bake

US /beɪk/
UK /beɪk/
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1.

backen

cook (food) by dry heat, especially in an oven

:
She decided to bake a cake for her friend's birthday.
Sie beschloss, einen Kuchen für den Geburtstag ihrer Freundin zu backen.
The bread needs to bake for another 20 minutes.
Das Brot muss noch 20 Minuten backen.
2.

brennen, trocknen

(of the sun or hot weather) make (a person or thing) hot and dry

:
The sun baked the desert sand.
Die Sonne backte den Wüstensand.
The clay pots were baked hard in the sun.
Die Tontöpfe wurden in der Sonne hart gebrannt.