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1 kettle
noun[Wasser]kessel, dera pretty or fine kettle of fish — (iron.) eine schöne Bescherung (ugs. iron.)
* * *['ketl](a metal pot, usually with a special part for pouring and a lid, for heating liquids: a kettle full of boiling water.) der Kessel- academic.ru/40626/kettledrum">kettledrum* * *ket·tle[ˈketl̩, AM -t̬l̩]nto put the \kettle on Wasser aufsetzen3.▶ to be a different [or another] \kettle of fish etwas ganz anderes sein▶ to be the pot calling the \kettle black ein Fall sein, bei dem ein Esel den anderen Langohr schimpft* * *['ketl]nKessel mI'll put the kettle on — ich stelle mal eben (Kaffee-/Tee)wasser auf
this is a different kettle of fish ( Brit inf ) — das ist doch was ganz anderes
* * *kettle [ˈketl] sthat’s a different kettle of fish das ist etwas ganz anderes;a) sich über Wasser halten,b) die Sache in Schwung halten;put the kettle on for some tea Teewasser aufsetzen2. METALL Pfanne f3. GEOLa) Gletschertopf m, -mühle fb) Soll n* * *noun[Wasser]kessel, dera pretty or fine kettle of fish — (iron.) eine schöne Bescherung (ugs. iron.)
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2 kettle
ket·tle [ʼketl̩, Am -t̬l̩] nto put the \kettle on Wasser aufsetzenPHRASES:to be the pot calling the \kettle black ein Fall sein, bei dem ein Esel den anderen Langohr schimpft
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fine kettle of fish — See: KETTLE OF FISH … Dictionary of American idioms
fine kettle of fish — See: KETTLE OF FISH … Dictionary of American idioms
fine\ kettle\ of\ fish — See: kettle of fish … Словарь американских идиом
fine kettle of fish — a bad state of affairs; a very difficult and annoying situation; something to be considered or reckoned with. Derived from kiddle or keddle, q.v., a basket set in the sluice of a dam or weir to catch fish. Kiddles were used by royal officials but … Dictionary of ichthyology
fine kettle of fish — Synonyms and related words: bind, clutch, complication, crunch, embarrassing position, embarrassment, fine how do you do, hell to pay, hobble, hot water, how do you do, imbroglio, jam, mess, mix, morass, parlous straits, pass, pickle, pinch,… … Moby Thesaurus
a pretty (or fine) kettle of fish — informal an awkward state of affairs. → kettle … English new terms dictionary
a fine kettle of fish — ► a pretty (or fine) kettle of fish informal an awkward state of affairs. Main Entry: ↑kettle … English terms dictionary
(a) fine kettle of fish — mainly American a difficult situation. That s a fine kettle of fish the car won t start and I have to leave in five minutes … New idioms dictionary
kettle of fish — A pretty or fine kettle of fish is a difficult problem or situation … The small dictionary of idiomes
a fine kettle of fish — a fine (or pretty) kettle of fish informal an awkward state of affairs … Useful english dictionary
kettle of fish — noun informal terms for a difficult situation he got into a terrible fix he made a muddle of his marriage • Syn: ↑fix, ↑hole, ↑jam, ↑mess, ↑muddle, ↑pickle • … Useful english dictionary