Boil in spanish
Hervir
pronunciation: eɹ̩biɹ̩ part of speech: noun, verb
pronunciation: eɹ̩biɹ̩ part of speech: noun, verb
In gestures
boil1 = absceso, forúnculo, furúnculo, divieso.
Example: Boils on the buttocks can be very painful, and the pressure from sitting can make the pain worse.more:
» gumboil = flemón.
Example: Because of risk of blood poisoning, consult your doctor if there is no improvement in 12 hours if a gumboil bursts.boil2 = hervir.
Example: Some success was achieved in 1851 by boiling straw in caustic soda and mixing it with rag stock, but the resulting paper was still of poor quality and was little used by printers.more:
» a watched kettle/pot never boils = el que espera, desespera.
Example: 'A watched pot never boils' and, conversely, 'time flies when you're having fun' nicely capture the observation that the degree of attention paid to the passing of time contributes to its subjective duration = "El que espera desespera" y, lo opuesto, "el tiempo vuela cuando te diviertes" refleja bien la idea de que el grado de atención que se presta al paso del tiempo contribuye a su duración subjetiva.» boil down = reducir hirviendo.
Example: There's generally no need to add liquid, most types of tomatoes have so much water, we will need to boil it down to thicken the sauce.» boil down to = reducirse a, deberse a.
Example: The dilemmas of charging finally boil down to political judgements of the value of information in society.» boil + water = hervir agua.
Example: If you can't boil water, you can disinfect it using household bleach.» bring to + a/the boil = calentar hasta que rompa a hervir.
Example: Place orange juice, sugar and grated orange rind in a saucepan, bring to the boil and simmer for 5 minutes.» give + Nombre + a boil = dar un hervor.
Example: For the filling, mix corn flour, sugar and water and give it a boil so that it will become thick.» make + Posesivo + blood boil = hervirle la sangre a Uno, quemarle la sangre a Uno, freírle la sangre a Uno, pudrirle la sangre a Uno.
Example: His confident and somewhat arrogant persona makes her blood boil, but as the saying goes: there is a thin line between love and hate.» parboil = sancochar, cocer a medias, dar un hervor.
Example: Sometimes the vegetables are left raw, sometimes stir-fried, parboiled, boiled, or steamed.» to boil it down = para resumir, en resumen, en resumidas cuentas.
Example: To boil it down, Israel is small and under threat from every side so the borders they have imposed are out of necessity.