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lessare

to boil

verb les-SAH-reh Rare
Food & Drink Cooking

Also means

to parboil

Usage Note

Lessare means to cook by boiling in water, used specifically in cooking contexts: lessare le patate — to boil potatoes. It is a transitive regular -are verb. Note that bollire describes the water boiling, while lessare describes the act of cooking food in boiling water.

Examples

"Lessò le carote per dieci minuti."

Natural Translation

She boiled the carrots for ten minutes.

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