Définition anglaise de “stew”

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Définition de "stew" - Dictionnaire Anglais

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stewnoun [ C or U ]

uk ​ /stjuː/ us ​ /stuː/

Idiom(s)

in a stew

stewverb

uk ​ /stjuː/ us ​ /stuː/

› [ T ] to cook meat, fish, vegetables, or fruit slowly and gently in a little liquid

› [ I ] informal to be angry or worried:

You're not still stewing about what happened yesterday, are you?

› [ I ] UK to do nothing useful:

With jobs so scarce, many young people spend long hours with little to do but drink and stew.

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Idiom(s)

stew (in your own juice)

(Definition of “stew” from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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stewverb

us ​ /stu/

stew verb (COOK)

› [ I/T ] to cook food slowly in liquid or to cook slowly in liquid:

[ T ] It tastes good if you boil it, fry it in oil, and then stew it with chilies.

stew verb (BE ANXIOUS)

› [ I always + adv/prep ] infml to be anxious or upset about something:

You’re not still stewing over the election results, are you?

stewnoun

us ​ /stu/

stew noun (ANXIOUS STATE)

› [ C ] the state of being anxious and upset about something:

She has been in a stew over plans for her wedding.

stew noun (FOOD)

› [ C/U ] a dish consisting usually of meat or fish and vegetables cooked slowly in a small amount of liquid

(Definition of “stew” from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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