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ladle

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la·dle  (ldl)
n.
A long-handled spoon with a deep bowl for serving liquids.
tr.v. la·dled, la·dling, la·dles
To lift out or serve with a long-handled spoon.

[Middle English, from Old English hlædel, from hladan, to draw out, lade.]

ladler n.

ladle [ˈleɪdəl]
n
1. a long-handled spoon having a deep bowl for serving or transferring liquids a soup ladle
2. (Engineering / Metallurgy) a large bucket-shaped container for transferring molten metal
vb
(tr) to lift or serve out with or as if with a ladle
[Old English hlædel, from hladan to draw out]
ladleful  n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.ladleladle - a spoon-shaped vessel with a long handle; frequently used to transfer liquids from one container to another
dipper - a ladle that has a cup with a long handle
handgrip, handle, grip, hold - the appendage to an object that is designed to be held in order to use or move it; "he grabbed the hammer by the handle"; "it was an old briefcase but it still had a good grip"
scoop - a large ladle; "he used a scoop to serve the ice cream"
soup ladle - a ladle for serving soup
vessel - an object used as a container (especially for liquids)
Verb1.ladle - put (a liquid) into a container by means of a ladle; "ladle soup into the bowl"
lay, place, put, set, position, pose - put into a certain place or abstract location; "Put your things here"; "Set the tray down"; "Set the dogs on the scent of the missing children"; "Place emphasis on a certain point"
2.ladle - remove with or as if with a ladle; "ladle the water out of the bowl"
remove, take away, withdraw, take - remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract; "remove a threat"; "remove a wrapper"; "Remove the dirty dishes from the table"; "take the gun from your pocket"; "This machine withdraws heat from the environment"
slop - ladle clumsily; "slop the food onto the plate"

ladle
noun
spoon, scoop, dipper Using a ladle, baste the chicken with the sauce.
verb
serve, dish out, dish up, scoop out She ladled out steaming soup.
Translations
ladle [ˈleɪdl]
A. N (Culin) → cazo m, cucharón m
B. VT (also ladle out) → servir con cucharón
ladle out VT + ADV (fig) [+ money, advice] → repartir generosamente

ladle [ˈleɪdəl]
nlouche f
vt
"Plenty left," he said, ladling the soup into bowls → "Il en reste plein", dit-il en versant des louches de soupe dans les bols.
He ladled the yellow, spicy rice on to her plate → Il lui servit une platée de riz jaune épicé.
ladle out
vt sep
[+ food] → servir à la louche; [+ drink] → servir à la louche
(pejorative) [+ subsidies, advice] → déverser
the knowledge that is ladled out daily in schools → le savoir qui est déversé quotidiennement dans les écoles
lad mag nmagazine m pour hommes

ladle
n(Schöpf- or Suppen)kelle f, → Schöpflöffel m
vtschöpfen; he’s ladling money into the businesser steckt or pumpt massenhaft Geld in das Geschäft

ladle [ˈleɪdl]
1. n (Culin) → mestolo
2. vt (soup) → servire con il mestolo
ladle out vt + adv (soup) → servire con il mestolo (fig) (advice) → elargire, distribuire
to ladle out money to sb → dare un sacco di soldi a qn

ladle [ˈleɪdl]
1. n (Culin) → mestolo
2. vt (soup) → servire con il mestolo
ladle out vt + adv (soup) → servire con il mestolo (fig) (advice) → elargire, distribuire
to ladle out money to sb → dare un sacco di soldi a qn

ladle
n ladle [ˈleidl]
a bowl-like spoon with a long handle fixed to it at right angles, for lifting out liquid from a container a soup ladle. soplepel مِغْرَفَه черпак sběračka øser; -øser die Schöpfkelle κουτάλα cazo, cucharón kulp ملاقه kauha louche מַצֶקֶת चमचा, करछी, करछुल, लड़का, नवयुवक zaimača, kutlača merőkanál sendok sayur ausa mestolo しゃくし 국자, 주걱 samtis smeļamais kauss; pavārnīca senduk soeplepel øse, suppeskje chochla concha po­lo­nic черпак; половник naberačka zajemalka kutlača slev ทัพพี kepçe 長柄勺子 ківш, черпак کفگیر cái muỗng
v
to lift and deal out with a ladle He ladled soup into the plates. opskep, inskep يَغْرُف греба (sběračkou) nalít øse op mit einer Schöpfkelle austeilen σερβίρω με κουτάλα servir con cazo kulbiga tõstma با ملاقه کشیدن kauhoa servir (à la louche) לִמזוֹג בְּמַצֶקֶת करछुल से निकालना या परसाना uzeti zaimačom, kutlačom kimer mencedok ausa versare (con un mestolo) しゃくしでくむ (국자로) 푸다 (pa)semti, (iš)pilstyti (samčiu) smelt ar kausu menyenduk scheppen øse (opp) nalać chochlą servir a pune (mâncare) cu polo­nicul черпать; разливать половником nabrať (naberačkou) servirati z zajemalko sipati kutlačom sleva, ösa ตัก kepçeyle almak/dağıtmak (用勺)舀 черпати کفگیر سے دینا múc bằng muỗng)舀
n ladleful
two ladlefuls of soup. lepelvol, skeppie غَرْفَه пълен черпак plná sběračka skefuld eine Kelle voll ποσότητα μιας κουτάλας cucharada kulbitäis ملاقه پر kauhallinen pleine louche (de) מְלוֹא הַמַצֶקֶת कलछी भर, डोई भर, पली भर velika žlica (mjera) merőkanálnyi sesendok ausufylli mestolata しゃくし一杯 한 국자 가득한 samtis pilns kauss senduk penuh soeplepel skjefull chochla concha cheia polo­nic (de) полный половник plná naberačka polna zajemalka puna kutlača slev ทัพพี kepçe dolusu 一滿勺 повна ложка чого کفگیر بھر đầy muỗng

ladle مغرفة naběračka øseske Schöpflöffel κουτάλα cucharón kauha louche kutljača mestolo お玉 국자 soeplepel øse warząchew concha черпак slev ทัพพี kepçe cái muỗng 杓子


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So you ladle out from one kettle into the other till it gets so, when you put the stirring-stick into it, that it will draw into a thread— when it takes a kerful hand to manage it.
Our carpenter being prepared to grave the outside of the ship, as well as to pay the seams where he had caulked her to stop the leaks, had got two kettles just let down into the boat, one filled with boiling pitch, and the other with rosin, tallow, and oil, and such stuff as the shipwrights use for that work; and the man that attended the carpenter had a great iron ladle in his hand, with which he supplied the men that were at work with the hot stuff.
Mary did look up, and she did stare at me: the ladle with which she was basting a pair of chickens roasting at the fire, did for some three minutes hang suspended in air; and for the same space of time John's knives also had rest from the polishing process: but Mary, bending again over the roast, said only -
 
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