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 Translation for 'to knead sth' from English to French
pétrir qc.to knead sth.
2
cuis.
brasser qc. [pâte]
to knead sth.
cuis.
malaxer qc.
to knead sth. [dough]
Partial Matches
occup.
concilier qc. avec qc. [p. ex. famille et travail]
to balance sth. with sth. [e.g. work and family]
emboîter qc. dans qc. to nest sth. in sth. [to place one part inside another]
souhaiter désespérément que qn./qc. fasse qc.to be dying for sb./sth. to do sth. [idiom]
enduire qc. de qc. to slather sth. on / onto sth. [coll.] [apply thickly]
privilégier qc. sur qc. d'autreto give more importance to sth. than to sth. else
cuis.
enrober qc. de qc. [fruits, dragées, etc. de chocolat, etc.]
to coat sth. with sth. [e.g. with chocolate]
assigner qc. à qc. [valeur]to ascribe sth. to sth. [e.g. a value]
tendre qc. de qc.to cover sth. with sth. [by stretching it over]
bicyc.
attacher qc. à qc. [bicyclette]
to lock sth. to sth. [e.g. a bicycle]
arguer qc. pour faire qc.to give sth. as a reason for doing sth.
s'autoriser de qc. pour faire qc.to use sth. as an excuse to do sth.
prétexter de qc. pour faire qc.to use sth. as an excuse for doing sth.
placer qc. dans qn./qc. [espoirs]to have sth. on sb./sth. [e.g. hopes]
mil.
ravitailler qn./qc. en qc. [vivres]
to provide sb./sth. with fresh supplies of sth. [troops, town]
dr.
attester qc./que qn. a fait qc.
to attest that sb./sth. has done sth.
complimenter qn./qc. d'avoir fait qc.to compliment sb./sth. on having done sth.
truffer qc. de qc. [citations, etc.] [fig.]to lard sth. with sth. [quotations, etc.] [fig.]
consacrer qc. à qc. [temps, effort]to put sth. into sth. [invest time, effort]
délayer qc. dans qc. [diluer, peinture]to thin sth. with sth. [e.g. paint]
jeter une passerelle entre qc. et qc. [fig.]to provide a link between sth. and sth.
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Translation for 'to knead sth' from English to French

to knead sth.
pétrir qc.

brasser qc. [pâte]cuis.
to knead sth. [dough]
malaxer qc.cuis.

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to balance sth. with sth. [e.g. work and family]
concilier qc. avec qc. [p. ex. famille et travail]occup.
to nest sth. in sth. [to place one part inside another]
emboîter qc. dans qc.
to be dying for sb./sth. to do sth. [idiom]
souhaiter désespérément que qn./qc. fasse qc.
to slather sth. on / onto sth. [coll.] [apply thickly]
enduire qc. de qc.
to give more importance to sth. than to sth. else
privilégier qc. sur qc. d'autre
to coat sth. with sth. [e.g. with chocolate]
enrober qc. de qc. [fruits, dragées, etc. de chocolat, etc.]cuis.
to ascribe sth. to sth. [e.g. a value]
assigner qc. à qc. [valeur]
to cover sth. with sth. [by stretching it over]
tendre qc. de qc.
to lock sth. to sth. [e.g. a bicycle]
attacher qc. à qc. [bicyclette]bicyc.
to give sth. as a reason for doing sth.
arguer qc. pour faire qc.
to use sth. as an excuse to do sth.
s'autoriser de qc. pour faire qc.
to use sth. as an excuse for doing sth.
prétexter de qc. pour faire qc.
to have sth. on sb./sth. [e.g. hopes]
placer qc. dans qn./qc. [espoirs]
to provide sb./sth. with fresh supplies of sth. [troops, town]
ravitailler qn./qc. en qc. [vivres]mil.
to attest that sb./sth. has done sth.
attester qc./que qn. a fait qc.dr.
to compliment sb./sth. on having done sth.
complimenter qn./qc. d'avoir fait qc.
to lard sth. with sth. [quotations, etc.] [fig.]
truffer qc. de qc. [citations, etc.] [fig.]
to put sth. into sth. [invest time, effort]
consacrer qc. à qc. [temps, effort]
to thin sth. with sth. [e.g. paint]
délayer qc. dans qc. [diluer, peinture]
to provide a link between sth. and sth.
jeter une passerelle entre qc. et qc. [fig.]
Usage Examples English
  • "We have never allowed ourselves to knead dough for the bread that breaks the fast in the holy month of Ramadan with children's blood," he said.
  • The custom to knead Japanese mugwort was transmitted from the Chinese.
  • Mixers help automate the repetitive tasks of stirring, whisking or beating. When the beaters are replaced by a "dough hook", a mixer may also be used to knead.
  • The Tahitian word "po'e" is derived from the proto-Polynesian root "poke" which means "to mix", "to knead".
  • It is important to knead them slowly yet forcefully to prevent the noodles from hardening.

  • The name Haniyasu is thought to mean “to knead earth so as to make it soft” or “clay easy”.
  • Knuckling is another form of kneading but using the knuckles to knead and lift in circular and upwards motions.
  • Another method is to knead the dough under pressure in an extruder. The sudden drop in pressure then causes water to evaporate, creating bubbles in the dough.
  • Grant discovered the secret for the loaf, which was subsequently named after her, by accident when she realised that she had forgotten to knead the wholemeal dough she was making, and found it to have a superior taste to its kneaded counterparts.
  • To create a "tò he" figurine, the artist needs a mixture of glutinous and ordinary rice powders, which is easy to knead into different shapes and edible for children, and bamboo sticks to plant the shaped tò he, as well as their own artistic skill.

  • , "to knead", or "to paste". Italian usage of [...] includes both a painting and a potting technique.
  • In the first variant, instead of using water to knead the dough, milk or yogurt can be used; this results in the dough becoming softer and more rubbery.
  • Kittens may be unable to knead effectively with their short forelegs; kneading is required to stimulate milk flow in the mother.
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