flambé

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flam·bé

F0162800 (fläm-bā′, fläN-)tr.v. flam·béed, flam·bé·ing, flam·bés To drench with a liquor, such as brandy, and ignite: flambéed the steak at the table.adj. Served flaming in ignited liquor: steak flambé.
[From French, past participle of flamber, to flame, from Old French, from flambe, flame; see flame.]

flambé

(ˈflɑːmbeɪ; ˈflæm-; French flɑ̃be) or

flambée

adj (Cookery) (of food, such as steak or pancakes) served in flaming brandyvb, -béing, -béeing, -béd or -béed (Cookery) (tr) to pour brandy over (food) and ignite it[French, past participle of flamber to flame]

flam•bé

(flɑmˈbeɪ, flɑ̃-)

adj. 1. (of food) served in flaming liquor. v.t. 2. to pour liquor over and ignite. [1885–90; < French, past participle of flamber to flame. See flambeau]

flambe


Past participle: flambéed
Gerund: flambéeing
Imperativeflambeflambe
PresentI flambeyou flambehe/she/it flambéswe flambeyou flambethey flambe
PreteriteI flambéedyou flambéedhe/she/it flambéedwe flambéedyou flambéedthey flambéed
Present ContinuousI am flambéeingyou are flambéeinghe/she/it is flambéeingwe are flambéeingyou are flambéeingthey are flambéeing
Present PerfectI have flambéedyou have flambéedhe/she/it has flambéedwe have flambéedyou have flambéedthey have flambéed
Past ContinuousI was flambéeingyou were flambéeinghe/she/it was flambéeingwe were flambéeingyou were flambéeingthey were flambéeing
Past PerfectI had flambéedyou had flambéedhe/she/it had flambéedwe had flambéedyou had flambéedthey had flambéed
FutureI will flambeyou will flambehe/she/it will flambewe will flambeyou will flambethey will flambe
Future PerfectI will have flambéedyou will have flambéedhe/she/it will have flambéedwe will have flambéedyou will have flambéedthey will have flambéed
Future ContinuousI will be flambéeingyou will be flambéeinghe/she/it will be flambéeingwe will be flambéeingyou will be flambéeingthey will be flambéeing
Present Perfect ContinuousI have been flambéeingyou have been flambéeinghe/she/it has been flambéeingwe have been flambéeingyou have been flambéeingthey have been flambéeing
Future Perfect ContinuousI will have been flambéeingyou will have been flambéeinghe/she/it will have been flambéeingwe will have been flambéeingyou will have been flambéeingthey will have been flambéeing
Past Perfect ContinuousI had been flambéeingyou had been flambéeinghe/she/it had been flambéeingwe had been flambéeingyou had been flambéeingthey had been flambéeing
ConditionalI would flambeyou would flambehe/she/it would flambewe would flambeyou would flambethey would flambe
Past ConditionalI would have flambéedyou would have flambéedhe/she/it would have flambéedwe would have flambéedyou would have flambéedthey would have flambéed
Thesaurus
Verb1.flambe - pour liquor over and ignite (a dish)ready, prepare, cook, fix, make - prepare for eating by applying heat; "Cook me dinner, please"; "can you make me an omelette?"; "fix breakfast for the guests, please"
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