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ket·tle

(kĕt′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 catīllus, diminutive of catīnus, large bowl.]
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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. (Law) informal Brit an enclosed space formed by a police cordon in order to contain people involved in a public demonstration
5. (Physical Geography) short for kettle hole
vb
(Law) (tr) informal Brit (of a police force) to contain (people involved in a public demonstration) in an enclosed space
[C13: 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]
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ket•tle

(ˈkɛt l)

n.
1. a container, usu. of metal, in which to boil liquids, cook foods, etc.; pot.
5. a gathering of soaring birds, as vultures, utilizing circular updrafts of warm air to gain elevation.
[1300–50; Middle English ketel < Old Norse ketill, c. Old English c(i)etel, Old High German kezzil, Gothic katils « Latin catillus, diminutive of catīnus pot]
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ket·tle

(kĕt′l)
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.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun 1. [画像:kettle - a metal pot for stewing or boiling]kettle - a metal pot for stewing or boiling; usually has a lid
pot - 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. [画像:kettle - the quantity a kettle will hold]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
hollow, hole - a depression hollowed out of solid matter
4. [画像:kettle - a large hemispherical brass or copper percussion instrument with a drumhead that can be tuned by adjusting the tension on it]kettle - a large hemispherical brass or copper percussion instrument with a drumhead that can be tuned by adjusting the tension on it
percussion instrument, percussive instrument - a musical instrument in which the sound is produced by one object striking another
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Translations
غَلاّيَهغَلَّايَةُ
caldera
konvice
keddelkedel
kattilakattilallinenpannullinenparvipatarumpu
kazankotaokotlić
kazán
ketill
ケトル
주전자
litauraivirdulys
tējkanna
čajnikkotliček
чајник
tekokare
กาต้มน้ํา
ấm đun nước

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
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

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
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

kettle

n → Kessel m; I’ll put the kettle on → ich stelle mal eben (Kaffee-/Tee)wasser auf; the kettle’s boiling → das Wasser kocht ; this is a different kettle of fish (Brit inf) → das ist doch was ganz anderes
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

kettle

[ˈkɛtl] n → bollitore m
that's a different or another kettle of fish (fig) → questo è un altro paio di maniche
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

kettle

(ˈketl) noun
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 chaleira konvice der Kessel keddel χύτρα, κατσαρόλα, τσαγερό hervidor, tetera katel کتری kattila bouilloire קומקום केतली čajnik üst; kanna ketel ketill bollitore; pentolino やかん 솥, 냄비, 주전자 virdulys tējkanna cerek ketel kjele czajnik, kociołek ،چاي جوشه منقل،برقي وسيله chaleira ceainic чайник kanvica kotliček čajnik [kaffe-, te]panna, kittel กาน้ํา çaydanlık 水壺 казанок; чайник کیتلی ấm đun nước 水壶
ˈkettledrum noun
a type of drum made of a brass or copper bowl covered with a stretched skin etc. keteltrom طَبْل نُحاسي муз. литавра tímbale tympán die Pauke 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 ډول (مسى يادژړو) نغاره،طبله 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,定音鼓
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kettle

→ غَلَّايَةُ konvice kedel Kessel κατσαρόλα hervidor de agua vedenkeitin bouilloire kotlić bollitore ケトル 주전자 ketel kjele czajnik chaleira чайник tekokare กาต้มน้ํา çaydanlık ấm đun nước 壶
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