Meaning

3 senses
  1. A large bowl-shaped pot used for boiling over an open flame.

    Kessel

    котёлkotjól, каза́нkazán

    коте́лkotél, каза́нkazán, баня́кbanják

    a very large pot that is used for boiling

  2. A type of encirclement.

    Near-synonym: kettle

    Kessel

    котёлkotjól

    коте́лkotél

  3. (figuratively)An unsettled or difficult situation or place.

    Near-synonyms: kettle, pickle; see also Thesaurus:difficult situation

    a cauldron of discontent

Examples

22 sentences
  1. The witch is stirring her cauldron.

    ruВедьма помешивает в своём котле.

    deDie Hexe rührt den Kessel um.

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  2. The cauldron was steaming and bubbling.

    deIm Kessel dampfte und wallte es.

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  3. They cook the halwa in cauldrons.

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  4. Soup was boiling in a large cauldron.

    ruВ большом котле варился суп.

    deIn einem großen Kessel kochte Suppe.

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  5. The witch threw the toad into her cauldron.

    ruВедьма бросила жабу в свой котёл.

    deDie Hexe warf die Kröte in ihren Kessel.

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
large bowl-shaped pot:
Русский
By meaning 1
large bowl-shaped pot:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
large bowl-shaped pot:

Origin

From Middle English caudroun, borrowed from Old Northern French caudron, ultimately from L

From Middle English caudroun, borrowed from Old Northern French caudron, ultimately from Late Latin caldāria (“cooking-pot”), from Latin caldus (“hot”). Spelling later Latinized by having an l inserted. See chowder, caldera.

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