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1 to boil with rage
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2 boil
I boil verb1) (to turn rapidly from liquid to vapour when heated: I'm boiling the water; The water's boiling.) hervir2) (to cook by boiling in water etc: I've boiled the potatoes.) hervir, hacer hervir, cocer•- boiler- boiling-point
- boil down to
- boil over
II boil noun(an inflamed swelling on the skin: His neck is covered with boils.) furúnculoboil vb1. hervir2. cocertr[bɔɪl]1 SMALLMEDICINE/SMALL furúnculo, forúnculo————————tr[bɔɪl]2 figurative use (undulate, seeth) bullir\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto bring to the boil llevar a la ebulliciónto be on the boil estar hirviendoto come to the boil empezar a hervirto keep something on the boil (literally) mantener algo hirviendo 2 (figuratively) no dejar que algo se enfríeit makes my blood boil me da rabiato boil with rage estar hecho,-a una fieraboil ['bɔɪl] vi1) : hervir2)to make one's blood boil : hervirle la sangre a unoboil vt1) : hervir, hacer hervirto boil water: hervir agua2) : cocer, hervirto boil potatoes: cocer papasboil n1) boiling: hervor m2) : furúnculo m, divieso m (in medicine)n.• divieso s.m.• ebullición s.f.• furúnculo s.m.• hervor s.m.v.• borbotear v.• bullir v.• cocer v.• hervir v.bɔɪl
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1) ( Med) furúnculo m2) ( boiling point)on the boil: the vegetables are on the boil las verduras se están haciendo; he has another project on the boil tiene otro proyecto entre manos; to bring something to the boil: bring the water to the boil dejar que el agua rompa el hervor; they have brought the issue back to the boil han vuelto a poner el tema sobre el tapete; to go off the boil: interest in the affair has gone off the boil — ha decaído el interés en el asunto
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a) ( be at boiling point) \<\<water/vegetables\>\> hervir*b) ( be excited)he was boiling with rage — le hervía la sangre de rabia
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vt1) ( bring to boiling point) hervir*; ( keep at boiling point) hervir*, dejar hervir; ( cook in boiling water) \<\<vegetables\>\> cocer*, hervir*boil the eggs for three minutes — cocer or hervir los huevos tres minutos
2) boiled past p <potatoes/rice> hervido; < ham> cocido; < egg> ( soft) pasado por agua; ( hard) duroboiled sweet — (BrE) caramelo m de fruta
•Phrasal Verbs:- boil up
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[bɔɪl]N (Med) divieso m, furúnculo m, chupón m (And), postema f (Mex)
II [bɔɪl]1.Nto be on the boil — estar hirviendo; (fig) [situation] estar a punto de estallar; [person] estar furioso
to bring to the boil, bring to a boil — (US) calentar hasta que hierva, llevar a ebullición
to come to the boil, come to a boil — (US) comenzar a hervir; (fig) entrar en ebullición
2.VT hervir, hacer hervir, calentar hasta que hierva; (Culin) [+ liquid] hervir; [+ vegetables, meat] herventar, cocer; [+ egg] pasar por agua3. VI1) hervirto boil dry — quedarse sin caldo/agua
2) (fig)blood- boil up* * *[bɔɪl]
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1) ( Med) furúnculo m2) ( boiling point)on the boil: the vegetables are on the boil las verduras se están haciendo; he has another project on the boil tiene otro proyecto entre manos; to bring something to the boil: bring the water to the boil dejar que el agua rompa el hervor; they have brought the issue back to the boil han vuelto a poner el tema sobre el tapete; to go off the boil: interest in the affair has gone off the boil — ha decaído el interés en el asunto
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a) ( be at boiling point) \<\<water/vegetables\>\> hervir*b) ( be excited)he was boiling with rage — le hervía la sangre de rabia
2.
vt1) ( bring to boiling point) hervir*; ( keep at boiling point) hervir*, dejar hervir; ( cook in boiling water) \<\<vegetables\>\> cocer*, hervir*boil the eggs for three minutes — cocer or hervir los huevos tres minutos
2) boiled past p <potatoes/rice> hervido; < ham> cocido; < egg> ( soft) pasado por agua; ( hard) duroboiled sweet — (BrE) caramelo m de fruta
•Phrasal Verbs:- boil up
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