boil

boil
I boil verb
1) (to turn rapidly from liquid to vapour when heated: I'm boiling the water; The water's boiling.) hervir
2) (to cook by boiling in water etc: I've boiled the potatoes.) hervir, hacer hervir, cocer
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- boiling-point
- boil down to
- boil over
II boil noun
(an inflamed swelling on the skin: His neck is covered with boils.) furúnculo
boil vb
1. hervir
the water began to boil el agua empezó a hervir
2. cocer
boil the potatoes for twenty minutes cuece las patatas durante veinte minutos
boil
tr[bɔɪl]
noun
1 SMALLMEDICINE/SMALL furúnculo, forúnculo
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boil
tr[bɔɪl]
transitive verb
1 (liquid) hervir; (food) hervir, cocer; (egg) pasar por agua, cocer
intransitive verb
1 (liquid) hervir; (food) hervir, cocerse
2 figurative use (undulate, seeth) bullir
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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL
to bring to the boil llevar a la ebullición
to be on the boil estar hirviendo
to come to the boil empezar a hervir
to go off the boil (literally) dejar de hervir 2 (figuratively) perder las ganas
to keep something on the boil (literally) mantener algo hirviendo 2 (figuratively) no dejar que algo se enfríe
it makes my blood boil me da rabia
to boil with rage estar hecho,-a una fiera
boil ['bɔɪl] vi
1) : hervir
2)
to make one's blood boil : hervirle la sangre a uno
boil vt
1) : hervir, hacer hervir
to boil water: hervir agua
2) : cocer, hervir
to boil potatoes: cocer papas
boil n
1) boiling: hervor m
2) : furúnculo m, divieso m (in medicine)
boil
n.
• divieso s.m.
• ebullición s.f.
• furúnculo s.m.
• hervor s.m.
v.
• borbotear v.
• bullir v.
• cocer v.
• hervir v.
bɔɪl
I
noun
1) (Med) furúnculo m
2) (boiling point)

on the boil: the vegetables are on the boil las verduras se están haciendo; he has another project on the boil tiene otro proyecto entre manos; to bring something to the boil: bring the water to the boil dejar que el agua rompa el hervor; they have brought the issue back to the boil han vuelto a poner el tema sobre el tapete; to go off the boil: interest in the affair has gone off the boil — ha decaído el interés en el asunto


II
1.
intransitive verb
a) (be at boiling point) \<\<water/vegetables\>\> hervir*

the kettle's boiling! — hierve el agua!

boiling water — agua hirviendo

the rice has boiled dry — el arroz se ha quedado sin agua

b) (be excited)

he was boiling with rage — le hervía la sangre de rabia


2.
vt
1) (bring to boiling point) hervir*; (keep at boiling point) hervir*, dejar hervir; (cook in boiling water) \<\<vegetables\>\> cocer*, hervir*

boil the eggs for three minutes — cocer or hervir los huevos tres minutos

2) boiled past p <potatoes/rice> hervido; <ham> cocido; <egg> (soft) pasado por agua; (hard) duro

boiled sweet — (BrE) caramelo m de fruta

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Phrasal Verbs:

I
[bɔɪl]
N (Med) divieso m , furúnculo m , chupón m (And), postema f (Mex)
II [bɔɪl]
1.
N

to be on the boil — estar hirviendo; (fig) [situation] estar a punto de estallar; [person] estar furioso

to bring to the boil, bring to a boil — (US) calentar hasta que hierva, llevar a ebullición

to come to the boil, come to a boil — (US) comenzar a hervir; (fig) entrar en ebullición

to go off the boil — dejar de hervir

2.
VT hervir, hacer hervir, calentar hasta que hierva; (Culin) [+ liquid] hervir; [+ vegetables, meat] herventar, cocer; [+ egg] pasar por agua
3. VI
1) hervir

to boil dry — quedarse sin caldo/agua

2) (fig)

it makes me boil — me hace rabiar

to boil with rage — estar furioso

to boil with indignation — estar indignado

blood
* * *
[bɔɪl]
I
noun
1) (Med) furúnculo m
2) (boiling point)

on the boil: the vegetables are on the boil las verduras se están haciendo; he has another project on the boil tiene otro proyecto entre manos; to bring something to the boil: bring the water to the boil dejar que el agua rompa el hervor; they have brought the issue back to the boil han vuelto a poner el tema sobre el tapete; to go off the boil: interest in the affair has gone off the boil — ha decaído el interés en el asunto


II
1.
intransitive verb
a) (be at boiling point) \<\<water/vegetables\>\> hervir*

the kettle's boiling! — hierve el agua!

boiling water — agua hirviendo

the rice has boiled dry — el arroz se ha quedado sin agua

b) (be excited)

he was boiling with rage — le hervía la sangre de rabia


2.
vt
1) (bring to boiling point) hervir*; (keep at boiling point) hervir*, dejar hervir; (cook in boiling water) \<\<vegetables\>\> cocer*, hervir*

boil the eggs for three minutes — cocer or hervir los huevos tres minutos

2) boiled past p <potatoes/rice> hervido; <ham> cocido; <egg> (soft) pasado por agua; (hard) duro

boiled sweet — (BrE) caramelo m de fruta

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