flour
To apply flour to somethingTo apply flour to something; to cover with flour.
» Put the flour on the shelf.
Stell das Mehl ins Regal. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Положи муку на полку. — Selena777
Поставь муку на полку. — marafon
Поклади борошно на полку. — deniko
CK · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
3 senses(transitive)To apply flour to something; to cover with flour.
Flour the surface before rolling out the dough.
bemehlen
cover with flour
(transitive)To reduce to flour.
convert grain into flour
(intransitive)To break up into fine globules of mercury in the amalgamation process.
Examples
178 sentencesPut the flour on the shelf.
Поклади борошно на полку. — deniko
ruПоложи муку на полку. — Selena777
deStell das Mehl ins Regal. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
I need to buy some flour.
Мені потрібно купити борошна. — deniko
Bread is made from flour, water and yeast.
Хліб виготовляють із борошна, води й дріжджів. — hectorvk
ruХлеб делают из муки, воды и дрожжей. — odexed
deBrot wird aus Mehl, Wasser und Hefe hergestellt. — mayabe
He bought a lot of flour and oil.
Він купив багато борошна та олії. — lingvokrolik
ruОн накупил муки и масла. — sharptoothed
deEr kaufte viel Mehl und Öl. — MUIRIEL
Do we have enough flour?
У нас достатньо борошна? — miketheknight
ruУ нас достаточно муки? — odexed
Translations
6 languagesBy meaning 1
Origin
Spelled (until about 1830) and meaning flower in the sense of flour being the "finest portSpelled (until about 1830) and meaning flower in the sense of flour being the "finest portion of ground grain" (compare French fleur de farine, fine fleur). Doublet of fleur, flor, and flower. Partially displaced native meal.
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Forms
flours, flouring, floured, flouredWord family
2 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle