ladle
To pour or serve something with a ladleTo pour or serve something with a ladle.
» Tom had a ladle in his right hand.
У Тома была ложка в правой руке. — corvard
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1 sensesTo pour or serve something with a ladle.
One worker ladled molten steel into the shot sleeve.
The host ladled the soup into her guests' bowls.
черпатьčerpatʹ, зачерпыватьzačerpyvatʹ
remove with or as if with a ladle
Examples
20 sentencesTom had a ladle in his right hand.
ruУ Тома была ложка в правой руке. — corvard
She is holding a ladle in her right hand.
У неї в лівій руці черпак. — deniko
ruОна держит половник в правой руке. — Balamax
deSie hält einen Schöpflöffel in der rechten Hand. — raggione
She used the ladle to serve soup.
The ladle hung by the soup pot.
The ladle clanked against the pot's rim.
Translations
2 languagesBy meaning 1
Origin
From Middle English ladel, from Old English hlædel, derived from Proto-Germanic *hlaþaną (From Middle English ladel, from Old English hlædel, derived from Proto-Germanic *hlaþaną (“to load”), from Proto-Indo-European *kleh₂- (“to put, lay out”), same source as Lithuanian kloti (“to spread”), equivalent to lade + -le (“agent suffix”).
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Forms
ladles, ladling, ladled, ladledSynonyms
2 synonymsLessons 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