whisk

whisk
whisk [{{t}}wɪsk]
1 transitive verb
(a) (put or take quickly)
∎ we whisked the money into the tin/off the counter nous avons vite fait disparaître l'argent dans la boîte/du comptoir;
∎ she whisked the gun back into her bag elle remit vivement le pistolet dans son sac;
∎ the car whisked us to the embassy la voiture nous emmena à l'ambassade à toute allure;
∎ she whisked the children out of the room elle emmena rapidement les enfants hors de la pièce
(b) {{}}Cookery{{}} (cream, eggs) battre; (egg whites) battre en neige;
∎ whisk in the cream incorporer la crème avec un fouet
(c) (flick)
∎ the horse/the cow whisked its tail le cheval/la vache agitait la queue
2 intransitive verb
(move quickly) aller vite;
∎ she just whisked in and out elle n'a fait qu'entrer et sortir;
∎ the train whisked through the countryside le train filait ou roulait à vive allure à travers la campagne
3 noun
(a) (of tail, stick, duster) coup m;
∎ the horse gave a whisk of its tail le cheval agita la queue ou donna un coup de queue;
∎ give the bedroom a quick whisk with a duster passez un coup de chiffon dans la chambre
(b) (for sweeping) époussette f; (for flies) chasse-mouches m inv
(c) {{}}Cookery{{}} fouet m; (electric) batteur m;
∎ give the batter a good whisk bien travailler la pâte au fouet
➲ whisk away separable transitive verb
(a) (dust) enlever, chasser; (dishes, tablecloth) faire disparaître; (flies → with fly swatter) chasser à coups de chasse-mouches; (→ with tail) chasser d'un coup de queue
(b) (take off)
∎ the president was whisked away in a helicopter le président a été emmené à toute vitesse en hélicoptère;
∎ he was whisked away to hospital in an ambulance il a été transporté de toute urgence en ambulance à l'hôpital;
∎ a car whisked us away to the embassy (immediately) une voiture nous emmena sur-le-champ à l'ambassade; (quickly) une voiture nous emmena à toute allure à l'ambassade
➲ whisk off separable transitive verb
(quickly) empouter ou emmener à vive allure; (suddenly, immediately) conduire sur-le-champ;
∎ the bus whisked us off to the airport le bus nous emmena rapidement jusqu'à l'aéroport;
∎ we were whisked off to the police station on nous emmena sur-le-champ au poste de police

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