kettle
/ˈkɛ.təl/ verbo C2En español: encapsular, acorralar
- To contain demonstrators in a confined area.
- Of a boiler: to make a whistling sound like the boiling of a kettle, indicative of various types of fault.
He/she/it kettles · Pasado kettled · Participio pasado kettled · Forma en -ing kettling
Formas del verbo
- Forma base
- kettle
- He/she/it
- kettles
- Pasado
- kettled
- Participio pasado
- kettled
- Forma en -ing
- kettling
De la biblioteca
“Well, this is a pretty kettle of fish,” she said wrathfully.
Flora Jane, go out and put the kettle on.
I declare, Diana, there isn’t more than a cupful in the kettle!
First, because I’m on the same side of the door as you are; secondly, because they’re making such a noise inside, no one could possibly hear you.” And certainly there _was_ a most extraordinary noise going on within—a constant howling and sneezing, and every now and then a great crash, as if a dish or kettle had been broken to pieces.
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