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Dictionary: la·dle   (lād'l) pronunciation
n.
A long-handled spoon with a deep bowl for serving liquids.

tr.v., -dled, -dling, -dles.
To lift out or serve with a long-handled spoon.

[Middle English, from Old English hlædel, from hladan, to draw out, lade.]

ladler la'dler n.

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verb

    To take a substance, as liquid, from a container by plunging the hand or a utensil into it: bail2, dip, lade, scoop (up). See give/take/reciprocity.

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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: a spoon-shaped vessel with a long handle; used to transfer liquids


The verb ladle has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: put (a liquid) into a container by means of a ladle

Meaning #2: remove with or as if with a ladle; of liquids
  Synonyms: lade, laden


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Ladle may refer to:

  • Ladle, A serving device, typically for soup.
  • Ladle (metallurgy), a foundry ladle used to carry and pour molten metal
  • Ladle (woodcrafting), a wood shaping instrument that uses a set of pins to rotate wood at high speed in order to create a desired rounded figure.

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - stor ske, potageske, øseske, grydeske, slev
v. tr. - øse

idioms:

  • ladle out    øse op, øse ud, uddele til højre og venstre

Nederlands (Dutch)
soeplepel, giet/-pollepel, collectezak (kerk), opscheppen, overscheppen

Français (French)
n. - louche, (Culin) louche, (Ind) cuillère de coulée
v. tr. - servir à la louche

idioms:

  • ladle out    (Culin) servir (qch) à la louche, (fig) se répandre en, prodiguer

Deutsch (German)
v. - schöpfen
n. - Schöpflöffel, Suppenkelle

idioms:

  • ladle out    austeilen

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - σερβίρω/δίνω με την κουτάλα
n. - κουτάλα, χουλιάρα

idioms:

  • ladle out    παρέχω αφειδώς/απλόχερα, μοιράζω με τη σέσουλα

Italiano (Italian)
scodellare, mestolo

idioms:

  • ladle out    servire

Português (Portuguese)
v. - servir com concha
n. - concha (f) (talher)

idioms:

  • ladle out    dar muito conselho a alguém

Русский (Russian)
черпак, черпать

idioms:

  • ladle out    вычерпывать, раздавать, разливать

Español (Spanish)
n. - cucharón, cazo
v. tr. - servir, repartir, colar

idioms:

  • ladle out    repartir a diestra y siniestra, servir con cucharón, prodigar

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - ösa (med slev), sleva
n. - slev, skopa, skovel (på vattenhjul)

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
杓子, 长柄杓, 以杓舀取, 舀汤, 滥送礼物

idioms:

  • ladle out    提出, 舀出

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 杓子, 長柄杓
v. tr. - 以杓舀取, 舀湯, 濫送禮物

idioms:

  • ladle out    提出, 舀出

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 국자, 큰 주걱
v. tr. - 국자로 뜨다, 가리지 않고 마구 주다

idioms:

  • ladle out    ~을 뜨다

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - おたま, ひしゃく
v. - おたまですくう

idioms:

  • ladle out    どんどん与える

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يغرف (الاسم) مغرفه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮מצקת, תרווד‬
v. tr. - ‮העביר (נוזל) מכלי לכלי‬


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