simmer [ˈsɪməʳ]
simmer
intransitive verb1. (to heat to just below boiling)
Let the broth simmer for one hour.Deja que el caldo hierva a fuego lento durante una hora.
2. (to be about to explode)
When he said that to her, I could see her simmering with rage.Cuando él le dijo eso, yo la veía a ella a punto de estallar de rabia.
3. (to turn sour)
transitive verba. fermentar
Social unrest has been simmering for years.El malestar social ha estado fermentando durante años.
4. (to heat to just below boiling)
nounYou have to simmer the sauce for 15 minutes.Hay que hervir la salsa a fuego lento durante 15 minutos.
If you simmer the meat, it will maintain that tenderness better.Si cueces la carne a fuego lento, se mantendrá más tierna.
5. (just below boiling point)
simmer
Noun1. (general)
transitive verba. no direct translation
at a simmera fuego lento
2. (general)
intransitive verba. cocer a fuego lento
3. (general)
a. cocerse a fuego lento
4. (fig)
a. fraguarse (revolt, discontent)
she was simmering with rageestaba a punto de explotar
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