mitonner

mitɔne

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Conjugation

Definition of mitonner - Reverso French Dictionary

Verb

tr.

cuisinecuire lentement à feu doux pendant longtemps

Elle mitonne un ragoût depuis deux heures.

cuire doucement

mijoter

projet secretpréparer quelque chose avec soin et en secret

Il mitonne un plan pour surprendre ses amis.

manigancer

soinsentourer quelqu'un de soins attentifs

Elle mitonne son mari malade avec tendresse.

choyer

cocooner

récit

Dated

raconter une histoire pour distraire

Dated

Grand-mère mitonne des contes aux enfants.

fabuler

inventer

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Origin of mitonner

ancien français mitoner, diminuer la cuisson

Examples of mitonner in a sentence

On mitonne souvent des plats mijotés le dimanche.
Elle mitonne une surprise pour l'anniversaire de sa sœur.
Ils mitonnaient un projet secret depuis des mois.
On le mitonne comme un roi depuis son accident.
Les enfants aiment être mitonnés par leur grand-mère.
Elle mitonne une histoire drôle pour ses amis.

Le professeur mitonne un récit captivant à ses élèves.

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English:simmer, cook up, ...
German:schmoren, aushecken, ...
Italian:cuocere a fuoco lento, architettare, ...
Spanish:guisar, tramar, ...
Portuguese:estufar, tramar, ...
Chinese:慢炖, 精心策划, ...
Japanese:煮込む, 練る, ...
Arabic:طبخ على نار هادئة, دبر سرًا, ...
Hebrew:לְהַבְשִׁיל, לְתַכְנֵן בְּסוֹד, ...
Russian:томить, замышлять, ...
Ukrainian:тушкувати, замишляти, ...
Catalan:estofar, tramar, ...
Danish:simre, koge, ...
Dutch:sudderen, bekokstoven, ...
Greek:σιγοβράζω, μηχανεύομαι, ...
Khmer:ដាំឲ្យពុះតិចៗ, រៀបផែនការសម្ងាត់, ...
Korean:은근히 끓이다, 은밀하게 준비하다, ...
Polish:dusić, knuć, ...
Portuguese (BR):cozinhar lentamente, preparar, ...
Romanian:a înăbuși, a pregăti în secret, ...
Swedish:sjuda, smida, ...
Thai:ตุ๋น, วางแผนอย่างลับๆ, ...
Turkish:kısık ateşte pişirmek, gizlice hazırlamak, ...
Vietnamese:hầm, âm thầm chuẩn bị, ...

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