What does assar in Portuguese mean?

What is the meaning of the word assar in Portuguese? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use assar in Portuguese.

The word assar in Portuguese means roast, chafe, roast, bake, boil, cook, burn, roast, chafe, bake, burn, , assar, assar, irritar, friccionar, atritar, assar, ferver, assar, assar, bandeja de assar, frango para assar. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word assar

roast

verbo transitivo (comida: cozer no forno) (cook in the oven)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")

chafe

verbo transitivo (pele: causar irritação) (skin: cause irritation)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")

roast, bake, boil, cook

verbo transitivo (figurado (sentir calor forte) (figurative, informal)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")

burn

verbo transitivo (figurado (queimar)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")

roast

(comida: cozer no forno)

(intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.")

chafe

(causar irritação)

(intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.")

bake

(figurado (sentir calor forte) (figurative: feel very hot)

(intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.")

burn

(figurado (queimar)

(intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.")

assar

transitive verb (cook in the oven)

(verbo transitivo: Verbos que possuem complemento, direto ou indireto. Ex. "oferecer ajuda", "gostar de música", etc.)
Asse o bolo por meia hora, então confira para ver se está pronto. Minha avó assa bolos deliciosos.
Bake the cake for half an hour, then check to see if it is done. My grandma bakes delicious cakes.

assar

transitive verb (cook: on spit or in oven)

(verbo transitivo: Verbos que possuem complemento, direto ou indireto. Ex. "oferecer ajuda", "gostar de música", etc.)
Bob está assando um frango para o almoço.
Bob is roasting a chicken for lunch.

irritar, friccionar, atritar

transitive verb (fabric, etc.: rub painfully) (esfregar)

(verbo transitivo: Verbos que possuem complemento, direto ou indireto. Ex. "oferecer ajuda", "gostar de música", etc.)
These socks chafe my ankles.

assar

intransitive verb (be cooked in the oven)

Vou tomar uma xícara de chá enquanto meu bolo está assando.
I'm going to have a cup of tea while my cake is baking.

ferver

intransitive verb (figurative, informal (weather, atmosphere: be hot) (clima, figurado)

Estou assando aqui dentro. Você não pode abrir uma janela?
It's baking in here. Can't you open a window?

assar

intransitive verb (figurative, informal (person: feel hot) (figurado)

Nossa! Estou assando. Vou dar um mergulho na piscina.
Phew! I'm baking. I'm going for a dip in the pool.

assar

transitive verb (kiln)

(verbo transitivo: Verbos que possuem complemento, direto ou indireto. Ex. "oferecer ajuda", "gostar de música", etc.)
A ceramista assa sua louça de barro em um forno.
The potter fires her stoneware in a kiln.

bandeja de assar

noun (flat baking tray)

I prefer a cookie sheet made from stainless steel, not aluminum.

frango para assar

noun (US (chicken fit for roasting)

Make sure to ask the butcher for a roaster, not a fryer.

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