boil

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hervir

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boil
[bɔɪl]
sustantivo
1forúnculo (m) pústula (f) (medicina)
sustantivo
también:
  • to come to the boil -> empezar or romper a hervir
  • to bring something to the boil -> hacer que algo hierva
  • to go off the boil (sentido figurado) -> pasar un mal momento
verbo transitivo
1hervir, cocer
  • to boil the kettle -> poner el agua a hervir
  • a boiled egg -> un huevo cocido
verbo intransitivo
2hervir
  • the kettle's boiling -> el agua está hirviendo
  • the kettle boiled dry -> el hervidor se quedó sin agua
  • to boil with rage (sentido figurado) -> enfurecerse

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boil [boil]
verbo neutro (intransitivo)
1Hervir, cocer; se dice de todo lo que hierve o cuece (be at boiling point) (water, vegetables). (n)
  • The rice has boiled dry -> el arroz se ha quedado sin agua
2Bullir; se dice de los líquidos. (n)
  • Boiling water -> agua hirviendo
3Estar extraordinariamente agitado o hervirle a uno la sangre (be excited). (n)
  • He was boiling with rage -> le hervía la sangre de rabia
4Estar lleno de fervor. (n)
  • To boil away -> consumir un líquido a fuerza de cocerlo, reducir (stock, sauce)
  • To boil down to -> reducirse a
  • What it boils down to is -> en resumidas cuentas, lo que pasa es esto
  • To boil down -> reducir por medio de la cocción (milk, pan)
  • To boil over -> bullir o salirse fuera de la vasija con el calor
  • To boil up -> estarse preparando
  • Boil the eggs for three minutes -> cocer o hervir los huevos tres minutos
  • Boiled -> hervido (potatoes, rice), cocido (ham), pasado por agua (egg) (soft), duro (hard)
  • Boiled sweet -> caramelo de fruta
Perder el control (person).-va. Cocer (cook in boiling water) (vegetables). Hervir (bring to boiling point), dejar hervir (keep to boiling point).
sustantivo
1Divieso, furúnculo, tumor doloroso. (Medicina)
  • The vegetables are on the las verduras se están haciendo (boiling point) -> He has another project on the tiene un nuevo proyecto entre manos
  • Bring the water to the dejar que el agua rompa el hervor -> Interest in the affair has gone off the ha decaído el interés en el asunto
(Cuba) Nacido.(Mex.) Clacote.

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boil [bɔɪl]
noun
to be on the boil estar hirviendo; [+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) entrar en ebullición; comenzar a hervir
to go off the boil dejar de hervir
verb:transitive
hervir; hacer hervir; calentar hasta que hierva; (Cookery) [+liquid] hervir; [+vegetables, meat] herventar; cocer; [+egg] pasar por agua;
verb:intransitive
1 hervir
to boil dry quedarse sin caldo/agua
2
it makes me boil me hace rabiar; to boil with rage estar furioso; to boil with indignation estar indignado
blood
boil [bɔɪl]
noun
(Med) divieso; (m) furúnculo; (m) chupón; (m) (And) postema; (f) (Méx)

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Verb Conjugation for "boil"

Imperative
  • boil
  • you boil
  • he/she boils
  • we boil
  • you boil
  • they boil
Preterite
  • I boiled
  • you boiled
  • he/she boiled
  • we boiled
  • you boiled
  • they boiled
Present Continuous
  • I am boiling
  • you are boiling
  • he/she is boiling
  • we are boiling
  • you are boiling
  • they are boiling
Present Perfect
  • I have boiled
  • you have boiled
  • he/she has boiled
  • we have boiled
  • you have boiled
  • they have boiled
Past Continuous
  • I was boiling
  • you were boiling
  • he/she was boiling
  • we were boiling
  • you were boiling
  • they were boiling
Past Perfect
  • I had boiled
  • you had boiled
  • he/she had boiled
  • we had boiled
  • you had boiled
  • they had boiled
Future
  • I will boil
  • you will boil
  • he/she will boil
  • we will boil
  • you will boil
  • they will boil
Future Perfect
  • I will have boiled
  • you will have boiled
  • he/she will have boiled
  • we will have boiled
  • you will have boiled
  • they will have boiled
Future Continuous
  • I will be boiling
  • you will be boiling
  • he/she will be boiling
  • we will be boiling
  • you will be boiling
  • they will be boiling
Present Perfect Continuous
  • I have been boiling
  • you have been boiling
  • he/she has been boiling
  • we have been boiling
  • you have been boiling
  • they have been boiling
Future Perfect Continuous
  • I will have been boiling
  • you will have been boiling
  • he/she will have been boiling
  • we will have been boiling
  • you will have been boiling
  • they will have been boiling
Past Perfect Continuous
  • I had been boiling
  • you had been boiling
  • he/she had been boiling
  • we had been boiling
  • you had been boiling
  • they had been boiling
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