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yeast

/jiːst/

/jist/

yeastnoun

yeasts

Traducciones

levure

The baker added yeast to the dough to make it rise.

Le boulanger a ajouté de la levure à la pâte pour la faire lever.

Traducciones adicionales

fermentSens figuré, plus littéraire.

Definiciones

A microscopic fungus consisting of single oval cells that reproduce by budding, and are capable of converting sugar into alcohol and carbon dioxide, used in baking and brewing.

The baker added yeast to the dough to make it rise.

A commercial product containing yeast cells, used as a leavening agent in baking.

She bought a packet of yeast from the store to bake bread.

An agent of ferment or activity, often used metaphorically.

The new ideas acted as a yeast in the stagnant organization, sparking innovation.

Sinónimos

yeastverb

yeasted

Past Simple

yeasted

Past Participle

yeasting

Gerund

/jiːst/

/jist/

Rare and chiefly technical/literary use meaning ‘to ferment or cause to ferment’.

Traducciones

fermenter

Let the wort yeast for several days until the bubbling subsides.

Laissez le moût fermenter pendant plusieurs jours jusqu’à ce que l’effervescence se calme.

Definiciones

To ferment or cause to ferment by means of yeast; to rise with the action of yeast.

Let the wort yeast for several days until the bubbling subsides.

Sinónimos

yeastadjective

Definiciones

Containing, involving, or made with yeast.

She prepared a yeast dough for the pastries.