteggere |
| to prune | potare |
| to put | mettere |
| to raise | affrontare |
| to reduce | ridurre |
| to refresh | rinfrescare |
| to reheat, to warm up | riscaldare |
| to remove | rimuovere |
| to remove | rimuovere |
| to remove stems | decidere |
| to reserve | prenotare |
| to rest | riposare |
| to restart | ricominciare |
| to restore | ripristinare |
| to return | tornare |
| to rinse | sciacquare |
| to roast | far arrostire |
| to roast | arrostire/ tostare il forno |
| to roast meat | fare ruttare la carne |
| to roll | rotolare |
| to rub | strofinare |
| to salt | saler |
| to scale | squarciare |
| to scoop out | evitare |
| to scrape | racler |
| to sear | afferrare a fuoco vivo |
| to season | condire |
| to seed | scrivere |
| to separate | separare |
| to serve | servire |
| to set a plate | fare |
| to shake | smuovere |
| to shape | modellare |
| to share | condividere |
| to shell | sgusciare |
| to shred | snellire |
| to sieve | setacciare |
| to simmer | bollire, cuocere a fuoco lento/ fremere |
| to skim | schiumare |
| to slice | tagliare (a fette)/ tagliare/ affettare |
| to smooth | lisciare |
| to soften | allentare |
| to sort | ordinare |
| to spill (a dish) | rovesciare (un piatto) |
| to spin | strizzare |
| to split | spaccare |
| to sponge | spugna |
| to spread | distribuire |
| to sprinkle | cospargere, cospargere, cospargere |
| to steam | stufare |
| to stew | fare mijoter |
| to sting | pungere |
| to stir | mescolare, mescolare, mescolare |
| to stir-fry vegetables | far saltare le verdure al pelo |
| to store | immagazzinare |
| to strain | scolare |
| to stuff | farcire, farcire, farcire |
| to take | prendere |
| to taste | assaggio |
| to thicken | addensare |
| to thin a sauce | distendere un po’ di salsa |
| to thin out the leaves | stripller |
| to throw, to discard | buttare |
| to tidy | ranger |
| to tie | nodo |
| to tie up | legare |
| to tighten | stringere |
| to tilt | ripiegare |
| to toast | far tostare il pane |
| to trim | sbarbo |
| to turn | girare |
| to turn down the heat | abbassare il fuoco |
| to turn up the heat | accendere il fuoco |
| to unmould | ottenere |
| to unravel | sfiilocher |
| to unshell | Sganciare |
| to upholster | rivestire |
| to warm | tiedire |
| to wash | lavare |
| to water | annaffiare |
| to weigh | pesare |
| to whip | frustare |
| to whip (up) the eggwhites | sbattere gli albumi con la neve |
| to wipe (to clean with a sponge) | pulire, asciugare, asciugare, pulire |
| to wrap up | avvolgere |
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