freír

Senses

1. 1.

   to fry

   to cook food in hot oil or fat

2. 2.

   to annoy; to bother

   to irritate or pester someone (colloquial, mainly Spain)

Examples

• "Mi abuela fríe las patatas en aceite de oliva."

  My grandmother fries potatoes in olive oil.

• "Los comentarios constantes me están friendo."

  The constant comments are getting on my nerves.

• "¿Vas a freír las croquetas ahora?"

  Are you going to fry the croquettes now?

Usage

A stem-changing verb (e → í): frío, fríes, fríe, etc. The culinary sense is universal; the slang sense (to annoy) is regional, chiefly Spanish (Spain). Past participle is "frito" (fried), which doubles as an adjective.