kettle

UK
/ˈkɛt.əl/
US
/ˈkɛt.əl/

Traducciones

kettlenoun
kettles
pl
UK
/ˈkɛt.əl/
US
/ˈkɛt.əl/
She filled the kettle with water and set it on the stove to boil.
Elle a rempli la bouilloire d’eau et l’a mise sur la cuisinière pour la faire bouillir.
chaudronObjet de cuisson, surtout dans un contexte ancien ou rural.
The chef used a large kettle to prepare the soup for the entire restaurant.
Le chef a utilisé un grand chaudron pour préparer la soupe pour tout le restaurant.
Traducciones adicionales
groupeOrnithologie.
cuvetteGéologie.
kettleverb
kettled
Past Simple
kettled
Past Participle
kettling
Gerund
UK
/ˈkɛt.əl/
US
/ˈkɛt̬.əl/
Widely used in the sense ‘to contain or confine a crowd’, and historically ‘to cook or boil in a kettle’.
encerclerEmploi policier.
Police kettled the protesters in the square for several hours.
La police a encerclé les manifestants sur la place pendant plusieurs heures.
Traducciones adicionales
bouillirArchaïque.
Sinónimos
kettleadjective
Attributive use in combinations such as ‘kettle corn’, ‘kettle chips’.
Traducciones adicionales
au chaudronDans les expressions culinaires, notamment pour des produits cuits en petites quantités.

Definiciones

kettlenoun
A container or device in which water is boiled, having a lid, spout, and handle; used for making tea, coffee, or other hot beverages.
She filled the kettle with water and set it on the stove to boil.
A large metal pot for cooking, typically with a lid, handle, and spout.
The chef used a large kettle to prepare the soup for the entire restaurant.
A depression in the ground formed by retreating glaciers or draining floodwaters.
The hikers stopped to rest by the kettle, which was now a small pond.
A group of birds, especially raptors, soaring and circling together on a thermal.
We watched a kettle of hawks spiral upward on the warm air.
kettleverb
To confine or contain (a crowd of people) in a limited area, especially as a police tactic during demonstrations.
Police kettled the protesters in the square for several hours.
(Archaic) To boil or stew in a kettle.
They kettled the meat over an open fire.
kettleadjective
Prepared or processed in a kettle; relating to a kettle.
Kettle chips are cooked in small batches for extra crunch.