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Nov 3, 2005 · A short explanation of "battered cane". (1) The blind beggar is carrying a long white stick (cane). It is "battered" because it has been much used and shows that use. Perhaps some of the white paint has been chipped off where the stick has knocked against things. (2) Lilittoune's battered cane is a walking-stick, carried by this person and used ...
Nov 4, 2015 · USA English. Nov 4, 2015. #3. Breaded means dipped in egg or another binder, then in bread crumbs, then fried - pané. Battered means dipped in a batter, usually a mixture of egg, milk and flour, then fried. batter [sth] vtr (cover with batter) recouvrir de pâte vtr. We batter the shrimp before deep-frying them.
Dec 17, 2020 · English - UK. Dec 17, 2020. #4. 'Battered' definitely implies that the buildings have been damaged by things hitting/beating them, be it weather or bombs. You could describe something as 'battered by time', but this is obviously a metaphor and more poetic. This isn't really a linguistic question but one of interpretation.
Feb 10, 2011 · To make (beer-) battered fish, the fish is dipped in the batter it, then the batter-covered fish is fried. The beer gives a special flavor to the batter, and also makes the batter lighter and fluffier. 3) Pané apparently means "breaded" or "coated with bread crumbs" before frying. It's a little different from battering. The fish (or meat or ...
Dec 19, 2022 · Dec 19, 2022. #1. "Our ship has been battered into oblivion." It describes a ship battered by a storm. "into oblivion", as often, gives me pause. Comment traduire ? "réduit à l'état d'épave" ?
Aug 28, 2011 · Hi cyberpedant, so you agree with ewie that it means congested. I thought maybe the variety of meanings I found online had to do with some difference between AmE and BrE, since the McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs is the source that gives the "battered or bruised" meaning.
Aug 30, 2006 · First of all, it is a play on words. You know that we "butter bread"---however, the pun "I was born, bred (meaning brought up or reared) and buttered (that is "trained, prepared to face life) in the Bronx." Here is a sentence you could use to make sense: "I was born in Rome, bred in Milano, and buttered in Naples."
Jan 31, 2023 · Senior Member. English - U.S. Jan 31, 2023. #24. An object that is battered has a change in shape due to being struck by something hard. A dress will not change shape from being struck because there is nothing stiff about it holding a specific shape, like a car has or even a hat, like in that picture above.
Sep 6, 2009 · The rise, to more than one million students without stable housing by last spring, has tested budget-battered school districts as they try to carry out their responsibilities — and the federal mandate — to salvage education for children whose lives are filled with insecurity and turmoil...
May 10, 2024 · The drivers will share a cigarette, uncap their thermos bottles, and pass a battered cup, steaming with coffee, between windows. These meetings summon up the details of several generations, because, in Wyoming, private histories are largely public knowledge. < Text reduced to comply with the 4-sentence limit on quotation (Rule 4) .
