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Meanings of chef in English

Russian
шеф-повар
Portuguese
chef
Spanish
chef
Catalan
xef
Wikidata

Person that directs preparation of meals.

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шеф-повар
Wikidata

A person whose profession is to prepare food for customers.

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Examples for "cook"
Examples for "cook"
1
The cleric said: I want to have a word with the 'cook'.
Chef
2
Then add the sea urchin meat and cook for 30 more seconds.
Reuters
3
I think if we cook them really good they'll be all right.
The road
4
They were asked to create and cook a meal using the products.
The Irish Times
5
Drain and cook again in fresh boiling water for another 10 minutes.
The Irish Times

A cook who manages other cooks in an establishment such as a restaurant.

Usage of chef in English
1
To test the food of a great chef is work of pleasure.
The Guardian
2
Emissions: Many moons ago, I worked as a chef in central London.
The Irish Times
3
I have staples like any other chef: sea salt, good olive oil.
Reuters
4
The chef community is an important one and must continue to innovate.
Jamaica Observer
5
As a chef, you're used to being asked to do the impossible.
Wired
6
Mentions Fernand Point, the most influential French chef in the 20th century.
The new yorker
7
Luckily someone from the neighbouring store asked if the chef needed help.
News.com.au
8
CHIPGATE:Would you be daring enough to ask a Michelin-starred chef for chips?
The Irish Times
9
This year it is supported by chef and environmental campaigner Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall.
The Guardian
10
The food today with Christchurch chef, Phillip Kraal from Bamboozle Oriental Fusion.
Radio NZ
11
I had to send the chef home the other night, she said.
News.com.au
12
Greg Webb, a chef, said: People are heckling me for wearing it.
The Guardian
13
This whole business with the new chef was taking him by surprise.
The lost recipe for happiness
14
And it was run by a great Italian chef named Cesare Casella.
The new yorker
15
I care. Q: What staples do you recommend to the home chef?
Reuters
16
His new role might be club chef, Redfearn told BBC Radio Leeds.
The Guardian
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Spanish
chef
Catalan
xef
Chef through the time
Chef across language varieties
Australia
Common
Canada
Common
Ireland
Common
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