whisk

whisk
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.) llevar rápidamente
2) (to beat (eggs etc) with a fork or whisk.) batir

2. noun
1) (a rapid, sweeping motion.) sacudida, movimiento rápido
2) (a kitchen tool made of wire etc, for beating eggs, cream etc.) batidora
whisk n batidora
whisk
tr[wɪsk]
noun
1 (quick movement) movimiento brusco, sacudida
with a whisk of the tail de un coletazo
2 SMALLCOOKERY/SMALL (hand) batidor nombre masculino; (electric) batidora
transitive verb
1 (of animal's tail) sacudir (la cola)
2 SMALLCOOKERY/SMALL batir
3 (take quickly) llevar rápidamente
she was whisked away to safety se la llevó fuera del peligro
they whisked him off in a taxi se lo llevaron rápidamente en un taxi
whisk ['hwɪsk] vt
1) : llevar
she whisked the children off to bed: llevó a los niños a la cama
2) : batir
to whisk eggs: batir huevos
3)
to whisk awayor to whisk off : sacudir
whisk n
1) whisking: sacudida f (movimiento)
2) : batidor m (para batir huevos, etc.)
whisk
v.
batir a punto de nieve v.
cepillar v.
mover rápidamente v.
quitar v.
zamparse v.
n.
batidora (de mano) s.f.
cepillo s.m.
escobilla s.f.
movimiento rápido s.m.

I hwɪsk, wɪsk
transitive verb
1)
a) (Culin) \<\<eggs/mixture\>\> batir
b) (swish) \<\<tail\>\> sacudir, agitar

he whisked the breadcrumbs off the table with his napkin — sacudió las migas de la mesa con su servilleta

2) (convey quickly) (+ adv compl)

she was whisked off to a meeting — se la llevaron a una reunión a toda prisa

he whisked away the plates — retiró los platos rápidamente


II
noun
1) (Culin) batidor m

electric whisk — batidora f eléctrica, batidor m eléctrico

2) (movement) sacudida f
[wɪsk]
1. N
1) (=fly whisk) matamoscas m inv
2) (Culin) (=hand whisk) batidor m ; (=electric whisk) batidora f
2. VT
1) (Culin) batir
2) * (=move quickly)

they whisked him off to a meeting — se lo llevaron volando a una reunión

we were whisked up in the lift to the ninth floor — el ascensor nos llevó con toda rapidez al piso nueve

whisk off, whisk up
3.
VI
*

he whisked past me as I was coming in — cuando entraba, le vi pasar de largo a toda velocidad

* * *

I [hwɪsk, wɪsk]
transitive verb
1)
a) (Culin) \<\<eggs/mixture\>\> batir
b) (swish) \<\<tail\>\> sacudir, agitar

he whisked the breadcrumbs off the table with his napkin — sacudió las migas de la mesa con su servilleta

2) (convey quickly) (+ adv compl)

she was whisked off to a meeting — se la llevaron a una reunión a toda prisa

he whisked away the plates — retiró los platos rápidamente


II
noun
1) (Culin) batidor m

electric whisk — batidora f eléctrica, batidor m eléctrico

2) (movement) sacudida f

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