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to leaven
01
ajouter du levain à
to add a substance, such as yeast, to dough or batter, causing it to rise and become lighter during the baking process
Transitive: to leaven dough or batter
informations grammaticales
composition morphologique
simple
verbe d’action
régulier
présent
leaven
3e personne du singulier
leavens
participe présent
leavening
passé simple
leavened
participe passé
leavened
Exemples
The baker knows exactly how much yeast to use to leaven the dough.
Le boulanger sait exactement combien de levure utiliser pour faire lever la pâte.
02
fermenter, animer
to spread through something and cause positive change or enhancement
Transitive: to leaven a place or situation
Exemples
His humor leavened the otherwise serious discussion, lightening the mood.
Son humour a levainé la discussion par ailleurs sérieuse, allégeant l'ambiance.
Leaven
01
levain, ferment
an influence that works subtly to lighten or modify something
informations grammaticales
statut d’animéité
abstrait
composition morphologique
simple
dénombrable
forme plurielle
leavens
02
levain, ferment
a substance used to produce fermentation in dough or a liquid
Arbre Lexical
leavened
leavening
leaven
