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1 boil down to
(to amount to; to indicate as a final analysis or judgement: It all boils down to money; What it boils down to is that you have to make a choice between family and career.) -
2 boil
boil [bɔɪl]1 noun(a) (on face, body) furoncle m∎ bring the sauce to the boil amenez la sauce à ébullition;∎ the water was just coming to the boil l'eau venait juste de se mettre à bouillir;∎ British the water's on the boil l'eau bout ou est bouillante;∎ British the pan has gone off the boil l'eau de la casserole ne bout plus;∎ figurative their romance has gone off the boil leur histoire tourne au ralenti, leur histoire ne marche plus très fort;∎ British figurative the project has gone off the boil le projet a été mis en attente∎ familiar a boiled shirt une chemise empesée∎ to boil the kettle (by gas) mettre la bouilloire sur le feu; (by electricity) mettre la bouilloire en marche;∎ British don't boil the kettle dry ne laissez pas s'évaporer l'eau dans la bouilloire;∎ I can't even boil an egg! je ne sais même pas faire cuire un œuf!;∎ the kettle's boiling l'eau bout (dans la bouilloire);∎ don't let the soup boil ne laisse pas bouillir la soupe;∎ British the pot boiled dry toute l'eau de la casserole s'est évaporée;∎ familiar to keep the pot boiling (bring in enough money) faire bouillir la marmite;∎ familiar I'm boiling! (very hot) je crève de chaleur ou de chaud!∎ I was boiling with anger je bouillais de rage(continue boiling) bouillir très fort; (evaporate) s'évaporerCookery faire réduire; figurative réduire à l'essentiel;∎ he boiled the speech down to the basics il a réduit son discours à l'essentielrevenir à;∎ it all boils down to money tout cela revient à une question d'argent;∎ it boils down to the same thing ça revient au même∎ he boiled over with rage il bouillait de rage;∎ her resentment boiled over into outright anger son ressentiment s'est transformé en véritable colère;∎ the unrest boiled over into violence l'agitation a débouché sur la violence➲ boil up(milk, water) monter;∎ figurative frustration boiled up in her elle commençait à s'énerver sérieusement(milk, water) monter
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