ket·tle (k t l)n. 1. A metal pot, usually with a lid, for boiling or stewing. 2. A teakettle. 3. Music A kettledrum. 4. Geology A depression left in a mass of glacial drift, formed by the melting of an isolated block of glacial ice. 5. A pothole. [Middle English ketel, from Old Norse ketill and Old English cetel, both from Latin cat  llus, diminutive of catnus, large bowl.] |
kettle [ˈkɛtəl]
n
1. a metal or plastic container with a handle and spout for boiling water
2. any of various metal containers for heating liquids, cooking fish, etc.
3. a large metal vessel designed to withstand high temperatures, used in various industrial processes such as refining and brewing
4. (Earth Sciences / Physical Geography) short for kettle hole
[from Old Norse ketill; related to Old English cietel kettle, Old High German kezzil; all ultimately from Latin catillus a little pot, from catīnus pot]
| kettle (ktl) A steep, bowl-shaped hollow in ground once covered by a glacier. Kettles are believed to form when a block of ice left by a glacier becomes covered by sediments and later melts, leaving a hollow. They are usually tens of meters deep and up to tens of kilometers in diameter and often contain surface water. |
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. |  kettle - a metal pot for stewing or boiling; usually has a lidpot - metal or earthenware cooking vessel that is usually round and deep; often has a handle and lid teakettle - kettle for boiling water to make tea |
| 2. |  kettle - the quantity a kettle will hold containerful - the quantity that a container will hold | |
| 3. | kettle - (geology) a hollow (typically filled by a lake) that results from the melting of a mass of ice trapped in glacial deposits geology - a science that deals with the history of the earth as recorded in rocks | |
| 4. |  kettle - a large hemispherical brass or copper percussion instrument with a drumhead that can be tuned by adjusting the tension on itpercussion instrument, percussive instrument - a musical instrument in which the sound is produced by one object striking another |
Translations
kettle [ˈketl] N → hervidor m, caldera f (Bol, Uru), pava f (S. Cone)
I'll put the kettle on → voy a poner a hervir el agua(para hacer café/té)
that's a different kettle of fish → eso es harina de otro costal
I'll put the kettle on → voy a poner a hervir el agua(para hacer café/té)
that's a different kettle of fish → eso es harina de otro costal
kettle [ˈkɛtəl] n → bouilloire f
to put the kettle on → mettre la bouilloire à chauffer
The kettle's boiling
BUT Ça bout.
it's a different kettle of fish → c'est une autre paire de manches >
to put the kettle on → mettre la bouilloire à chauffer
The kettle's boiling
BUT Ça bout.
it's a different kettle of fish → c'est une autre paire de manches >
kettle
kettle [ˈkɛtl] n → bollitore m
that's a different or another kettle of fish (fig) → questo è un altro paio di maniche
that's a different or another kettle of fish (fig) → questo è un altro paio di maniche
n kettle [ˈketl]
a metal pot, usually with a special part for pouring and a lid, for heating liquids a kettle full of boiling water. ketel غَلاّيَه чайник konvice keddel der Kessel χύτρα, κατσαρόλα, τσαγερό hervidor, tetera katel کتری kattila bouilloire קוּמקוּם केतली čajnik üst; kanna ketel ketill bollitore; pentolino やかん 솥, 냄비, 주전자 virdulys tējkanna cerek ketel kjele czajnik, kociołek chaleira ceainic чайник kanvica kotliček čajnik []panna, kittel กาน้ำ çaydanlık 水壺 казанок; чайник کیتلی ấm đun nước 水壶
n kettledrum
a type of drum made of a brass or copper bowl covered with a stretched skin etc. keteltrom طَبْل نُحاسي муз. литавра tympán pauke die Pauke τύμπανο timbal timpan کوس؛ تیمپانو patarumpu timbale תּוֹף-הַדּוּד नगाड़ा timpanon üstdob timpani páka, ketiltrumba timpano ケトルドラム 케틀드럼 litaurai timpāni dram kawah keteltrom pauke kocioł tímpano timpan литавра tympan pavka timpan puka กลองโลหะขนาดใหญ่มีก้นกลม ด้านล่างทำด้วยทองเหลือง dümbelek 定音鼓 литавра ایک پیالانما ڈھول trống định âm 半球形铜鼓
kettle → غلاية konvice kedel Kessel κατσαρόλα hervidor de agua vedenkeitin bouilloire električni kotlić za vodu bollitore ケトル 주전자 ketel kjele czajnik chaleira чайник tekokare กาต้มน้ำ çaydanlık ấm đun nước 壶
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