Definition of compoter - Reverso French Dictionary

Verb

tr.

fruits

Rare

cuire lentement des fruits pour faire une compote

Rare

Elle compote les pommes avec du sucre et de la cannelle.

mijoter

cuisson excessive

Rare

cuire trop longtemps jusqu'à ramollir complètement

Rare

Il ne faut pas compoter la viande, elle devient indigeste.

ramollir

surcuire

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Origin of compoter

latin, computare (calculer) devenu compoter (faire compote)

Examples of compoter in a sentence

Les fruits rouges commencent à compoter dans la casserole.
Il faut éviter de compoter la sauce, sinon elle devient trop épaisse.
Elle a tendance à compoter ses légumes pour le dîner.

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English:stew, overcook until mushy, ...
German:kompottieren, zerkochen, ...
Italian:fare la composta, stracuocere, ...
Spanish:cocer a fuego lento, cocer demasiado, ...
Portuguese:fazer compota, cozinhar demais, ...
Chinese:炖煮成果酱, 煮烂, ...
Japanese:煮る, 煮崩れるまで煮る, ...
Arabic:طبخ الفواكه ببطء, طهى حتى الهرس, ...
Hebrew:לְבַשֵּׁל לְקוֹמְפּוֹט, לְבַשֵּׁל יֶתֶר עַל הַמִּידָּה, ...
Russian:варить компот, разваривать, ...
Ukrainian:варити компот, переварити, ...
Catalan:fer compota, estovar massa, ...
Danish:koge til kompot, koge ud, ...
Dutch:stoven, te lang koken, ...
Greek:φτιάχνω κομπόστα, παραμαγειρεύω, ...
Hungarian:befőzni, túlfőzni, ...
Khmer:ចម្អិនឲ្យទៅជាកុំប៉ុត, ចម្អិនឱ្យទន់ជ្រាយពេក, ...
Korean:졸이다, 너무 오래 익히다, ...
Polish:dusić, rozgotować, ...
Portuguese (BR):fazer compota, cozinhar demais, ...
Romanian:a face compot, a fierbe prea mult, ...
Swedish:koka till kompott, koka sönder, ...
Thai:ตุ๋นผลไม้, ตุ๋นจนเละ, ...
Turkish:komposto yapmak, lapa haline getirmek, ...
Vietnamese:nấu thành mứt, nấu nhừ, ...

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