Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English - kettle
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Kettle
kettle
~ n 1 a metal or plastic container with a lid, a handle, and a spout (=for pouring), used to boil water 2 put the kettle on to boil water in a kettle (I'll put the kettle on for tea.) 3 another/a different kettle of fish informal used to say that a situation that is very different from one that you have just mentioned (She enjoys public speaking but being on TV is a different kettle of fish.) 4 a fine/pretty kettle of fish a situation that will cause you problems
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1.
(kettles) 1. A kettle is a covered container that you use for boiling water. It has a handle, and a spout for the water to come out of. (mainly BRIT) I’ll put the kettle on and make us some tea. N-COUNT • A kettle of water is the amount of water contained in a kettle. (in AM, use teakettle) Pour a kettle of boiling water over the onions. N-COUNT: usu N of n 2. A kettle is a metal pot for boiling or cooking things in. (mainly AM; in BRIT, use pan) Put the meat into a small kettle. N-COUNT 3. If you say that something is a different kettle of fish, you mean that it is very different from another related thing that you are talking about. (INFORMAL) Playing for the reserve team is a totally different kettle of fish. PHRASE: v-link PHR ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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noun Etymology: Middle English ketel, from Old Norse ketill (akin to Old English cietel ~), both from a prehistoric Germanic word borrowed from Latin catillus, diminutive of catinus bowl Date: 13th century 1. a metallic vessel usually used for boiling liquids; especially tea~ 2. ~drum 3. a. pothole 1b b. a steep-sided hollow without surface drainage especially in a deposit of glacial drift ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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n. a vessel, usu. of metal with a lid, spout, and handle, for boiling water in. Phrases and idioms kettle hole a depression in the ground in a glaciated area. a pretty kettle of fish an awkward state of affairs. Derivatives kettleful n. (pl. -fuls). Etymology: ME f. ON ketill ult. f. L catillus dimin. of catinus deep food-vessel ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
4.
1) зумпф; поглощающий колодец 2) котёл 3) хим. реактор 4) текст. барка 5) порция продукта в котле - brewing kettle - brew kettle - cooking kettle - desilverizing kettle - distillatory kettle - dressing kettle - dye kettle - electric kettle - electrically heated kettle - electric tea kettle - evaporating kettle - fondant kettle - food kettle - mash kettle - mobile cooking kettle - oil seed heating kettle - parboiling kettle - pressure kettle - pump kettle - refining kettle - size kettle - soap boiling kettle - soap kettle - tar kettle - tilting kettle - vacuum-dezincing kettle ...Большой Англо-русский Русско-английский политехнический словарь
5.
котёл; бачок порция продукта в котле реакторный сосуд, реактор зумпф; поглощающий колодец paint kettle pressure kettle ...Англо-русский строительный словарь
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казан, котел pressure washing kettle — промывной аппарат под давлением - agitator kettle - anode kettle - boiler kettle - brew kettle - glue kettle - kettle refining ...Англо-русский Русско-английский научно-технический словарь
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1. чайник (для кипячения воды) the kettle boils —- чайник кипит 2. котелок; котел; бак 3. котелок компаса 4. горн. бадья 5. геол. котловина kettle hole —- мульда, синклиналь 6. литавра Id: a pretty kettle of fish —- запутанное и неприятное положение; хорошенькое дело!, веселенькая история! Id: this is a different kettle of fish altogether! —- это совсем другое дело!, тут и сравнения быть не может! ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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noun 1) металлический чайник 2) obs. котел, котелок 3) коробка компаса 4) mining бадья ...Англо-русский словарь
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- O.E. cetil (Mercian), from L. catillus "deep pan or dish for cooking," dim. of catinus "bowl, dish, pot;" the narrower sense of "tea-kettle" is 20c. Kettledrum is from 1542. ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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