What does lievito in Italian mean?
What is the meaning of the word lievito in Italian? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use lievito in Italian.
The word lievito in Italian means yeast, rise, increase, rise, grow, sachet of yeast, artificial yeast, brewer's yeast, starter, mineral yeast, natural yeast, baking powder, vanilla-flavoured baking powder. To learn more, please see the details below.
Meaning of the word lievito
yeastsostantivo maschile (prodotto per fermentare) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) Mia mamma usa il lievito di birra per fare la pizza. My mom uses a beer yeast to make pizza. |
riseverbo intransitivo (impasti, ecc.: crescere) (cooking) (intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.") L'impasto lievitò in solo due ore. The dough rose in only two hours. |
increase, rise, growverbo intransitivo (figurato (salire, aumentare) (intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.") Ma chi dice che i prezzi non sono lievitati dopo l'avvento dell'euro? Who says that prices didn't increase after the introduction of the euro? |
sachet of yeastsostantivo femminile |
artificial yeast
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brewer's yeast
(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) Il lievito di birra può risultare indigesto a certe persone. Brewer's yeast can be hard to digest for some people. |
starter(yeast base) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) |
mineral yeast
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natural yeast
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baking powdersostantivo maschile (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) Ho finito il lievito per dolci e dovrò utilizzare il bicarbonato da solo. I am out of baking powder, so I will have to use just sodium bicarbonate. |
vanilla-flavoured baking powdersostantivo maschile (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) |
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