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1 to boil down
to boil downa) concentrar, engrossar por fervura. b) fig condensar, resumir. the story boils down to this/a história resume-se a isto. -
2 boil down
1) уваривать(ся), выпаривать(ся), сгущать(ся) Use plenty of vegetables because the cooking boils them all down to a small quantity. ≈ Бери побольше овощей, они сильно увариваются.
2) сокращать(ся), сжимать(ся) You can boil the long story down to a few sentences and it still has the same meaning. ≈ Этот рассказ можно сократить до нескольких предложений, и все равно все будет понятно.
3) сводиться к чему-л The whole matter boils down to a power struggle between the trade union and the directors. ≈ Все сводится к конфликту профсоюза и руководства компании. уваривать;
выпаривать;
сгущать увариваться, выпариваться сокращать, сжимать сокращаться, сжиматься;
сводиться;
- the matter boils down to this дело сводится к следующему;
- it boils down to nothing это ни к чему не приводитБольшой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > boil down
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3 boil down
фраз. гл.1) сокращать, сжиматьYou can boil this story down to a few sentences and it still has the same meaning. — Этот рассказ можно сократить всего лишь до нескольких предложений безо всякого ущерба для смысла.
2) ( boil down to) разг. сводиться к (чему-л.)The whole matter boils down to a struggle between the trade union and the directors. — Всё сводится к конфликту профсоюза и руководства компании.
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4 boil
I [boil] verb1) (to turn rapidly from liquid to vapour when heated: I'm boiling the water; The water's boiling.) ferver2) (to cook by boiling in water etc: I've boiled the potatoes.) cozer•- boiler- boiling-point
- boil down to
- boil over II [boil] noun(an inflamed swelling on the skin: His neck is covered with boils.) furúnculo* * *boil1[bɔil] n furúnculo.————————boil2[bɔil] n 1 fervura. 2 ebulição, ato de ferver. 3 ponto de ebulição. 4 corrente ascendente. • vt+vi 1 ferver, estar em ebulição. the kettle is boiling / a água (na chaleira) está fervendo. 2 fazer ferver, aquecer até ferver. 3 cozinhar, cozer. 4 esterilizar por fervura. 5 ficar excitado ou nervoso. 6 mover-se violentamente, espumar, estar revolto (maré). 7 separar ou evaporar mediante ebulição. the water boiled away / a água evaporou-se. on the boil a) em ebulição. b) fig agitado, excitado. she made his blood boil ela o enfureceu. to boil down a) concentrar, engrossar por fervura. b) fig condensar, resumir. the story boils down to this / a história resume-se a isto. to boil gently cozinhar em fogo brando. to boil over a) transbordar durante a fervura. b) descontrolar-se, irritar-se. his feelings boiled over with rage / ele ferveu de raiva. to give a boil-up requentar. to keep at the boil manter em ebulição.
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