whisk

whisk
I [wɪsk] [AE hwɪsk]
nome
1) gastr. (anche egg whisk) (manual) frusta f.; (electric) frullino m.
2)

with a whisk of its tail — con un colpo di coda

II 1. [wɪsk] [AE hwɪsk]
verbo transitivo
1) gastr. sbattere [sauce, eggs]
2) (move quickly)

he was whisked off to meet the president — è stato portato su due piedi dal presidente

she was whisked off to hospital — è stata portata in fretta all'ospedale

he whisked the plates off the table — ha tolto in fretta i piatti dal tavolo

3) (flick)

he whisked the fly away with his hand — scacciò la mosca con la mano

2.
verbo intransitivo

he whisked off — guizzò via

to whisk around the room with a duster — dare una rapida spolverata alla stanza

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[wisk] 1. verb
1) (to sweep, or cause to move, rapidly: He whisked the dirty dishes off the table; He whisked her off to the doctor.) (portare via)
2) (to beat (eggs etc) with a fork or whisk.) sbattere
2. noun
1) (a rapid, sweeping motion.) colpo
2) (a kitchen tool made of wire etc, for beating eggs, cream etc.) frullino, frusta
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[wɪsk]
1. n
Culin , (also: hand whisk) frusta, frullino a mano, (also: electric whisk) frullino elettrico

with a whisk of its tail — con un colpo di coda

2. vt
1) Culin frullare, sbattere, (egg whites) montare a neve

whisk the yolks with the sugar — sbattere i tuorli e lo zucchero

2)

whisk the eggs into the mixture — incorporare le uova all'impasto mescolando energicamente

he was whisked away in a police car — è stato trascinato via in una macchina della polizia

the horse whisked the flies away with its tail — il cavallo scacciava le mosche con la coda

the waiter whisked the dishes away — il cameriere tolse in fretta i piatti

they whisked him off to a meeting — lo trascinarono di gran fretta a una riunione

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whisk /wɪsk/
n.
1 piumino per la polvere
2 scacciamosche
3 (cucina) frullino, frusta (per montare la panna, ecc.)
4 colpo (o movimento) rapido: The mule brushed off the flies with a whisk of its tail, il mulo scacciò le mosche con un rapido colpo della coda
5 (stor.) colletto alla stuarda
whisk broom, scopetta; piccola scopa (senza manico).
(to) whisk /wɪsk/
A v. t.
1 cacciare, scacciare (le mosche); scuotere (la polvere); spazzare; spolverare: to whisk flies away, scacciare le mosche; to whisk off the crumbs, spazzar via le briciole
2 agitare; scuotere: The horses were whisking their tails, i cavalli agitavano la coda
3 (cucina) frullare; montare (panna); sbattere (uova)
4 (fam.) portare via in tutta fretta; spedire (fig.): They whisked him off to London by the first plane, lo hanno spedito a Londra col primo aereo
B v. i.
guizzar via; sgattaiolare: The boy whisked around the corner, il ragazzo è sgattaiolato via girando l'angolo.
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I [wɪsk] [AE hwɪsk]
nome
1) gastr. (anche egg whisk) (manual) frusta f.; (electric) frullino m.
2)

with a whisk of its tail — con un colpo di coda

II 1. [wɪsk] [AE hwɪsk]
verbo transitivo
1) gastr. sbattere [sauce, eggs]
2) (move quickly)

he was whisked off to meet the president — è stato portato su due piedi dal presidente

she was whisked off to hospital — è stata portata in fretta all'ospedale

he whisked the plates off the table — ha tolto in fretta i piatti dal tavolo

3) (flick)

he whisked the fly away with his hand — scacciò la mosca con la mano

2.
verbo intransitivo

he whisked off — guizzò via

to whisk around the room with a duster — dare una rapida spolverata alla stanza


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