kettle

kettle
noun
[Wasser]kessel, der

a pretty or fine kettle of fish — (iron.) eine schöne Bescherung (ugs. iron.)

a different kettle of fish — eine ganz andere Sache

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['ketl]
noun
(a metal pot, usually with a special part for pouring and a lid, for heating liquids: a kettle full of boiling water.) der Kessel
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ket·tle
[ˈketl̩, AM -t̬l̩]
n
1. (to boil water) [Tee]kessel m, Wasserkocher m; (cauldron) [großer] Kessel
to put the \kettle on Wasser aufsetzen
2. (kettledrum) [Kessel]pauke f
3.
to be a different [or another] \kettle of fish etwas ganz anderes sein
a pretty [or fine] \kettle of fish eine schöne Bescherung iron fam
to be the pot calling the \kettle black ein Fall sein, bei dem ein Esel den anderen Langohr schimpft
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['ketl]
n
Kessel m

I'll put the kettle on — ich stelle mal eben (Kaffee-/Tee)wasser auf

the kettle's boiling — das Wasser kocht

this is a different kettle of fish ( Brit inf ) — das ist doch was ganz anderes

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kettle [ˈketl] s
1. (Wasser) Kessel m:
a pretty (oder fine) kettle of fish iron eine schöne Bescherung;
that’s a different kettle of fish das ist etwas ganz anderes;
keep the kettle boiling
a) sich über Wasser halten,
b) die Sache in Schwung halten;
put the kettle on for some tea Teewasser aufsetzen
2. METALL Pfanne f
3. GEOL
a) Gletschertopf m, -mühle f
b) Soll n
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noun
[Wasser]kessel, der

a pretty or fine kettle of fish — (iron.) eine schöne Bescherung (ugs. iron.)

a different kettle of fish — eine ganz andere Sache

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n.
Kessel - m.

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