boil

boil
boil
A n
1 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 vtr
1 (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 ;
3 (also boil-wash) faire bouillir [linen].
C vi
1 [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.
Phrasal verbs
■ boil away
1 (go on boiling) bouillir à gros bouillons ;
2 (evaporate) s'évaporer.
■ boil down :
▶ boil down Culin se réaliser (par ébullition) ;
▶ boil down to se ramener or se résumer à ;
▶ boil down [sth], boil [sth] down
1 faire réduire [qch] (par ébullition) [liquid, sauce] ;
2 (condense) réduire [text] (to à).
■ boil over
1 lit [water] déborder ; [milk] déborder, se sauver ○ ;
2 fig [anger, tension, excitement] déborder.
■ boil up :
▶ boil up lit, fig monter ;
▶ boil up [sth], boil [sth] up faire bouillir.

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