at all / done
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at all
As an intensifying adverb, usually in negative sentences with 'nicht' (not), 'nichts' (nothing), or 'kein' (no/not any), to emphasize the negation. Means 'überhaupt' (at all) or 'absolut' (absolutely).
Ich habe gar kein Geld mehr dabei.
I don't have any money with me at all anymore.
done / cooked
As an adjective in cooking: completely cooked or roasted; no longer raw.
Lass den Kuchen noch fünf Minuten im Ofen, er ist noch nicht ganz gar.
Leave the cake in the oven for another five minutes; it's not quite done yet.
very / indeed
As an adverb to intensify a statement, often with a slightly old-fashioned or literary effect. Means 'sogar' (even) or 'wirklich' (really).
Es war ein gar schöner Abend.
It was a very lovely evening.
The most common use of 'gar' is to strengthen a negation. It is then almost always used together with 'nicht' (not), 'nichts' (nothing), or 'kein' (no/not any).
Ich habe heute gar nichts gegessen.
I haven't eaten anything at all today.
When 'gar' is used in the context of food and cooking, it means 'finished cooking' or 'done.' It describes the state of food.
Sind die Nudeln schon gar?
Are the noodles done already?
In the culinary meaning, 'gar' is used predicatively, meaning after the noun with a verb like 'sein' (to be). Using it directly before the noun (e.g. 'das gare Fleisch') is uncommon.
Der Reis ist noch nicht ganz gar, er braucht noch ein paar Minuten.
The rice is not quite done yet; it needs a few more minutes.
The intensifying meaning 'sogar' (even) or 'sehr' (very), e.g. 'ein gar lustiger Geselle' (a very funny fellow), is old-fashioned. Today you find it almost only in fairy tales or literary texts.
Es war eine gar wundersame Geschichte.
It was a truly wondrous story.
through / by
When talking about food, gar and the colloquial expression durch sein can both indicate that nothing is still raw. Gar is the general term for food that has reached the finished cooking state; durch sein particularly emphasizes that a food is fully cooked all the way through.
Das dünne Stück Fleisch ist jetzt vollständig gar.
The thin piece of meat is now fully cooked.
Das dicke Stück Fleisch ist jetzt auch innen durch.
The thick piece of meat is now cooked all the way through on the inside, too.
