Compound Forms/Forme composte
pan | pan out |
out of the frying pan,
into the fire expr | figurative (from one danger to another) (figurato, idiomatico) | dalla padella alla brace |
| | By changing jobs, Jeremy risked jumping out of the frying pan, into the fire. |
baking pan (US),
baking tin (UK) n | (for bread, cake) | teglia da forno nf |
| | The new trend in baking is to use a silicone baking pan. |
| | La nuova moda delle preparazioni al forno è usare le teglie da forno in silicone. |
cake pan (US),
cake tin (UK) n | (tin for baking a cake) (per dolci) | teglia nf |
| | Line the bottom of the cake pan with parchment paper. |
| | Foderare il fondo della teglia con carta da forno. |
drip pan,
dripping pan n | (for collecting liquid waste) (per rifiuto liquido) | vasca di raccolta nf |
| | | piatto di raccolta, contenitore di raccolta nm |
| evaporating pan n | (for measuring evaporation) | vasca di evaporazione nf |
| | The farmer uses the evaporation pan to calculate how much water his crops will need. |
| flash in the pan n | idiom ([sth] promising which then disappoints) (idiomatico) | fuoco di paglia nm |
| | (figurato) | abbaglio nm |
| | After four weeks of rain we had a sunny morning yesterday, but it turned out to be just a flash in the pan. |
| floor pan | (cars) | sottoscocca nm |
| | | fondo scocca nm |
frying pan,
skillet (mainly US),
also US: frypan,
fry pan n | (shallow pan for frying) | padella nf |
| | She served the potatoes right out of the skillet. |
| | Ha servito le patate direttamente dalla padella. |
frypan,
fry-pan n | US, Aus (skillet) | padella nf |
| go down the pan v expr | UK, slang, figurative (fail or go wrong) (figurato, colloquiale: andare male) | andare a rotoli, andare a farsi benedire⇒ vi |
| | All our holiday plans have gone down the pan. |
| | tutti i nostri progetti per le vacanze sono andati a rotoli. |
leakpan,
leak pan n | (recipient: catches water) (per la raccolta di acqua) | canaletta nf |
| | | canaletta con griglia di scolo, canaletta raccolta acque loc nom |
loaf pan (US),
loaf tin (UK) n | (metal container for baking bread) | teglia per il pane nf |
| | | stampo rettangolare nm |
| | Put the dough into a loaf pan and bake for one hour. |
muffin pan (US),
muffin tin (UK) n | (pan for baking muffins) | teglia per muffin loc nom |
| oil pan n | US (mechanics) | coppa dell'olio nf |
omelet pan (US),
omelette pan (UK) n | (pan for frying omelettes) | padella per omelette nf |
| | | padella per frittata nf |
| | This omelette pan has a black non-stick coating. |
| pan balance n | (set of weighing scales) | bilancia a piatti |
| | The students are using a pan balance to weigh different objects. |
| pan for gold v expr | (extract gold from gravel) (setacciando la sabbia) | cercare l'oro vtr |
| | He panned for gold near San Francisco. |
| | Cercava l'oro vicino San Francisco. |
| pan-American adj | (relating to all of the Americas) | panamericano agg |
| | Slavery was a pan-American phenomenon. |
| pan-European adj | (across all of Europe) | paneuropeo agg |
| | The Commission has launched a pan-European initiative. |
| | La Commissione ha lanciato un'iniziativa paneuropea. |
| pan-fried adj | (cooked in a frying pan) | fritto in padella loc agg |
| pan-fry [sth]⇒ vtr | (cook in a frying pan) | soffriggere⇒, rosolare⇒, saltare in padella vtr |
| pan-seared adj | (fried briefly in a very hot pan) | scottato in padella |
| | The chef was preparing pan-seared salmon. |
| panpipe n | often plural (music: wind instrument) (musica) | flauto di Pan nm |
| patty pan | (baking) | mini stampo nm |
| Nota: per la preparazione in particolare di piccoli pasticci di carne |
roasting pan (US),
roasting tin (UK) n | (large metal dish for oven cooking) | teglia nf |
| | It is best to use a roasting pan when cooking your meat and vegetables in the oven. |
salt pan,
saltpan,
salt-pan | (salt-containing depression) | bacino salino nm |
| | | salina nf |
saltpan,
salt pan n | (geography: basin with salt deposits) | salina nf |
saucepan,
pan n | (cooking pot with handle) | padella, casseruola nf |
| | Warm the mixture in a saucepan for a few minutes. |
| | Scaldate il composto in una casseruola per qualche minuto. |
| sauté pan n | (pan for stir-frying) | padella per friggere nf |
sautéing pan,
sauté pan,
sauteing pan,
sauteeing pan n | (shallow frying pan) | padella nf |
| | Place the chicken fillets in a sauté pan and dry-fry for 5 minutes on both sides. |
| | Ho tre padelle: due grandi per la carne e le verdure e una piccola per le crêpes. |
| springform pan n | (metal cake pan) | tortiera a cerniera nf |
| steel pan n | (steel drum: percussion instrument) (musica) | steel drum |
| | Derrick plays steel pan for a band. |
| warming pan n | (pan for warming bedsheets) | scaldaletto nm |