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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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A n1 to be on the boil GB lit, fig être en ébullition ; to bring sth to the boil porter qch à ébullition ; to come to the boil commencer à bouillir ; to go off the boil GB [water] cesser de bouillir ; [person] baisser ; [performance] baisser en qualité ; to be off the boil [water] avoir cessé de bouillir ; [project] être au ralenti ; [situation] être moins tendu ;2 Med furoncle m.B vtr1 ( also boil up) faire bouillir, porter [qch] à ébullition [liquid] ; to boil the kettle faire bouillir l'eau dans la bouilloire ;2 ( cook) faire bouillir, faire cuire [qch] à l'eau ; to boil an egg faire cuire un œuf ;C vi1 [water, vegetables etc] bouillir ; the kettle is boiling l'eau bout (dans la bouilloire) ; wait for the kettle to boil attends que l'eau bouille (dans la bouilloire) ; the saucepan boiled dry toute l'eau de la casserole s'est évaporée ;2 fig [sea] bouillonner ; [person] bouillir (with de) ; to make sb's blood boil faire sortir qn de ses gonds.D boiled pp adj Culin boiled chicken poule f au pot ; boiled egg œuf m à la coque ; boiled fish poisson m au court-bouillon ; boiled ham jambon m cuit à l'eau ; boiled potatoes pommes fpl de terre à l'anglaise ; boiled sweet† GB bonbon m à sucer.1 ( go on boiling) bouillir à gros bouillons ;2 ( evaporate) s'évaporer.■ boil down:▶ boil down to se ramener or se résumer à ;▶ boil down [sth], boil [sth] down1 faire réduire [qch] (par ébullition) [liquid, sauce] ;2 ( condense) réduire [text] (to à).2 fig [anger, tension, excitement] déborder.■ boil up:▶ boil up [sth], boil [sth] up faire bouillir. -
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boil [bɔɪl][liquid] bouillira. [+ water] faire bouillirb. [+ food] (faire) cuire à l'eau, (faire) bouillir3. nounb. ( = swelling) furoncle m4. compounds[+ sauce] faire réduirea. [water, milk, pot] déborder* * *[bɔɪl] 1.1)to be on the boil — GB lit, fig être en ébullition
to go off the boil — GB [water] cesser de bouillir
2) Medicine furoncle m2.transitive verb1) (also boil up) faire bouillir, porter [quelque chose] à ébullition [liquid]2) ( cook) faire bouillir, faire cuire [quelque chose] à l'eau3.1) [water, vegetables etc] bouillir4.boiled past participle adjectiveboiled chicken — poule f au pot
boiled egg — œuf m à la coque
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