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leavening

Principal Translations
Inglés		Español
leavening n	(leavening agent)	levadura nf
		agente leudante nm + adj mf
	Yeast is commonly used by bakers as leavening.
leavening n	figurative (something that lightens mood)	chispa nf
	The appearance of this character brings much-needed leavening to the mood of the play.

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Principal Translations
Inglés		Español
leaven [sth]⇒ vtr	(add rising agent to)	leudar⇒ vtr
		hacer fermentar loc verb
	The baker leavens the bread with yeast.
	La levadura ayuda a leudar el pan.
leaven n	(bread: rising agent)	levadura nf
	You have to add leaven to the dough to make it rise.
	Tienes que agregar levadura a la masa para que suba.
leaven [sth] vtr	(bread: cause to rise)	leudar⇒ vtr
		hacer fermentar loc verb
leaven [sth] vtr	figurative (mood, tone: lighten)	aligerar⇒ vtr
	(AmL, coloquial)	alivianar⇒ vtr
	The soft, light music leavened the mood in the room.
	La suave y ligera música aligeró el ambiente de la recámara.

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Compound Forms: leavening | leaven
Inglés		Español
leavening agent, raising agent n	(baking: rising ingredient)	agente leudante nm + adj

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