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stir-fry

(stûr′frī′)

tr.v. stir-fried, stir-fry·ing, stir-fries

To fry quickly in a small amount of oil over high heat while stirring continuously.

Food fried quickly in this manner: a chicken and vegetable stir-fry.

American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

stir-fry

(ˈstɜːˌfraɪ)

vb, -fries, -frying or -fried

(Cookery) to cook (small pieces of meat, vegetables, etc) rapidly by stirring them in a wok or frying pan over a high heat: used esp for Chinese food

n, pl -fries

(Cookery) a dish cooked in this way

Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

stir′-fry`

v.t. -fried, -fry•ing,

to prepare (food) by cooking it quickly in a small amount of oil over high heat.

[1955–60]

stir-fry

Past participle: stir-fried
Gerund: stir-frying

Imperative
stir-fry
stir-fry

Present
I stir-fry
you stir-fry
he/she/it stir-fries
we stir-fry
you stir-fry
they stir-fry

Preterite
I stir-fried
you stir-fried
he/she/it stir-fried
we stir-fried
you stir-fried
they stir-fried

Present Continuous
I am stir-frying
you are stir-frying
he/she/it is stir-frying
we are stir-frying
you are stir-frying
they are stir-frying

Present Perfect
I have stir-fried
you have stir-fried
he/she/it has stir-fried
we have stir-fried
you have stir-fried
they have stir-fried

Past Continuous
I was stir-frying
you were stir-frying
he/she/it was stir-frying
we were stir-frying
you were stir-frying
they were stir-frying

Past Perfect
I had stir-fried
you had stir-fried
he/she/it had stir-fried
we had stir-fried
you had stir-fried
they had stir-fried

Future
I will stir-fry
you will stir-fry
he/she/it will stir-fry
we will stir-fry
you will stir-fry
they will stir-fry

Future Perfect
I will have stir-fried
you will have stir-fried
he/she/it will have stir-fried
we will have stir-fried
you will have stir-fried
they will have stir-fried

Future Continuous
I will be stir-frying
you will be stir-frying
he/she/it will be stir-frying
we will be stir-frying
you will be stir-frying
they will be stir-frying

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been stir-frying
you have been stir-frying
he/she/it has been stir-frying
we have been stir-frying
you have been stir-frying
they have been stir-frying

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been stir-frying
you will have been stir-frying
he/she/it will have been stir-frying
we will have been stir-frying
you will have been stir-frying
they will have been stir-frying

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been stir-frying
you had been stir-frying
he/she/it had been stir-frying
we had been stir-frying
you had been stir-frying
they had been stir-frying

Conditional
I would stir-fry
you would stir-fry
he/she/it would stir-fry
we would stir-fry
you would stir-fry
they would stir-fry

Past Conditional
I would have stir-fried
you would have stir-fried
he/she/it would have stir-fried
we would have stir-fried
you would have stir-fried
they would have stir-fried

Collins English Verb Tables © HarperCollins Publishers 2011

stir-fry

To cook small pieces of food in a wok over high heat.

Translations

stir-fry

[ˈstɜːfraɪ]

A. VT → sofreír

B. N → sofrito m (chino)

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

stir-fry

n → Pfannengericht nt

vt → (unter Rühren) kurz anbraten

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

stir-fry

[ˈstɜːˌfraɪ]

1. vt → saltare in padella

2. n → pietanza al salto

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

stir

(stəː) – past tense, past participle stirred – verb

1. to cause (a liquid etc) to be mixed especially by the constant circular movement of a spoon etc, in order to mix it. He put sugar and milk into his tea and stirred it; She stirred the sugar into the mixture.

2. to move, either slightly or vigorously. The breeze stirred her hair; He stirred in his sleep; Come on – stir yourselves!

3. to arouse or touch (a person or his feelings). He was stirred by her story.

noun

a fuss or disturbance. The news caused a stir.

ˈstirring adjective

exciting or moving. a stirring tale.

ˈstir-fry verb

to fry in hot oil for a short time while stirring. stir-fried vegetables.

stir up

to cause (trouble etc). He was trying to stir up trouble at the factory.

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