boil

boil
boil [{{t}}bɔɪl]
1 noun
(a) (on face, body) furoncle m
(b) {{}}Physics{{}} (boiling point)
∎ 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
2 transitive verb
(a) (liquid) faire bouillir, amener à ébullition
(b) (laundry) faire bouillir;
∎ {{}}familiar{{}} a boiled shirt une chemise empesée
(c) (food) cuire à l'eau, faire bouillir;
∎ 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!;
∎ {{}}British{{}} {{}}familiar{{}} go (and) boil your head! va te faire cuire un œuf!
3 intransitive verb
(a) (liquid) bouillir;
∎ 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!
(b) (seethe → ocean) bouillonner; (→ person) bouillir;
∎ I was boiling with anger je bouillais de rage
➲ boil away intransitive verb
(continue boiling) bouillir très fort; (evaporate) s'évaporer
➲ boil down
1 separable transitive verb
{{}}Cookery{{}} faire réduire; {{}}figurative{{}} réduire à l'essentiel;
∎ he boiled the speech down to the basics il a réduit son discours à l'essentiel
2 intransitive verb
{{}}Cookery{{}} (sauce) se réduire
➲ boil down to inseparable transitive verb
revenir 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
➲ boil over intransitive verb
(a) (overflow) déborder; (milk) se sauver, déborder
(b) {{}}figurative{{}} (with anger) bouillir;
∎ 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
1 intransitive verb
(milk, water) monter;
∎ {{}}figurative{{}} frustration boiled up in her elle commençait à s'énerver sérieusement
2 separable transitive verb
(milk, water) monter

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