cauldron
A large bowl-shaped pot used for boiling over an open flameA large bowl-shaped pot used for boiling over an open flame.
» The witch is stirring her cauldron.
Die Hexe rührt den Kessel um.
Die Hexe rührt ihren Kessel um.
Ведьма помешивает в своём котле.
Meaning
3 sensesA 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
A type of encirclement.
Near-synonym: kettle
Kessel
котёлkotjól
коте́лkotél
(figuratively)An unsettled or difficult situation or place.
Near-synonyms: kettle, pickle; see also Thesaurus:difficult situation
a cauldron of discontent
Examples
22 sentencesThe witch is stirring her cauldron.
ruВедьма помешивает в своём котле.
deDie Hexe rührt den Kessel um.
The cauldron was steaming and bubbling.
deIm Kessel dampfte und wallte es.
They cook the halwa in cauldrons.
Soup was boiling in a large cauldron.
ruВ большом котле варился суп.
deIn einem großen Kessel kochte Suppe.
The witch threw the toad into her cauldron.
ruВедьма бросила жабу в свой котёл.
deDie Hexe warf die Kröte in ihren Kessel.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English caudroun, borrowed from Old Northern French caudron, ultimately from LFrom 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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Forms
plural: cauldronsSynonyms
31 synonyms- a very large pot that is used for boiling:caldron