bake

S2 W2

BrE /beɪk/ AmE /beɪk/

verb en → es

past baked pp baked ing baking

1 COOK [transitive] A2

to cook food, especially bread or cakes, in an oven

hornear, cocinar en el horno

  • bake something

Collocations bake a cake · bake bread

  • I'm going to bake some cookies.

    Voy a hornear algunas galletas.

2 HEAT [transitive] B1

to heat something in an oven, especially food or bread

hacer que algo se caliente en el horno

  • bake something

Collocations bake a pizza · bake potatoes

  • The bread is baking in the oven.

    El pan está horneándose en el horno.

3 DISH [noun] B1

a dish that has been baked, such as a cake or pie

plato horneado

  • a bake

Collocations fruit bake · chocolate bake

  • She brought a delicious fruit bake to the party.

    Ella llevó un delicioso plato de frutas horneado a la fiesta.

4 FACE [transitive] B2

to make someone's face look red, usually because of heat or embarrassment

hacer que alguien se ponga rojo por calor o vergüenza

  • bake somebody

Collocations bake someone's face red · bake someone's cheeks

  • The sun baked her cheeks until they were bright red.

    El sol le hizo que las mejillas se pusieran rojas.

5 DRY [transitive] B2

to dry something in the sun or heat, especially clothes

secar algo al sol o en el calor

  • bake something

Collocations bake clothes in the sun · bake towels on a line

  • She baked her wet clothes out in the sun.

    Ella secó su ropa húmeda al sol.

Phrasal verbs

bake off COOK COMPETITION C1

cocinar en competencia

  • The contestants baked off their cakes.

    Los concursantes cocinaron sus pasteles en competencia.

bake on FACE HEAT C1

hacer que la cara se ponga roja por calor o vergüenza

  • The heat baked his face red.

    El calor le hizo que la cara se pusiera roja.

bake out DRY OUT C1

secar algo al sol o en el calor

  • The towels baked out in the sun.

    Las toallas se secaron al sol.

bake up COOK MAKE C1

hacer algo para cocinar

  • She baked up a batch of cookies.

    Ella hizo una tanda de galletas.

bake away DRY AWAY C1

secar algo al sol o en el calor

  • The rain baked away in the sun.

    La lluvia se secó al sol.

Idioms

bake bread C1

trabajar duro

  • He's been baking bread all day.

    Ha estado trabajando muy duro todo el día.

bake in the sun C1

quedarse con quemaduras de sol

  • She baked in the sun all afternoon.

    Se quedó con quemaduras de sol toda la tarde.

bake one's brains out C1

trabajar duro pensando

  • She baked her brains out trying to solve the problem.

    Ella trabajó muy duro pensando en cómo resolver el problema.