Rice, Lasagna, and Egg Culinary Techniques
Rice Dishes
White Rice
Rice boiled in salt water, then cooled and drained. The water quantity should be 4 times more than the rice. Cooking water should gush and be removed when water resumes boiling. Continue boiling, then cool for 20 minutes away from the heat. Drain afterwards.
Dry Rice
The cooking liquid should be absorbed by the end of the cooking process. There are three types:
- Pilaf: Pre-soaked rice, fried, and cooked in a flavored broth.
- Risotto: Round-grain rice soaked with butter, with hot cooking
Expand Your Vocabulary: Advanced Words and Phrases
Advanced Vocabulary and Grammar
Synonyms for Common Words
Here are some synonyms to enhance your vocabulary:
- Angry: Furious
- Bad: Awful
- Cold: Freezing
- Hot: Boiling
- Dirty: Filthy
- Hungry: Starving
- Crowded: Packed
- Good: Wonderful, Fantastic
- Scared: Terrified
- Tired: Exhausted
- Big: Huge, Enormous
- Small: Tiny
- Funny: Hilarious
- Clean: Spotless
- Clever: Brilliant
- Interesting: Fascinating
- Large: Enormous
- Long: Endless
- Old: Ancient
- Pretty: Gorgeous
- Sad: Miserable
- Strange: Bizarre
- Surprising: Astounding
- Tasty: Delicious
- Ugly: Hideous
Essential
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Verb Forms in English
Common Verb Forms
- Whether I am, are, is
- Was / were
- Been there
- Be / Be
- Bear
- Hole
- Borne / Born
- Bear, give birth
- Beat
- Defeated
- Hit
- Become
- He became
- Become
- Start
- Started
- Initiated
- Start
- Bend
- Bent
- Bend
- Bet
- Force
- Bound
- Atar, binding
- Offer
- Bid
- Bite
- Little
- Bite
- Bleed
- Bled
- Bleed
- Coup
- Flew
- Blow
- Break
- Broke
- Broken
- Break
- Race
- Servant
- Raise
- Bring
- Brought
- Bring
- Emission
- Radiate
- Build
- Built
- Build
- Burn
- Burnt / Burned
- Burn
- Explosion
- Burst
- Buy
- Buy
- Cast
- Throw
- Catch
- Catch
- Come
- Come
- Cost
- Cost
- Cut
- Cut
- Choose
- Elected
- Choose
- Adhere
- Clung
- Hold
- Crawl
- Crawl
- Agreement
- Distributed
- Treat
- Dig
- Dig
- Do
Comprehensive List of Irregular Verbs in English
Irregular Verbs in English
Here’s a list of common irregular verbs in English, along with their past simple and past participle forms, and their Spanish/Catalan translations:
- Arise arose arisen surgir
- Awake awoke awoken despertarse
- Bear bore born soportar
- Beat beat beaten apalizar
- Bend bent bent doblar
- Bet bet bet apostar
- Bind bound bound atar
- Bite bit bitten morder
- Bleed bled bled sangrar
- Blow blew blown soplar
- Break broke broken romper
- Breed bred bred criar
- Bring brought brought portar
- Burn burnt burnt cremar
- Burst
French Vocabulary: Food, Clothing, and More
Food
Vegetables
- Pois = Peas
- Chou = Cabbage
- Choufleur = Cauliflower
- Coriandre = Cilantro
- Le piment = Pepper
- Pomme de terre = Potato
- Carotte = Carrot
- Laitue = Lettuce
- Tomate = Tomato
- Cassava = Cassava
- L’oignon = Onion
- Épinards = Spinach
- Maïs = Corn
- Concombre = Cucumber
- L’ail = Garlic
- Betterave = Beets
- Asperge = Asparagus
- Poivron = Hot pepper
- Persil = Parsley
- Poireau = Chives
- Olive = Olive
- Radis = Radish
- Champignons = Mushrooms
- Courgette = Zucchini/Pumpkin
- Artichaut = Artichoke
- Du céleri = Celery
- Aubergine = Eggplant
- Des choux
Irregular Verbs: Mastering English Tenses
Irregular Verbs in English
Understanding Verb Forms
This table lists common irregular verbs in English, along with their Past Simple and Past Participle forms, and their Catalan translations.
| Infinitive | Past Simple | Past Participle | Translation (Catalan) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beat | Beat | Beaten | Apallissar-Bategar |
| Become | Became | Become | Convertir-se |
| Bend | Bent | Bent | Doblegar |
| Bleed | Bled | Bled | Sagnar |
| Bring | Brought | Brought | Portar cap a mi |
| Build | Built | Built | Construir |
| Burn | Burned/Burnt | Burned/Burnt | Cremar |
| Buy | Bought | Bought | Comprar |
| Catch | Caught | Caught | Atrapar |
| Come | Came | Come | Venir |
| Dig | Dug | Dug | Excavar |
| Dream | Dreamed/ |