Bedeutung von “ferment” im englischen Wörterbuch

“ferment” im Englisch

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fermentverb [ I or T ]

uk /fəˈment/ us /fɚˈment/

fermentnoun [ U ]

uk /ˈfɜː.ment/ us /ˈfɝː.ment/ literary

a state of confusion, change, and lack of order or fighting:

The resignation of the president has left the country in ferment.

(Definition von “ferment” aus dem Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

“ferment” im amerikanischen Englisch

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fermentverb [ I/T ]

us /fərˈment/

biology, chemistry to change chemically through the action of living substances, such as yeast or bacteria, or to use a substance to produce a chemical change

fermentnoun [ U ]

us /ˈfɜr·ment/

a state of confusion or excited expectation, esp. because of suddenly changing conditions:

He was a central figure in the intellectual ferment of his time.

(Definition von “ferment” aus dem Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)