English

Pronunciation
AHD|frī, IPA|/fraɪ/, SAMPA|/fraI/
audio|en-us-fry.ogg|Audio (US)
rhymes|aɪ

Etymology 1
from Old French <i>frire</i>, from Latin <i>frigere</i> (to roast or fry), Greek <i>phrygein</i> (to roast, bake),
from ProtoIndoEuropean? <i>*bhreu-</i> (compare Sanskrit <i>bhrjjati</i> (roasts) <i>bharjanah</i> (roasting), German <i>Braten</i>) - ca. 1290

Transitive verb
rfc-trverb|Transitive verb
en-verb|fr|i|ed

1. To cook (something) in hot fat.

Derived terms
fried
frying<!--noun-->
have other fish to fry

Translations

Polish: smaży�
Portuguese: t+|pt|fritar
Spanish: t+|es|freír
Swedish: steka
Telugu: వ�ప� (veapu)

Intransitive verb
en-verb|fr|i|ed

1. To cook in hot fat.
2. colloquial To suffer because of too much heat.

#: You'll fry if you go out in this sun with no sunblock on.

1. context|informal To be executed by the electric chair.

#: He's guilty of murder &mdash; he's going to fry.

Translations
trans-top|cook in hot fat
<!--NOTE: give translations for the INTRANSITIVE verb here-->
Finnish: paistua, käristyä
French: frire
trans-mid
Swedish: steka
Telugu: వ��� (veagu)
trans-bottom

trans-top|suffer because of too much heat
Finnish: t-|fi|paistua, t+|fi|sulaa
trans-mid
Swedish: steka
trans-bottom

trans-top|informal: be executed by the electric chair
Finnish: käristyä
trans-mid
trans-bottom

Translations to be checked
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ttbc|Polish: smaży�

Noun
en-noun|pl=fries

1. (usually in plural fries) (mainly Canada and US) A fried potato.
2. context|Ireland|UK A meal of fried sausages, bacon, eggs, etc.

Synonyms
(fried potato): chip (Australia, New Zealand, UK), fried potato
(meal of fried sausages, bacon, etc): fry-up

Translations
trans-top|fried potato
Finnish: t-|fi|ranskalaiset perunat
French: t+|fr|frite|f
Greek, Modern: �ηγανι�ή �α�ά�α f
trans-mid
Italian: patata fritta f
Polish: frytka f
Telugu: వ�ప�డ� (veapuDu)
trans-bottom

trans-top|meal of fried sausages, bacon, etc
trans-mid
trans-bottom

Etymology 2
from Anglo-French. <i>frei</i>, from Old French <i>frai</i> (spawn), from <i>froier</i> (to rub, spawn (by rubbing abdomen on sand))

Noun
en-noun|pl=fries

1. Young fish.

Translations

Finnish: kalanpoikaset, pikkukalat
Greek: γ�νο� (�α�ι�ν) m, �α�άκια n|p
Swedish: yngel, fiskyngel

Derived terms
small fry

Category:English ergative verbs

de:fry
fa:fry
fr:fry
ko:fry
io:fry
id:fry
it:fry
ja:fry
pl:fry
pt:fry
simple:fry
fi:fry
ta:fry
te:fry
vi:fry
zh:fry

• 2007-12-25 12:27 - Daniel Polansky - /* Translations */ +Czech

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