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to simmer

Толкование Перевод

1 hervir con poco fuego

• simmer

Diccionario Técnico Español-Inglés > hervir con poco fuego
2 sosegarse lentamente

• simmer down

Diccionario Técnico Español-Inglés > sosegarse lentamente
3 cocer

v.

1 to cook (alimentos).

2 to fire.

3 to bake, to harden in the oven.

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COCER

CONJUGACIÓN

(o changes to ue in stressed syllables and c changes to z before a and o)

Present Indicative

cuezo, cueces, cuece, cocemos, cocéis, cuecen.

Present Subjunctive

cueza, cuezas, cueza, cozamos, cozáis, cuezan.

Imperative

cuece (tú), cueza (él/Vd.), cozamos (nos.), coced (vos.), cuezan (ellos/Vds.).

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verb

1) to boil

2) cook

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1. VT

1) (Culin) (=hervir) to boil

cocemos la leche antes de tomarla — we boil the milk before drinking it
haba 1)
2) (Culin) (=guisar) to cook

cueza el pescado a fuego suave — cook the fish over a gentle heat

cocer al vapor — to steam

cocer al horno — to bake

3) (Téc) [+ ladrillos, cerámica] to fire

2.

VI [vino] to ferment

3.

See:

cocerse

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1.
verbo transitivo

1) (Coc) ( cocinar) to cook; ( hervir) to boil

cocer a fuego lento — to simmer o cook over a low heat

2) <ladrillos/cerámica> to fire

3) (Chi) < bebé> to give... a rash
2.
cocerse v pron

1)

a) verduras/arroz ( hacerse) to cook; ( hervir) to boil

tardan unos 15 minutos en cocerse — they take 15 minutes to cook

b) (fam) persona to be roasting (colloq)

2) (fam) ( tramarse) to brew (colloq)

algo se está cociendo — something's brewing (colloq)

3) (Chi fam) ( emborracharse) to get plastered (colloq)

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= fry.

Ex. Even 1950-2000 is a fairly short time, considering that the first library catalog dates from a piece of clay fried in 3000 BC = Incluso 1950-2000 es un tiempo bastante corto, considerando que el primer catálogo de biblioteca data de un trozo de arcilla cocida del 3000 A.C.

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* cocer a fuego lento = simmer.

* cocer al baño María = steam.

* cocer al horno = bake.

* cocer al vapor = steam.

* cocer a medias = parboil.

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1.
verbo transitivo

1) (Coc) ( cocinar) to cook; ( hervir) to boil

cocer a fuego lento — to simmer o cook over a low heat

2) <ladrillos/cerámica> to fire

3) (Chi) < bebé> to give... a rash
2.
cocerse v pron

1)

a) verduras/arroz ( hacerse) to cook; ( hervir) to boil

tardan unos 15 minutos en cocerse — they take 15 minutes to cook

b) (fam) persona to be roasting (colloq)

2) (fam) ( tramarse) to brew (colloq)

algo se está cociendo — something's brewing (colloq)

3) (Chi fam) ( emborracharse) to get plastered (colloq)

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= fry.

Ex: Even 1950-2000 is a fairly short time, considering that the first library catalog dates from a piece of clay fried in 3000 BC = Incluso 1950-2000 es un tiempo bastante corto, considerando que el primer catálogo de biblioteca data de un trozo de arcilla cocida del 3000 A.C.

* cocer a fuego lento = simmer.

* cocer al baño María = steam.

* cocer al horno = bake.

* cocer al vapor = steam.

* cocer a medias = parboil.

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cocer [ E10 ]

vt

A ( Coc) (cocinar) to cook; (hervir) to boil

cocer algo a fuego lento to cook sth over a low heat o to simmer sth

B ‹ladrillos/cerámica› to fire

C ( Chi) ‹bebé› to give … a rash

tiene el potito cocido she has diaper rash ( AmE) o ( BrE) nappy rash

■ cocerse

v pron

A

1 «verduras/arroz» (hacerse) to cook; (hervir) to boil

tardan unos 15 minutos en cocerse they take 15 minutes to cook

2 ( fam); «persona» to bake ( colloq), to roast ( colloq), to boil ( BrE colloq)

¿no te cueces con ese jersey? aren't you roasting o boiling o baking in that sweater?

B ( fam) (tramarse) to brew ( colloq)

algo se está cociendo something's brewing o cooking ( colloq)

C ( Chi fam) (emborracharse) to get plastered ( colloq)

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cocer ( conjugate cocer) verbo transitivo
a) (Coc) ( cocinar) to cook;

( hervir) to boil;
◊ cocer algo a fuego lento to simmer sth, cook sth over a low heat

b) ‹ladrillos/cerámica› to fire

cocerse verbo pronominal
1 [verduras/arroz] ( hacerse) to cook;
( hervir) to boil;
◊ tardan unos 15 minutos en cocerse they take about 15 minutes to cook

2 (Chi) [ bebé] to have a diaper (AmE) o (BrE) nappy rash
cocer
I verbo transitivo
1 to cook
(hervir) to boil
(el pan, una masa) to bake
2 (un ladrillo, cerámica) to fire
II vi (un líquido) to boil
' cocer' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
cualquiera
- horno
- cuece
- cueza
- sancochar
English:
bake
- boil
- braise
- overdo
- poach
- simmer
- steam
- stew

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cocer

♦ vt

1. [alimentos] [cocinar] to cook;
[hervir] to boil; [en horno] to bake
2. [cerámica, ladrillos] to fire

♦ See also the pronominal verb cocerse

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cocer

I v/t cook; en agua boil; al horno bake

II v/i cook; en agua boil;

a medio cocer half done, half cooked;

sin cocer uncooked

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cocer {14} vt

1) cocinar: to cook

2) hervir: to boil

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cocer vb

1. (hervir) to boil

hay que cocer la pasta durante 10 minutos you have to boil the pasta for 10 minutes

2. (hornear) to bake

pan acabado de cocer freshly baked bread

3. (hacerse) to cook

mi abuela cocía las lentejas en un puchero de barro my grandmother cooked lentils in an earthenware pot

Spanish-English dictionary > cocer
4 fuego

intj.

1 there's a fire, something's burning.

2 fire, shoot.

m.

1 fire (llamas, hoguera).

atizar el fuego to poke the fire

hacer un fuego to make a fire

pegar fuego a algo to set something on fire, to set fire to something

echar fuego por los ojos to look daggers

jugar con fuego (figurative) to play with fire

fuegos artificiales fireworks

fuego fatuo will-o'-the-wisp

fuego de San Telmo St Elmo's fire

2 ring, burner.

apagar/bajar el fuego to turn off/lower the heat

poner el agua al fuego hasta que empiece a hervir heat the water until it starts to boil

a fuego lento/vivo over a low/high heat

3 fire (disparos).

abrir o hacer fuego to fire, to open fire

estar entre dos fuegos (figurative) to be between the devil and the deep blue sea

fuego cruzado crossfire

4 passion, ardor (apasionamiento).

la distancia avivó el fuego de su pasión distance rekindled the fires of his passion

5 gunfire.

6 ignis.

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fuego

► nombre masculino

1 fire

2 (lumbre) light

3 (cocina) burner, ring

4 (ardor) ardour (US ardor), zeal

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FRASEOLOGÍA

a fuego lento on a low flame 2 (al horno) in a slow oven

estar entre dos fuegos to be caught between the Devil and the deep blue sea

hacer fuego MILITAR to open fire

¿me da fuego? have you got a light?

poner las manos en el fuego por algo/alguien to stake one's life on something/somebody

prender fuego a algo to set fire to something

romper fuego MILITAR to open fire

fuego cruzado crossfire

fuego de Santelmo Saint Elmo's fire

fuego fatuo will-o'-the-wisp, Jack-o'-lantern

fuego graneado sustained fire

fuego nutrido heavy fire

fuegos artificiales fireworks

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noun m.

1) fire

2) light

3) burner

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SM

1) (=llamas) fire

buscamos un claro donde hacer fuego — we looked for a clearing to make a fire in

el fuego se declaró en el interior del almacén — the fire broke out inside the warehouse

¡fuego! — fire!

• apagar el fuego — to put out the fire

• atizar el fuego — (lit) to poke the fire; (fig) to stir things up

• encender el fuego — to light the fire

• marcar algo a fuego — to brand sth

• pegar o prender fuego a algo — to set fire to sth, set sth on fire

prendieron fuego a los vehículos — they set fire to the vehicles, they set the vehicles alight o on fire

prender el fuego — LAm to light the fire

• sofocar el fuego — to extinguish the fire

echar fuego por los ojos —

se marchó echando fuego por los ojos — he went off, his eyes blazing

- jugar con fuego

fuego de artificio — firework

el procedimiento ha sido solo un fuego de artificio destinado a calmar a la opinión pública — the proceedings have been mere window dressing aimed at appeasing public opinion

ha llegado a la cima sin los fuegos de artificio típicos de muchas grandes estrellas — she has got to the top without the typical blaze of publicity attached to many big stars

fuego fatuo — will-o'-the-wisp

fuegos artificiales — fireworks

2) [de cocina]

a) (=quemador) [de gas] burner, ring; [eléctrico] ring

una cocina de gas de cuatro fuegos — a four-ring gas cooker

b) (=calor) heat, flame

• a fuego lento — on o over a low heat, on o over a low flame

se mete en el horno a fuego lento — put in a low o slow oven

se deja cocer a fuego lento 15 minutos — simmer for 15 minutes, cook on o over a low heat for 15 minutes

• a fuego suave — on o over a low heat, on o over a low flame

• a fuego vivo — on o over a high flame, on o over a high heat

3) [para cigarro] light

¿tienes o me das fuego? — have you got a light?

le pedí fuego — I asked him for a light

4) (Mil) fire

¡fuego! — fire!

• abrir fuego (contra algo/algn) — to open fire (on sth/sb)

• ¡ alto el fuego! — cease fire!

• hacer fuego (contra o sobre algo) — to fire (at sth)

• romper el fuego — to open fire

- estar entre dos fuegos

fuego a discreción — (lit) fire at will; (fig) all-out attack

fuego amigo — friendly fire

fuego artillero — artillery fire

fuego cruzado — crossfire

fuego de andanada — (Náut) broadside

fuego de artillería — artillery fire

fuego de mortero — mortar fire

fuego graneado, fuego nutrido — sustained fire

fuego real — live ammunition
alto II, 1., 1)
5) (=pasión) passion, fire

apagar los fuegos de algn — to dampen sb's ardour o (EEUU) ardor

6) (Náut) beacon, signal fire

7) (Med) (=erupción) rash; Méx, Chile, Col [en los labios] cold sore

fuego pérsico — shingles pl

8) (=hogar) dwelling

un pueblo de 50 fuegos — a village of 50 dwellings

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masculino

1) fire

fuego! — fire!

sofocar el fuego — to put out o extinguish the fire

está prohibido hacer fuego — the lighting of fires is prohibited (frml), no fires!

le prendieron or pegaron fuego a la casa — they set the house on fire

echar fuego por los ojos: echaba fuego por los ojos his eyes blazed; jugar con fuego — to play with fire

- fuego fatuo

- fuegos artificiales or de artificio

2) ( para cigarrillo)

¿me da fuego, por favor?/¿tienes fuego? — have you got a light, please?

me pidió fuego — he asked me for a light

3) (Coc)

cocinar a fuego lento — cook over a low heat; ( apenas hirviendo) simmer

poner la sartén al fuego — put the frying pan on to heat

dejé la comida en el fuego — I left the food on (the stove)

cocina de tres fuegos — a stove with three burners

4) (Mil) fire

preparen, apunten fuego! — ready, aim, fire!

fuego a discreción — fire at will

abrieron fuego sobre los manifestantes — they opened fire on the demonstrators

•

- fuego cruzado

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masculino

1) fire

fuego! — fire!

sofocar el fuego — to put out o extinguish the fire

está prohibido hacer fuego — the lighting of fires is prohibited (frml), no fires!

le prendieron or pegaron fuego a la casa — they set the house on fire

echar fuego por los ojos: echaba fuego por los ojos his eyes blazed; jugar con fuego — to play with fire

- fuego fatuo

- fuegos artificiales or de artificio

2) ( para cigarrillo)

¿me da fuego, por favor?/¿tienes fuego? — have you got a light, please?

me pidió fuego — he asked me for a light

3) (Coc)

cocinar a fuego lento — cook over a low heat; ( apenas hirviendo) simmer

poner la sartén al fuego — put the frying pan on to heat

dejé la comida en el fuego — I left the food on (the stove)

cocina de tres fuegos — a stove with three burners

4) (Mil) fire

preparen, apunten fuego! — ready, aim, fire!

fuego a discreción — fire at will

abrieron fuego sobre los manifestantes — they opened fire on the demonstrators

•

- fuego cruzado

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fuego¹

¹ = fire, flame, bonfire, heat, open fire.

Ex: In the event of a serious accident (a fire, deliberate destruction, or a computer error) nothing will happen to the records vital to the operation of the library.

Ex: The article 'Flames, fear, and loathing: learning about life on the Internet' considers issues surrounding flaming on the Internet, i.e. a critical message or angry response sent on the Internet.

Ex: This is an outtake from Wolfe's follow up to his 1987 ' Bonfire of the Vanities'.

Ex: When the pasta is halfway done, return the skillet with the sauce to a medium heat, adding the oregano, capers and olives.

Ex: The first rotisseries were crude devices that allowed for food to be rotated manually while it cooked over an open fire.

* acción contra el fuego = fire response.

* a medio fuego = medium heat.

* apagar el fuego = put out + the flames.

* apagar un fuego = extinguish + fire, put down + fire.

* apagar un fuego con los pies = stomp out + fire.

* baño de fuego = baptism of fire.

* bautismo de fuego = baptism of fire.

* cocer a fuego lento = simmer.

* como el fuego = like wildfire.

* daño causado por el fuego = fire damage.

* destruido completamente por el fuego = burnt out.

* donde hay humo, hay fuego = there's no smoke without fire, where there's smoke there's fire.

* echar leña al fuego = pour + oil on the flames.

* extenderse como el fuego = spread like + wildfire.

* fuego + apagar = fire + be out.

* fuego arrasador = wildfire.

* fuego + arrasar = fire + sweep through.

* fuego de gas = gas ring, gas ring burner.

* fuego del infierno = St. Anthony's fire.

* fuego de San Antonio = St. Anthony's fire.

* fuego + destruir = fire + destroy.

* fuego + destruir por completo = fire + gut.

* fuego fauto = will o' the wisp.

* fuego incontrolado = wildfire.

* fuego + iniciar = fire + break out.

* fuego + prenderse = fire + break out.

* fuego repentino = flash fire.

* fuego sagrado = sacred fire.

* fuegos artificiales = fireworks, firework display.

* hervir a fuego lento = simmer.

* hornillo de dos fuegos = double gas ring burner.

* jugar con fuego = court + disaster, play with + fire, court + danger, flirt with + danger.

* lengua de fuego = tongue of fire.

* luchar contra un fuego = fight + fire.

* precaución contra el fuego = fire precaution.

* prender fuego = set + Nombre + on fire, torch, ignite, set + ablaze, burn.

* prenderle fuego a = set + fire to.

* prenderse fuego = catch + fire, catch on + fire.

* propagarse como el fuego = spread like + wildfire.

* propenso al fuego = fire-prone.

* prueba de fuego, la = acid test, the.

* resistente al fuego = fire-resistant.

* retardador del fuego = fire retardant.

* sacar las castañas del fuego = sort out + the mess, pick up + the pieces.

* sacarle las castañas del fuego a Alguien = pull + Posesivo + chestnuts out of the fire.

* ser la prueba de fuego de Algo = test + Nombre + to the limit.

fuego²

² = fire.

Ex: The tanks led the way and the remaining infantrymen trailed behind, using the tanks, trees and road bank as cover from the fire coming from the city.

* abrir fuego = open + fire.

* alto del fuego = cease-fire.

* arma de fuego = firearm.

* arma (de fuego) prohibida = prohibited firearm.

* cese del fuego = cease-fire, armistice.

* coleccionista de armas de fuego = gun collector.

* control de armas de fuego = gun control.

* en la línea de fuego = in the hot seat, in the front line, on the front line.

* entre dos fuegos = crossfire, pig(gy) in the middle.

* fuego amigo = friendly fire.

* fuego antiaéreo = flak [flack].

* fuego cruzado = crossfire.

* fuego de francotirador = sniper fire.

* fuego de mortero = mortar fire.

* fuego enemigo = enemy fire.

* herida por arma de fuego = gunshot wound.

* línea de fuego = firing line, front-line, line of fire.

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fuego

masculine

A fire

atizó el fuego she poked the fire

¡fuego! fire!

necesitaron varias horas para sofocar el fuego it took them several hours to put out o extinguish the fire

[ S ] está prohibido hacer fuego the lighting of fires is prohibited ( frml), no fires!

le prendieron or pegaron fuego a la casa they set the house on fire, they set fire o light to the house

prendió or pegó fuego a los archivos he set fire o light to the documents

echar fuego por los ojos: estaba tan indignado que echaba fuego por los ojos his eyes blazed with indignation, his eyes were ablaze with indignation

estar entre dos fuegos to be between the devil and the deep blue sea, be caught between a rock and a hard place ( colloq)

jugar con fuego to play with fire

Compuestos:

● fuego fatuo

will-o'-the-wisp, jack-o'-lantern, ignis fatuus

● fuegos artificiales or de artificio

mpl fireworks (pl)

B

(para un cigarrillo): ¿me puede dar fuego, por favor?/¿tienes fuego? have you got o do you have a light, please?

me pidió fuego he asked me for a light

C ( Coc):

cocinar a fuego lento durante una hora cook over a low heat o flame for an hour; (apenas hirviendo) simmer for an hour

poner la sartén al fuego put the frying pan on to heat

dejé la comida en el fuego y se quemó I left the food on (the stove) and it burned

cocina de tres fuegos (de gas) a cooker with three rings o burners; (eléctrica) a cooker with three rings

D ( Mil) fire

preparen, apunten ¡fuego! ready, aim, fire!

fuego a discreción fire at will

la policía abrió fuego sobre los manifestantes the police opened fire on the demonstrators

alto³ (↑ alto (3))

Compuestos:

● fuego cruzado

crossfire

● fuego amigo

friendly fire

● fuego real

live ammunition

E ( Andes fam) (en los labios) cold sore

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fuego sustantivo masculino
a) ( en general) fire;

◊ ¡fuego! fire!;

le prendieron fuego a la casa they set the house on fire;
abrieron fuego sobre los manifestantes they opened fire on the demonstrators;
fuegos artificiales fireworks (pl)
b) ( para cigarrillo):

◊ ¿me da fuego, por favor? have you got a light, please?

c) (Coc):

◊ cocinar a fuego lento to cook over a low heat;

( apenas hirviendo) to simmer;
◊ poner la sartén al fuego put the frying pan on to heat

fuego sustantivo masculino
1 fire
2 (lumbre) light: ¿me podrías dar fuego, por favor?, have you got a light, please?
3 (de una cocina) (de gas) burner
(eléctrica) plate
Culin a fuego lento, on a low flame 4 fuegos (artificiales), fireworks
♦ Locuciones: abrir/hacer fuego, to shoot, open fire
estar en la línea de fuego, to be on the line of fire
poner la mano en el fuego por alguien, to stick one's neck out for sb
sacar las castañas del fuego, to do the dirty work o to get the job done
entre dos fuegos, to be caught between a rock and a hard place
' fuego' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
apagar
- arma
- arrasar
- arrimarse
- atizar
- avivar
- bengala
- carbonizarse
- castaña
- chimenea
- cohete
- discreción
- disparar
- encender
- encenderse
- extinguir
- extinguirse
- fatua
- fatuo
- fuelle
- hornillo
- humear
- inflamar
- inflamarse
- jugar
- leña
- lenta
- lento
- pegar
- prender
- propagarse
- prueba
- quemar
- quemadura
- quemarse
- resplandor
- sangre
- silenciador
- soplar
- tirar
- voraz
- abrir
- acercar
- alto
- arrimar
- astilla
- calcinar
- calor
- candela
- cese
English:
acid test
- bail out
- banger
- barrel
- beat out
- body
- boil over
- bore
- braise
- burn
- burner
- ceasefire
- come forward
- cracker
- crackle
- crossfire
- damp
- die down
- douse
- fan
- feed
- fire
- firearm
- firing line
- flak
- flameproof
- flare up
- fuse
- glow
- glowing
- go out
- gun
- gunfire
- hammer
- heat
- hit
- light
- low
- muzzle
- naked
- open
- out
- outlaw
- play
- poke
- poker
- put out
- quench
- recoil
- rekindle

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fuego

♦ nm

1. [incandescencia] fire;

pegar fuego a algo to set sth on fire, to set fire to sth;

Comp

echar fuego por los ojos to look daggers;

Comp

jugar con fuego to play with fire

Comp
fuegos artificiales fireworks;
fuegos de artificio fireworks;

fuego fatuo will-o'-the-wisp;

fuego de San Telmo St Elmo's fire

2. [hoguera] fire;

atizar el fuego to poke the fire;

hacer un fuego to make a fire

3. [incendio] fire;

los bomberos no pudieron controlar el fuego the firemen couldn't control the fire o blaze

4. [para cigarrillo]
pedir/dar fuego to ask for/give a light;

¿tiene fuego? have you got a light?

5. [de cocina, fogón] ring, burner;
[eléctrico] ring; [de vitrocerámica] ring;
una cocina de cuatro fuegos a stove o Br cooker with four rings;

poner el agua al fuego hasta que empiece a hervir heat the water until it starts to boil;

a fuego lento/vivo [cocinar] over a low/high heat;

apagar/bajar el fuego to turn off/lower the heat

6. [disparos] fire;

abrir o [m5] hacer fuego to fire, to open fire;

romper el fuego to open fire;

Comp

estar entre dos fuegos to be between the devil and the deep blue sea

Comp
fuego cruzado crossfire
7. [apasionamiento] passion, ardour;

la distancia avivó el fuego de su pasión distance rekindled the fires of his passion;

tenía fuego en la mirada his eyes blazed (with passion/anger)

8. [sensación de ardor] heat, burning

♦ interj

fire!

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fuego

m

1 fire;

pegar o

prender fuego a set fire to;

jugar con fuego fig be playing with fire

2

:

a fuego lento/vivo cocinar over a low/high heat o flame

3

:

¿tienes fuego? para cigarro do you have a light?

4

:

romper o

abrir el fuego MIL open fire;

estar entre dos fuegos fig be between a rock and a hard place

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fuego nm

1) : fire

2) : light

¿tienes fuego?: have you got a light?

3) : flame, burner (on a stove)

4) : ardor, passion

5) fogaje: skin eruption, cold sore

6)

fuegos artificiales nmpl : fireworks

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fuego n

1. (en general) fire

los bomberos intentan apagar el fuego the firefighters are trying to put out the fire

2. (de una cocina) heat

aparta la olla del fuego take the pan off the heat

3. (para cigarro) light

¿tienes fuego? have you got a light?

prender fuego a algo to set fire to something [pt. & pp. set]

fuegos artificiales fireworks

Spanish-English dictionary > fuego
5 lento

adj.

1 slow, easygoing, poky, slow-witted.

2 slow, not very fast, slow moving.

adv.

slowly, slow.

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lento

► adjetivo

1 slow

► adverbio lento

1 slowly

————————

lento

► adverbio

1 slowly

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(f. - lenta)

adj.

1) slow

2) dull

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1.

ADJ [ritmo, movimiento, caída] slow; [tráfico, película] slow, slow-moving

una muerte lenta — a lingering o slow death

la circulación iba muy lenta esta mañana — traffic was very slow o slow-moving this morning

¡qué lentos pasan los días! — the days go so slowly!

es muy lento en el trabajo — he's a very slow worker

la economía está creciendo a un ritmo lento — the economy is growing sluggishly o slowly

lento pero seguro — slowly but surely
cámara 1., 1), fuego 2), b), paso II, 1., 4)
2.

ADV slowly

trabaja muy lento — he works very slowly

habla tan lento que casi no la entiendo — she speaks so slowly that I can hardly understand her

* * *
I
- ta adjetivo

a) <proceso/trabajador/vehículo> slow; <compás/ritmo> slow; <película/argumento> slow-moving, slow; < estudiante> slow, slow-witted

de combustión lenta — slow-burning

b) (Coc)

a fuego lento — < cocinar> over a low heat; < hervir> gently
II
adverbio slowly

lento pero seguro — slowly but surely

* * *

= slow [slower -comp., slowest -sup.], slowly, time-consuming [time consuming], sluggish.

Ex. International consultation is bulky and time-consuming, and this makes revision a slow process.

Ex. However, lengthy and complex consultative committees can hinder revision, and make for a slowly changing scheme.

Ex. International consultation is bulky and time-consuming, and this makes revision a slow process.

Ex. Standing in the early morning on the balcony of her apartment, she was smote as she always was by the grandeur of the sky turning to scarlet as the rim of darkness in the east released the sun for its sluggish trek through the heavens.

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* actuar lento = be slow off the mark, be slow off the blocks.

* avanzar lenta y pesadamente = trundle.

* cámara lenta = slow motion.

* cocer a fuego lento = simmer.

* combustión lenta = smouldering combustion.

* comenzar lento = be slow off the mark, be slow off the blocks.

* deportista lento pero seguro = plodder.

* empezar lento = be slow off the mark, be slow off the blocks.

* hervir a fuego lento = simmer.

* lento y pesado = plodding.

* olla de cocción lenta = crockpot.

* reaccionar lento = be slow off the mark, be slow off the blocks.

* responder lento = be slow off the mark, be slow off the blocks.

* ser lento = be slow off the mark, be slow off the blocks.

* * *
I
- ta adjetivo

a) <proceso/trabajador/vehículo> slow; <compás/ritmo> slow; <película/argumento> slow-moving, slow; < estudiante> slow, slow-witted

de combustión lenta — slow-burning

b) (Coc)

a fuego lento — < cocinar> over a low heat; < hervir> gently
II
adverbio slowly

lento pero seguro — slowly but surely

* * *

= slow [slower -comp., slowest -sup.], slowly, time-consuming [time consuming], sluggish.

Ex: International consultation is bulky and time-consuming, and this makes revision a slow process.

Ex: However, lengthy and complex consultative committees can hinder revision, and make for a slowly changing scheme.

Ex: International consultation is bulky and time-consuming, and this makes revision a slow process.

Ex: Standing in the early morning on the balcony of her apartment, she was smote as she always was by the grandeur of the sky turning to scarlet as the rim of darkness in the east released the sun for its sluggish trek through the heavens.

* actuar lento = be slow off the mark, be slow off the blocks.

* avanzar lenta y pesadamente = trundle.

* cámara lenta = slow motion.

* cocer a fuego lento = simmer.

* combustión lenta = smouldering combustion.

* comenzar lento = be slow off the mark, be slow off the blocks.

* deportista lento pero seguro = plodder.

* empezar lento = be slow off the mark, be slow off the blocks.

* hervir a fuego lento = simmer.

* lento y pesado = plodding.

* olla de cocción lenta = crockpot.

* reaccionar lento = be slow off the mark, be slow off the blocks.

* responder lento = be slow off the mark, be slow off the blocks.

* ser lento = be slow off the mark, be slow off the blocks.

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lento¹ -ta

adjective

A

1 ‹proceso/trabajador/vehículo› slow

un lento crecimiento económico a slow o sluggish rate of economic growth

movimientos lentos slow movements

sufrió una muerte lenta she suffered a slow o lingering death

2 ‹compás/ritmo› slow

3 ‹película/argumento› slow-moving, slow

4 ‹estudiante› slow, slow-witted

eres muy lento you're very slow (on the uptake)

B

1 ‹combustión›

una mecha de combustión lenta a slow-burning o slow fuse

2 ( Coc):

cocinar a fuego lento cook over a low heat

hervir a fuego lento simmer gently

lento²

adverb

‹andar/conducir› slowly; ‹hablar› slowly

¡qué lento pasa el tiempo! time is going so slowly!

prefiero ir lento pero seguro I prefer to go slowly and be safe

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lento 1
◊ -ta adjetivo

slow
lento 2 adverbio
slowly
lento,-a
I adjetivo slow
a fuego lento, on a low heat
II adv fam habla muy lento, he speaks very slowly

' lento' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
fuego
- lenta
- paso
- refleja
- reflejo
- retrasar
- retrasarse
- tarda
- tardo
- tardón
- tardona
- cocer
English:
braise
- laboured
- lazy
- leisurely
- lethargic
- lingering
- low
- plod
- simmer
- slow
- sluggish
- deliberate
- pace
- poach
- ponderous
- reader

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lento, -a

♦ adj

1. [pausado] slow;
[muerte, agonía] lingering, long-drawn-out;
es muy lento trabajando he's a very slow worker;

una película lenta a slow movie o Br film;

¡qué lentas pasan las horas! time is passing so slowly!;

Comp

lento, pero seguro slow but sure;

Comp
Fam Hum
ser más lento que un desfile de cojos o [m5] que el caballo del malo to be a real Br slowcoach o US slowpoke

2. [con poca intensidad]
cocer algo a fuego lento to cook sth over a low heat

3. Mús lento

♦ nm
Mús lento
♦ adv

1. [pausadamente] slowly;

trabaja muy lento he's a very slow worker;

Comp

lento, pero seguro slowly but surely

2. Mús lento

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lento

adj slow;

a fuego lento on a low heat

* * *

lento adv

despacio: slowly

lento, -ta adj

1) : slow

2) : slow-witted, dull

♦ lentamente adv

* * *

lento¹ adj slow

es un baile lento it's a slow dance

a cámara lenta in slow motion

a fuego lento on a low heat

lento² adv slowly

camina muy lento he walks very slowly

Spanish-English dictionary > lento
6 hervir

v.

1 to boil.

hervir a borbotones to be at a rolling boil

le hervía la sangre (figurative) his blood was boiling

Ella hierve el agua She boils the water.

La poción hierve The potion boils.

Ella hierve el huevo She boils the egg.

2 to be boiling (hot) (estar caliente).

esa sopa está hirviendo that soup is boiling (hot)

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HERVIR

CONJUGACIÓN

(e changes to ie in stressed syllables or to i in certain persons of certain tenses)

Present Indicative

hiervo, hierves, hierve, hervimos, hervís, hierven.

Past Indicative

herví, herviste, hirvió, hervimos, hervisteis, hirvieron.

Present Subjunctive

hierva, hiervas, hierva, hirvamos, hirváis, hiervan.

Imperfect Subjunctive

hirviera, hirvieras, hirviera, hirviéramos, hirvierais, hirvieran;

hirviese, hirvieses, hirviese, hirviésemos, hirvieseis, hirviesen.

Future Subjunctive

hirviere, hirvieres, hirviere, hirviéremos, hirviereis, hirvieren.

Imperative

hierve (tú), hierva (él/Vd.), hirvamos (nos.), hervid (vos.), hiervan (ellos/Vds.).

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verb

to boil

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1.

VT to boil

2. VI

1) [agua, leche] to boil

hervir a fuego lento — to simmer

dejar de hervir — to go off the boil, stop boiling

empezar o romper a hervir — to come to the boil, begin to boil

- ¡me hierve la sangre!

2) (=burbujear) [líquido] to bubble, seethe; [mar] to seethe, surge

3) (=persona)

hiervo en deseos de... — I'm just itching to...

el público hervía de emoción — the audience was carried away with o bubbling with excitement

4)

hervir de o en — (=estar lleno de) to swarm with

la cama hervía de pulgas — the bed was swarming o alive with fleas

* * *
1.
verbo intransitivo

a) líquido to boil

romper a hervir — to come to the boil

las calles hervían de gente — the streets were seething o swarming with people

hervía de rabia — she was boiling o seething with rage

b) hirviendo adjetivo ( muy caliente) boiling (colloq), roasting (colloq)

el niño está hirviendo — ( de fiebre) the child is burning up with fever
2.
hervir vt to boil

* * *
1.
verbo intransitivo

a) líquido to boil

romper a hervir — to come to the boil

las calles hervían de gente — the streets were seething o swarming with people

hervía de rabia — she was boiling o seething with rage

b) hirviendo adjetivo ( muy caliente) boiling (colloq), roasting (colloq)

el niño está hirviendo — ( de fiebre) the child is burning up with fever
2.
hervir vt to boil

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hervir¹

¹ = boil, stew.

Ex: 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.

Ex: Drying and stewing fruit was a picnic compared to the elaborate rituals involved in the preparation and preservation of meat.

* hervir a fuego lento = simmer.

* hervir agua = boil + water.

* tetera para hervir agua = kettle.

hervir²

² = buzz with.

Ex: The entire USA has begun to buzz with discusions on making this way of doing business the rule rather than the exception of 21st century life.

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hervir [ I11 ]

vi

1 «líquido» to boil

¿ya hierve el agua? is the water boiling yet?

cuando empiece or rompa a hervir se añade … when it starts to boil o comes to the boil, add …

las calles hervían de gente the streets were seething o swarming with people

estaba que hervía de rabia she was boiling o seething with rage

2 hirviendo adjective (muy caliente) boiling ( colloq)

el niño está hirviendo (de fiebre) the child is burning up with fever o is boiling

■ hervir

vt

‹agua/leche/verduras› to boil; ‹jeringa/biberón› to boil, sterilize

hervir la mezcla a fuego lento allow the mixture to simmer

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hervir ( conjugate hervir) vi/vt
to boil;
◊ el café está hirviendo the coffee is boiling

hervir
I vtr (el agua, la leche) to boil
II verbo intransitivo
1 Culin to boil: añade la sal cuando rompa a hervir, add salt when it comes to the boil
2 (estar ansioso) to seethe: hiervo en deseos de volver a verla, I'm dying to see her again
3 (estar lleno) to swarm, seethe [de, with]

' hervir' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
cocer
- cocerse
- salirse
- borbotón
- burbujear
- gorgotear
- hirviendo
- tetera
English:
add in
- boil
- fry
- seethe
- simmer

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hervir

♦ vt

to boil

♦ vi

1. [líquido] to boil;

hervir a fuego lento to simmer;

hervir a borbotones to be at a rolling boil;

cuando empiece a hervir when it comes to the boil;

Comp

le hervía la sangre his blood was boiling

2. [estar caliente] to be boiling (hot);

esa sopa está hirviendo that soup is boiling (hot)

3. [lugar]
hervir de to swarm with;

la ciudad hierve de turistas the city is swarming with tourists

4. [persona]
hervir de emoción to be buzzing with excitement;

hervía de cólera she was boiling with rage;

hiervo en deseos de decirle lo que pienso I'm dying to tell him what I think

* * *

hervir

I v/i boil; fig

swarm, seethe (de with)

II v/t boil

* * *

hervir {76} vi

1) bullir: to boil, to bubble

2)

hervir de : to teem with, to be swarming with

hervir vt

: to boil

* * *

hervir vb to boil

el agua hierve a cien grados centígrados water boils at a hundred degrees centigrade

voy a hervir el agua para hacer té I'm going to boil some water to make some tea

Spanish-English dictionary > hervir
7 cocer a fuego lento

(v.) = simmer

Ex. Ham hocks should simmer for a couple of hours until the meat is ready to fall off the bone; then cut into bite or serving size pieces.

* * *

(v.) = simmer

Ex: Ham hocks should simmer for a couple of hours until the meat is ready to fall off the bone; then cut into bite or serving size pieces.

Spanish-English dictionary > cocer a fuego lento
8 debate

m.

debate.

pres.indicat.

3^rd person singular (él/ella/ello) present indicative of spanish verb: debatir.

imperat.

2^nd person singular (tú) Imperative of Spanish verb: debatir.

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debate

► nombre masculino

1 debate, discussion

* * *

noun m.

debate

* * *

SM debate

un debate parlamentario — a parliamentary debate

no entro en el debate de si es bueno o malo — I won't enter into the debate about whether it is good or bad

tuvimos un pequeño debate sobre la película — we had a little discussion o debate about the film

conceptos como el marxismo están a debate — concepts like Marxism are being re-evaluated

poner o sacar un tema a debate — to raise an issue for discussion

* * *

masculino debate; ( más informal) discussion

* * *

= debate, discussion, exchange, thread, disquisition, Q&A session [question and answer session].

Ex. The debate as to which is the most effective way to classify books has not been positively settled.

Ex. In a journal most formal items including articles, essays, discussions and reviews can be expected to be accompanied by an abstract.

Ex. Reports of interviews of exchanges are to be entered under the participant if the report is essentially confined to the words of the person(s) interviewed.

Ex. The thread linking these giants is the acknowledgement that libraries exist to serve their users.

Ex. There are disadvantages to this but a disquisition on all of that would run on for many pages.

Ex. The delivery of each presentation should last 15-20 minutes which should include a Q&A session.

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* abrir el debate = open + the debate.

* abrir + Nombre + al debate = open + Nombre + to discussion.

* acallar el debate = stifle + debate.

* contribución a un debate = input to a debate.

* contribuir a un debate = have + an input to a debate.

* debate abierto = open discussion.

* debate académico = academic debate.

* debate acalorado = heated debate, heated discussion.

* debate + centrarse sobre = debate + centre around/on/upon.

* debate científico = scientific debate.

* debate de grupo = group discussion.

* debate + durar = debate + rage, debate + simmer.

* debate en grupo = group discussion.

* debate entre ponentes = panel discussion, panel debate.

* debate + mantenerse = debate + rage.

* debate parlamentario = parliamentary debate.

* debate + perdurar = debate + rage, debate + simmer.

* debate político = political discussion, political debate.

* debate por tema de interés = breakout discussion.

* debate presidencial = presidential debate.

* debate público = public debate.

* debate + seguir = debate + rage.

* debate social = public discourse.

* desviar el debate de... a = wrest + discussion + away from... to.

* documento de debate = discussion paper.

* el tema del debate = the focus of the discussion.

* estar en debate = be under discussion.

* estimular el debate = provoke + discussion, prompt + discussion, pepper + debate.

* fomentar el debate = foster + discussion.

* foro de debate = discussion list, listserv(er) [list-serv(er)], newsgroup [news group], electronic forum, open forum, e-mail list, distribution list, electronic distribution list, discussion forum.

* foro de debate en línea = online forum.

* generar debate = generate + debate.

* grupo de debate = discussion group, focus group, discussion list, electronic forum, panel discussion, panel debate.

* limitar el debate a = keep + discussion + grounded on.

* mantener un debate = hold + discussion.

* mesa de debate = panel discussion, discussion panel.

* objeto del debate = at issue.

* panel de debate = panel presentation, panel discussion, discussion panel, panel session.

* participar en un debate = participate + discussion.

* preguntas para incitar el debate = discussion question.

* programa de debate = talk show.

* propiciar el debate = stimulate + discussion, stimulate + debate.

* provocar el debate = prompt + discussion, spark + debate, stir + debate.

* provocar un debate = ignite + debate.

* reavivar el debate = reignite + debate.

* seguir el debate = follow + the thread.

* ser objeto de debate = be at issue.

* sesión de debate = discussion session.

* suscitar el debate = spark + debate, spark + discussion, stir + debate.

* suscitar un debate = arouse + discussion, debate + surface, raise + debate.

* tema de debate = thesis, talking point, subject of debate, discussion topic.

* * *

masculino debate; ( más informal) discussion

* * *

= debate, discussion, exchange, thread, disquisition, Q&A session [question and answer session].

Ex: The debate as to which is the most effective way to classify books has not been positively settled.

Ex: In a journal most formal items including articles, essays, discussions and reviews can be expected to be accompanied by an abstract.

Ex: Reports of interviews of exchanges are to be entered under the participant if the report is essentially confined to the words of the person(s) interviewed.

Ex: The thread linking these giants is the acknowledgement that libraries exist to serve their users.

Ex: There are disadvantages to this but a disquisition on all of that would run on for many pages.

Ex: The delivery of each presentation should last 15-20 minutes which should include a Q&A session.

* abrir el debate = open + the debate.

* abrir + Nombre + al debate = open + Nombre + to discussion.

* acallar el debate = stifle + debate.

* contribución a un debate = input to a debate.

* contribuir a un debate = have + an input to a debate.

* debate abierto = open discussion.

* debate académico = academic debate.

* debate acalorado = heated debate, heated discussion.

* debate + centrarse sobre = debate + centre around/on/upon.

* debate científico = scientific debate.

* debate de grupo = group discussion.

* debate + durar = debate + rage, debate + simmer.

* debate en grupo = group discussion.

* debate entre ponentes = panel discussion, panel debate.

* debate + mantenerse = debate + rage.

* debate parlamentario = parliamentary debate.

* debate + perdurar = debate + rage, debate + simmer.

* debate político = political discussion, political debate.

* debate por tema de interés = breakout discussion.

* debate presidencial = presidential debate.

* debate público = public debate.

* debate + seguir = debate + rage.

* debate social = public discourse.

* desviar el debate de... a = wrest + discussion + away from... to.

* documento de debate = discussion paper.

* el tema del debate = the focus of the discussion.

* estar en debate = be under discussion.

* estimular el debate = provoke + discussion, prompt + discussion, pepper + debate.

* fomentar el debate = foster + discussion.

* foro de debate = discussion list, listserv(er) [list-serv(er)], newsgroup [news group], electronic forum, open forum, e-mail list, distribution list, electronic distribution list, discussion forum.

* foro de debate en línea = online forum.

* generar debate = generate + debate.

* grupo de debate = discussion group, focus group, discussion list, electronic forum, panel discussion, panel debate.

* limitar el debate a = keep + discussion + grounded on.

* mantener un debate = hold + discussion.

* mesa de debate = panel discussion, discussion panel.

* objeto del debate = at issue.

* panel de debate = panel presentation, panel discussion, discussion panel, panel session.

* participar en un debate = participate + discussion.

* preguntas para incitar el debate = discussion question.

* programa de debate = talk show.

* propiciar el debate = stimulate + discussion, stimulate + debate.

* provocar el debate = prompt + discussion, spark + debate, stir + debate.

* provocar un debate = ignite + debate.

* reavivar el debate = reignite + debate.

* seguir el debate = follow + the thread.

* ser objeto de debate = be at issue.

* sesión de debate = discussion session.

* suscitar el debate = spark + debate, spark + discussion, stir + debate.

* suscitar un debate = arouse + discussion, debate + surface, raise + debate.

* tema de debate = thesis, talking point, subject of debate, discussion topic.

* * *

debate

masculine

debate; (más informal) discussion

debate parlamentario/público parliamentary/public debate

* * *

Del verbo debatir: ( conjugate debatir)

debate es:

3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente indicativo

2ª persona singular (tú) imperativo

Multiple Entries:
debate
debatir
debate sustantivo masculino
debate;
( más informal) discussion
debatir ( conjugate debatir) verbo transitivo
to debate;
( más informal) to discuss
debate sustantivo masculino debate
debatir verbo transitivo to debate
' debate' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
coloquio
- debatir
- discusión
- fórum
- fructífera
- fructífero
- intervenir
- moderar
- abrir
- avivar
- calentar
- cerrar
- conducir
- dirigir
- discutir
- extender
- moderador
- participación
- participante
- prolongar
- protagonizar
English:
argument
- debate
- enact
- speak
- academic
- counter
- discuss
- discussion
- dispute
- enter
- follow
- fuel
- lively
- open
- opponent
- provoke
- widen

* * *

debate nm

debate;

se necesita un debate abierto sobre el tema the issue needs to be discussed openly;

un debate electoral televisado a televised electoral debate;

el debate sobre el estado de la nación the state-of-the nation debate;

un debate público a public debate;

someter un tema a debate to discuss o debate a subject

* * *

debate

m debate, discussion

* * *

debate nm

: debate

* * *

debate n debate

Spanish-English dictionary > debate
9 hervir a fuego lento

(v.) = simmer

Ex. Ham hocks should simmer for a couple of hours until the meat is ready to fall off the bone; then cut into bite or serving size pieces.

* * *

(v.) = simmer

Ex: Ham hocks should simmer for a couple of hours until the meat is ready to fall off the bone; then cut into bite or serving size pieces.

Spanish-English dictionary > hervir a fuego lento
10 hervir a fuego lento

• be on the simmer

• be simmering

• boil with low heat

• keep on the simmer

• simmer

Diccionario Técnico Español-Inglés > hervir a fuego lento
11 carne + desprenderse del hueso

(n.) = meat + fall off + the bone

Ex. Ham hocks should simmer for a couple of hours until the meat is ready to fall off the bone; then cut into bite or serving size pieces.

* * *

(n.) = meat + fall off + the bone

Ex: Ham hocks should simmer for a couple of hours until the meat is ready to fall off the bone; then cut into bite or serving size pieces.

Spanish-English dictionary > carne + desprenderse del hueso
12 codillo de cerdo

(n.) = ham hock, pork hock

Ex. Ham hocks should simmer for a couple of hours until the meat is ready to fall off the bone; then cut into bite or serving size pieces.

Ex. Pork hocks may take several hours to cook in the oven but they are cheap and require little attention.

* * *

(n.) = ham hock, pork hock

Ex: Ham hocks should simmer for a couple of hours until the meat is ready to fall off the bone; then cut into bite or serving size pieces.

Ex: Pork hocks may take several hours to cook in the oven but they are cheap and require little attention.

Spanish-English dictionary > codillo de cerdo
13 debate + durar

(n.) = debate + rage, debate + simmer

Ex. Nevertheless the controlled versus natural indexing language debate still rages.

Ex. The debate over how periodical collections are best organised has simmered since the 1940s.

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(n.) = debate + rage, debate + simmer

Ex: Nevertheless the controlled versus natural indexing language debate still rages.

Ex: The debate over how periodical collections are best organised has simmered since the 1940s.

Spanish-English dictionary > debate + durar
14 debate + perdurar

(n.) = debate + rage, debate + simmer

Ex. Nevertheless the controlled versus natural indexing language debate still rages.

Ex. The debate over how periodical collections are best organised has simmered since the 1940s.

* * *

(n.) = debate + rage, debate + simmer

Ex: Nevertheless the controlled versus natural indexing language debate still rages.

Ex: The debate over how periodical collections are best organised has simmered since the 1940s.

Spanish-English dictionary > debate + perdurar
15 durar

v.

1 to last (continuar siendo).

la leche fresca sólo dura unos pocos días fresh milk only lasts o keeps a few days

no durará mucho en ese puesto he won't stay o last long in that job

aquellas botas me duraron tres años those boots lasted me three years

¿cuánto dura la película? how long is the film?

aún dura la fiesta the party's still going on

aún le dura el enfado she's still angry

La fiesta duró hasta el amanecer The party lasted until morning.

Este carro le durará diez años This car will last you ten years.

Me duró la mensualidad My monthly allowance lasted.

2 to last for, to go on for, to run for.

El galón duró tres horas The gallon lasted for three hours.

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durar

► verbo intransitivo

1 to last, go on for

■ la película duró tres horas the film went on for three hours

2 (ropa, calzado) to wear well, last

■ ese abrigo le duró mucho he got a lot of wear out of that coat

* * *

verb

1) to last

2) endure

* * *

VI

1) [aventura, programa, enfermedad] to last

su matrimonio duró menos de dos años — their marriage lasted (for) less than two years

¿cuánto dura la representación? — how long is the play?, how long does the play last?

¿cuánto dura el trayecto? — how long is the journey?, how long does the journey take?

la película duró cinco horas — the film was five hours long

fue hermoso mientras duró — it was wonderful while it lasted o for as long as it lasted

estuvo refugiado mientras duró la guerra — he was a refugee throughout the (whole length of the) war

no duro ni un minuto más de pie — I can't stay standing (up) a minute longer

aún duran los efectos del terremoto — the effects of the earthquake are still being felt

mis esperanzas duraron poco — my hopes were short-lived

- no hay mal ni bien que cien años dure

2) [comida, congelado, ropa] to last

a mí me duran mucho los zapatos — my shoes last me a long time

esta camisa es mala, durará poco — this shirt is poor quality, it won't last long

aún me dura el aceite que traje — I've still got some of the oil that I brought back

* * *
1.
verbo intransitivo

a) reunión/guerra/relación to last

¿cuánto dura la película? — how long is the film?

no le duró nada el entusiasmo — his enthusiasm didn't last long

b) coche/zapatos to last

durar más — to last longer

las secretarias no le duran nada — her secretaries don't stay long

c) (Col, Ven) ( tardar) to take

duró una semana a llegar — it took a week to arrive
2.
durarse v pron (Ven)

no te dures tanto en el baño — don't take so long in the bathroom

me duré muchísimo haciendo el mercado — it took me ages to do the shopping

* * *

= endure, last, run + Expresión Temporal, run over, stay in + place.

Ex. This code had an important impact upon cataloguing practices in the United States and the United Kingdom, and endured for over half a century.

Ex. Their assignments lasted from four months to one year in such diverse posts as Chile, Finland, India, Indonesia, Jordan, Malaysia, Mauritius, and Turkey.

Ex. This session ran from May 1979 to October 1980.

Ex. An initiative for environmental education which will run over the next few years focuses on Victoria region by region.

Ex. A data base must respond to a dynamic reality in which terms, 'strain, crack and sometimes break under the burden, under the tension, slip, slide, perish, decay with imprecision, will not stay in place, will not stay still'.

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* debate + durar = debate + rage, debate + simmer.

* durar hasta + Fecha = run into + Fecha.

* durar más que = outlive.

* durar mucho = last + long.

* durar mucho rato = take + a long time.

* durar mucho tiempo = last + long.

* durar poco = be short term.

* durar tiempo = take + time, take + long.

* durar toda una vida = go on + for a lifetime, last + (for) a lifetime.

* que dura todo el año = year-round.

* * *
1.
verbo intransitivo

a) reunión/guerra/relación to last

¿cuánto dura la película? — how long is the film?

no le duró nada el entusiasmo — his enthusiasm didn't last long

b) coche/zapatos to last

durar más — to last longer

las secretarias no le duran nada — her secretaries don't stay long

c) (Col, Ven) ( tardar) to take

duró una semana a llegar — it took a week to arrive
2.
durarse v pron (Ven)

no te dures tanto en el baño — don't take so long in the bathroom

me duré muchísimo haciendo el mercado — it took me ages to do the shopping

* * *

= endure, last, run + Expresión Temporal, run over, stay in + place.

Ex: This code had an important impact upon cataloguing practices in the United States and the United Kingdom, and endured for over half a century.

Ex: Their assignments lasted from four months to one year in such diverse posts as Chile, Finland, India, Indonesia, Jordan, Malaysia, Mauritius, and Turkey.

Ex: This session ran from May 1979 to October 1980.

Ex: An initiative for environmental education which will run over the next few years focuses on Victoria region by region.

Ex: A data base must respond to a dynamic reality in which terms, 'strain, crack and sometimes break under the burden, under the tension, slip, slide, perish, decay with imprecision, will not stay in place, will not stay still'.

* debate + durar = debate + rage, debate + simmer.

* durar hasta + Fecha = run into + Fecha.

* durar más que = outlive.

* durar mucho = last + long.

* durar mucho rato = take + a long time.

* durar mucho tiempo = last + long.

* durar poco = be short term.

* durar tiempo = take + time, take + long.

* durar toda una vida = go on + for a lifetime, last + (for) a lifetime.

* que dura todo el año = year-round.

* * *

durar [A1 ]

vi

1 «reunión/guerra/relación» to last

¿cuánto dura la película? how long is the film?, how long does the film go on for?

la dictadura no puede durar mucho más the dictatorial regime cannot last o survive much longer

no le duró nada el entusiasmo his enthusiasm didn't last long

es demasiado bueno para que dure it's too good to last

el resfriado me duró todo el invierno my cold lasted all winter

2 «coche/zapatos» to last

esas pilas no duran nada those batteries don't last very long

cómpralo de cuero que dura más buy a leather one, it'll last longer o wear better

éstos duran más these last longer

las secretarias no le duran nada her secretaries don't stay o last long

3 ( Col) (tardar) to take

la carta duró una semana a llegar the letter took a week to arrive

■ durarse

v pron

( Ven): no te dures tanto en el baño don't be long o take too long in the bathroom

me duré muchísimo haciendo el mercado it took me ages o a long time to do the shopping

* * *

durar ( conjugate durar) verbo intransitivo
a) [reunión/guerra/relación] to last;

◊ ¿cuánto dura la película? how long is the film?

b) [coche/zapatos] to last

c) (Col, Ven) See Also→ demorar a

durarse verbo pronominal (Ven) See Also→
◊ demorarse

durar verbo intransitivo
1 to last
2 (ropa, calzado) to wear well, last

' durar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
aguantar
- dilatar
- persistir
- siempre
English:
hold out
- last
- outlast
- run
- take
- wear
- out
- supply

* * *

durar vi

1. [prolongarse] to last;

¿cuánto dura la obra? how long is the play?;

el viaje/la película dura tres horas the journey/the movie lasts three hours;

aún dura la fiesta the party's still going on;

aún le dura el enfado she's still angry;

les duró poco la felicidad their happiness was short-lived;

estuvo bien mientras duró it was good while it lasted

2. [permanecer, aguantar] to last;

no durará mucho en ese puesto he won't stay o last long in that job;

la leche fresca sólo dura unos pocos días fresh milk only lasts a few days

3. [ropa, calzado, pilas] to last;

cómprate ropa/calzado que dure buy clothes/footwear that will last;

aquellas botas me duraron tres años those boots lasted me three years;

los juguetes no le duran nada his toys don't last long;

pilas que duran más batteries which last longer

* * *

durar

v/i last

* * *

durar vi

: to last, to endure

* * *

durar vb

1. (en general) to last

la reunión duró una hora the meeting lasted an hour

¿cuánto dura la película? how long does the film last? / how long is the film?

2. (ropa) to last / to wear [pt. wore; pp. worn]

esos zapatos te han durado mucho those shoes have lasted a long time / those shoes have worn very well

Spanish-English dictionary > durar
16 fuego1

¹ = fire, flame, bonfire, heat, open fire.

Ex. In the event of a serious accident (a fire, deliberate destruction, or a computer error) nothing will happen to the records vital to the operation of the library.

Ex. The article 'Flames, fear, and loathing: learning about life on the Internet' considers issues surrounding flaming on the Internet, i.e. a critical message or angry response sent on the Internet.

Ex. This is an outtake from Wolfe's follow up to his 1987 ' Bonfire of the Vanities'.

Ex. When the pasta is halfway done, return the skillet with the sauce to a medium heat, adding the oregano, capers and olives.

Ex. The first rotisseries were crude devices that allowed for food to be rotated manually while it cooked over an open fire.

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* acción contra el fuego = fire response.

* a medio fuego = medium heat.

* apagar el fuego = put out + the flames.

* apagar un fuego = extinguish + fire, put down + fire.

* apagar un fuego con los pies = stomp out + fire.

* baño de fuego = baptism of fire.

* bautismo de fuego = baptism of fire.

* cocer a fuego lento = simmer.

* como el fuego = like wildfire.

* daño causado por el fuego = fire damage.

* destruido completamente por el fuego = burnt out.

* donde hay humo, hay fuego = there's no smoke without fire, where there's smoke there's fire.

* echar leña al fuego = pour + oil on the flames.

* extenderse como el fuego = spread like + wildfire.

* fuego + apagar = fire + be out.

* fuego arrasador = wildfire.

* fuego + arrasar = fire + sweep through.

* fuego de gas = gas ring, gas ring burner.

* fuego del infierno = St. Anthony's fire.

* fuego de San Antonio = St. Anthony's fire.

* fuego + destruir = fire + destroy.

* fuego + destruir por completo = fire + gut.

* fuego fauto = will o' the wisp.

* fuego incontrolado = wildfire.

* fuego + iniciar = fire + break out.

* fuego + prenderse = fire + break out.

* fuego repentino = flash fire.

* fuego sagrado = sacred fire.

* fuegos artificiales = fireworks, firework display.

* hervir a fuego lento = simmer.

* hornillo de dos fuegos = double gas ring burner.

* jugar con fuego = court + disaster, play with + fire, court + danger, flirt with + danger.

* lengua de fuego = tongue of fire.

* luchar contra un fuego = fight + fire.

* precaución contra el fuego = fire precaution.

* prender fuego = set + Nombre + on fire, torch, ignite, set + ablaze, burn.

* prenderle fuego a = set + fire to.

* prenderse fuego = catch + fire, catch on + fire.

* propagarse como el fuego = spread like + wildfire.

* propenso al fuego = fire-prone.

* prueba de fuego, la = acid test, the.

* resistente al fuego = fire-resistant.

* retardador del fuego = fire retardant.

* sacar las castañas del fuego = sort out + the mess, pick up + the pieces.

* sacarle las castañas del fuego a Alguien = pull + Posesivo + chestnuts out of the fire.

* ser la prueba de fuego de Algo = test + Nombre + to the limit.

Spanish-English dictionary > fuego1
17 perdurar

v.

1 to endure, to last (durar mucho).

La fiesta duró hasta el amanecer The party lasted until morning.

2 to persist.

3 to last for, to go on for, to live through.

* * *

perdurar

► verbo intransitivo

1 to last, continue to exist, live on

* * *

verb

1) to last

2) linger

* * *

VI (=durar) to last, endure; (=subsistir) to remain, still exist

* * *

verbo intransitivo duda/sentimiento/recuerdo to remain, last; crisis/situación/relación to last

perdura en nuestra memoria — he lives on in our memory

* * *

= endure, hold together, linger on, subsist, stay in + place, live on.

Ex. This code had an important impact upon cataloguing practices in the United States and the United Kingdom, and endured for over half a century.

Ex. The organization was trembling on the brink of financial disaster, and only the journal, American Documentation, was holding it together.

Ex. The song may be forgotten but among library users the sentiment lingers on.

Ex. There is some doubt as to whether copyright subsists in a work which is generated by a computer.

Ex. A data base must respond to a dynamic reality in which terms, 'strain, crack and sometimes break under the burden, under the tension, slip, slide, perish, decay with imprecision, will not stay in place, will not stay still'.

Ex. But now we must face reality and embrace the memory of his spirit and his voracious lust for life, which will live on.

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* debate + perdurar = debate + rage, debate + simmer.

* disputa + perdurar = dispute + rage.

* polémica + perdurar = argument + rage.

* que perdura = lingering.

* tradición que (aún = lasting legacy.

* * *

verbo intransitivo duda/sentimiento/recuerdo to remain, last; crisis/situación/relación to last

perdura en nuestra memoria — he lives on in our memory

* * *

= endure, hold together, linger on, subsist, stay in + place, live on.

Ex: This code had an important impact upon cataloguing practices in the United States and the United Kingdom, and endured for over half a century.

Ex: The organization was trembling on the brink of financial disaster, and only the journal, American Documentation, was holding it together.

Ex: The song may be forgotten but among library users the sentiment lingers on.

Ex: There is some doubt as to whether copyright subsists in a work which is generated by a computer.

Ex: A data base must respond to a dynamic reality in which terms, 'strain, crack and sometimes break under the burden, under the tension, slip, slide, perish, decay with imprecision, will not stay in place, will not stay still'.

Ex: But now we must face reality and embrace the memory of his spirit and his voracious lust for life, which will live on.

* debate + perdurar = debate + rage, debate + simmer.

* disputa + perdurar = dispute + rage.

* polémica + perdurar = argument + rage.

* que perdura = lingering.

* tradición que (aún = lasting legacy.

* * *

perdurar [A1 ]

vi

perdura en nuestra memoria he lives on in o he still lives in our memory

mientras perdure la crisis for the duration of the crisis, while the crisis lasts

los restos que perduran the remains that survive o that still exist

estos sentimientos perduran a pesar de todo these feelings still remain o last despite everything

* * *

perdurar ( conjugate perdurar) verbo intransitivo [duda/sentimiento/recuerdo] to remain, last;
[crisis/situación/relación] to last
perdurar verbo intransitivo
1 (continuar) to remain, last
2 (persistir) to endure, persist
' perdurar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
colear
- persistir
- conservar
English:
endure
- linger
- survive

* * *

perdurar vi

1. [durar mucho] to endure, to last;

todavía perdura el recuerdo de su última visita her last visit still hasn't been forgotten

2. [persistir] to persist;

una costumbre que aún perdura a custom that is still alive, a custom that survives to this day

* * *

perdurar

v/i endure

* * *

perdurar vi

: to last, to endure, to survive

Spanish-English dictionary > perdurar
18 calmarse

calmarse

► verbo pronominal

1 (persona) to calm down

2 (dolor etc) to abate, ease off

* * *

to calm down

* * *

VPR

1) [persona] to calm down

¡cálmese! — calm down!

2) (Meteo) [viento] to drop; [olas] to calm down

calmarse las aguas —

las aguas se calmarán tras las elecciones — things will quieten down after the elections

3) (Econ) [mercado] to settle down

* * *

(v.) = cool off, subside, take it + easy, chill out, quieten down, wind down

Ex. But he was wiry and wily, too, and he would often hide in some nook of the station to save the fare, or riding, if necessary, till things cooled off and the world above became habitable again.

Ex. Her agitation subsided suddenly.

Ex. The next morning I wasn't sore at all (since I had taken it easy) but both Jason and I had second-degree sun and wind burns.

Ex. The author tells us that everyone is in too much of a rush and we should all chill out and savour the passing parade a bit more.

Ex. In this illustrated book, children are encouraged to make a racket before slowly quietening down for a sound night's sleep.

Ex. Then he started to wind down a bit and I felt like we were moving toward the topic he had been avoiding all week.

* * *

(v.) = cool off, subside, take it + easy, chill out, quieten down, wind down

Ex: But he was wiry and wily, too, and he would often hide in some nook of the station to save the fare, or riding, if necessary, till things cooled off and the world above became habitable again.

Ex: Her agitation subsided suddenly.

Ex: The next morning I wasn't sore at all (since I had taken it easy) but both Jason and I had second-degree sun and wind burns.

Ex: The author tells us that everyone is in too much of a rush and we should all chill out and savour the passing parade a bit more.

Ex: In this illustrated book, children are encouraged to make a racket before slowly quietening down for a sound night's sleep.

Ex: Then he started to wind down a bit and I felt like we were moving toward the topic he had been avoiding all week.

* * *

■calmarse verbo reflexivo
1 (una persona) to calm down: esta tos no se me calma con nada, nothing can relieve my sore throat
2 (dismunir, apaciguarse) to ease off: salimos cuando se calmó la tormenta, we went out when the storm had died down
' calmarse' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
apaciguarse
- calmar
- serenarse
- tranquilizar
English:
blow over
- calm
- cool down
- cool off
- moderate
- pull together
- settle
- settle down
- simmer down
- wear off
- abate
- cool
- die
- ease
- pull
- quieten
- subside

* * *

vpr

1. [persona, ánimos, situación] to calm down, to quieten down

2. [dolor, tempestad] to abate;
[fiebre] to subside; [wind] to die down
* * *

calmarse

v/r calm down

* * *

vr

: to calm down

* * *

calmarse vb to calm down

¡cálmate! calm down!

Spanish-English dictionary > calmarse
19 cocido

adj.

cooked, boiled, soft-boiled.

m.

stew.

past part.

past participle of spanish verb: cocer.

* * *

cocido

► nombre masculino

1 COCINA stew

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cocido

► participio pasado

1→ link=cocer cocer

► adjetivo

1 cooked (en agua) boiled; (al horno) baked

► nombre masculino cocido

1 COCINA stew

\

FRASEOLOGÍA

estar cocido,-a familiar to be sloshed

* * *

noun m.

stew

* * *

1. ADJ

1) (Culin) boiled, cooked

bien cocido — well done

2) (=borracho)

estar cocido — * to be sloshed *

3) (=acalorado)

estar cocido — * to be roasting *

4)

estar cocido en algo — * to be well versed in sth, be expert at sth

2.

SM Esp stew ( of meat, bacon, chickpeas etc)

- ganarse el cocido

* * *
I
- da adjetivo

1) (Coc)

a) ( hervido) <huevos/verduras> boiled

b) (CS) ( no crudo) cooked

muy/poco cocido — well done/rare

esas salchichas ya vienen cocidas — those sausages are ready-cooked

2) < arcilla> fired

3) (fam) ( borracho) plastered (colloq)
II
masculino (Cul)

a) (Esp) stew ( made with meat and chickpeas)

b) (Col, Ven) stew (made with meat, plantains and cassava)

* * *

= stew.

Ex. For example, a rabbit is always a mammal of a particular species and sometimes a pest, a pet, or the basis of a stew.

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* jamón cocido = boiled ham.

* * *
I
- da adjetivo

1) (Coc)

a) ( hervido) <huevos/verduras> boiled

b) (CS) ( no crudo) cooked

muy/poco cocido — well done/rare

esas salchichas ya vienen cocidas — those sausages are ready-cooked

2) < arcilla> fired

3) (fam) ( borracho) plastered (colloq)
II
masculino (Cul)

a) (Esp) stew ( made with meat and chickpeas)

b) (Col, Ven) stew (made with meat, plantains and cassava)

* * *

= stew.

Ex: For example, a rabbit is always a mammal of a particular species and sometimes a pest, a pet, or the basis of a stew.

* jamón cocido = boiled ham.

* * *

cocido¹ -da

adjective

A ( Coc)

1 (hervido) ‹huevos/verduras› boiled

2 ( RPl) (no crudo) cooked

me gusta la carne muy/poco cocida I like my meat well done/rare

esas salchichas ya vienen cocidas those sausages are ready-cooked

B ‹arcilla› fired

C ( fam) (borracho) plastered ( colloq)

cocido²

masculine

stew ( made with meat and chickpeas)

ganarse el cocido ( fam); to earn a living

* * *

Del verbo cocer: ( conjugate cocer)

cocido es:

el participio

Multiple Entries:
cocer
cocido
cocer ( conjugate cocer) verbo transitivo
a) (Coc) ( cocinar) to cook;

( hervir) to boil;
◊ cocido algo a fuego lento to simmer sth, cook sth over a low heat

b) ‹ladrillos/cerámica› to fire

cocerse verbo pronominal
1 [verduras/arroz] ( hacerse) to cook;
( hervir) to boil;
◊ tardan unos 15 minutos en cocidose they take about 15 minutes to cook

2 (Chi) [ bebé] to have a diaper (AmE) o (BrE) nappy rash
cocido 1
◊ -da adjetivo

a) ( hervido) ‹huevos/verduras› boiled

b) (CS) ( no crudo) cooked;

◊ muy/poco cocido well done/rare

c) ‹ arcilla› fired

cocido 2 sustantivo masculino
a) (Esp) stew ( made with meat and chickpeas)

b) (Col, Ven) stew (made with meat, plantains and cassava)

cocer
I verbo transitivo
1 to cook
(hervir) to boil
(el pan, una masa) to bake
2 (un ladrillo, cerámica) to fire
II vi (un líquido) to boil
cocido sustantivo masculino Culin stew
' cocido' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
hecha
- hecho
- bien
- puchero
English:
done
- earthenware
- plastered
- stew
- boil
- ham
- under
- well

* * *

cocido, -a

♦ adj

1. [alimentos] cooked;
[hervido] boiled
2. [barro] fired

3. Esp Fam [borracho] Br pissed, US loaded;

iba completamente cocido Br he was pissed as a newt, US he was totally loaded

♦ nm

stew

Comp
cocido madrileño = chickpea stew, containing meat, sausage and potatoes
* * *

cocido

I adj boiled

II m stew

* * *

cocido, -da adj

1) : boiled, cooked

2)

bien cocido : well-done

cocido nm

estofado, guisado: stew

* * *

cocido¹ adj cooked

legumbres cocidas cooked pulses

cocido² n stew

hemos comido cocido we had stew for lunch

Spanish-English dictionary > cocido
20 fermentar

v.

to ferment (also figurative).

* * *

fermentar

► verbo intransitivo

1 to ferment

* * *

1. VI

1) [vino, queso, compost] to ferment

hacer fermentar — to ferment, cause fermentation in

2) [crisis, violencia] to ferment

2.

VT to ferment

* * *

verbo intransitivo/transitivo to ferment

* * *

= ferment.

Ex. The still use the old-fashioned way of making dill pickles by fermenting cucumbers in salt-brine.

* * *

verbo intransitivo/transitivo to ferment

* * *

= ferment.

Ex: The still use the old-fashioned way of making dill pickles by fermenting cucumbers in salt-brine.

* * *

fermentar [A1 ]

vi

1 ( Quím, Vin) to ferment

2 «odio/descontento» to ferment, simmer

■ fermentar

vt

to ferment

* * *

fermentar ( conjugate fermentar) vi/vt
to ferment
fermentar verbo intransitivo to ferment
' fermentar' also found in these entries:
English:
ferment

* * *

fermentar

♦ vt

to ferment

♦ vi

1. [con fermento] to ferment

2. [sentimiento]
el odio fermentó en su corazón hatred simmered in her heart

* * *

fermentar

v/t ferment

* * *

fermentar v

: to ferment

♦ fermentación nf

Spanish-English dictionary > fermentar

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Simmer — Sim mer, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Simmered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Simmering}.] [Prov. E. also simper; an onomatopoetic word.] To boil gently, or with a gentle hissing; to begin to boil. [1913 Webster] I simmer as liquor doth on the fire before it… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
simmer — ► VERB 1) stay or cause to stay just below boiling point while bubbling gently. 2) be in a state of suppressed anger or excitement. 3) (simmer down) become calmer and quieter. ► NOUN ▪ a state or temperature just below boiling point. ORIGIN from… … English terms dictionary
simmer — [sim′ər] vi. [earlier simper < LME simperen: orig. echoic] 1. to remain at or just below the boiling point, usually forming tiny bubbles with a low, murmuring sound 2. to be about to break out, as in anger, revolt, etc. vt. 1. to keep (a… … English World dictionary
Simmer — Sim mer, v. t. To cause to boil gently; to cook in liquid heated almost or just to the boiling point. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

Словари и энциклопедии на Академике

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to simmer

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to simmer

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