boil over in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for boil over in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.boil1 [Am bɔɪl, Brit bɔɪl] VB intr

II.boil1 [Am bɔɪl, Brit bɔɪl] VB trans

III.boil1 [Am bɔɪl, Brit bɔɪl] N (boiling point)

boil2 [Am bɔɪl, Brit bɔɪl] N MED

I.over [Am ˈoʊvər, Brit ˈəʊvə] ADV over often appears as the second element of certain verb structures in English (blow over, knock over, pore over, etc). For translations, see the relevant verb entry (blow, knock, pore, etc).

2.1. over (across):

II.over [Am ˈoʊvər, Brit ˈəʊvə] PREP

3. over (covering, on):

III.over [Am ˈoʊvər, Brit ˈəʊvə] N (in cricket)

See also turn over, go over, come over

I.turn over VB [Am tərn -, Brit təːn -] (v + o + adv)

II.turn over VB [Am tərn -, Brit təːn -] (v + o + adv, v + adv + o) (hand over)

III.turn over VB [Am tərn -, Brit təːn -] (v + adv + o)

IV.turn over VB [Am tərn -, Brit təːn -] (v + adv)

I.go over VB [Am ɡoʊ -, Brit ɡəʊ -] (v + prep + o)

II.go over VB [Am ɡoʊ -, Brit ɡəʊ -] (v + adv)

I.come over VB [Am kəm -, Brit kʌm -] (v + adv)

5. come over → come across

II.come over VB [Am kəm -, Brit kʌm -] (v + prep + o) (affect, afflict)

boil over in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for boil over in the Spanish»English Dictionary

Translations for boil over in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.over [ˈəʊvəʳ, Am ˈoʊvɚ] PREP

II.over [ˈəʊvəʳ, Am ˈoʊvɚ] ADV

III.over [ˈəʊvəʳ, Am ˈoʊvɚ] ADJ

American English

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English
Today's legal opinion will likely cause it to boil over.
torontoist.com
Combine beef and water in a large stockpot and bring to a boil over high heat.
www.npr.org
Put a large pot of water on to boil over high heat to cook the orzo.
www.theprovince.com
Temporarily-bandaged wounds are re-opening around the country this week, as frustrations boil over.
www.washingtonpost.com
Many ideas are studies in futility and failed chances cause tensions to boil over.
www.frontrowreviews.co.uk
Milk signifies purity and the milk is allowed to boil over to indicate abundance in the house.
www.indianweekender.co.nz
Do we accept that sometimes things boil over?
www.bbc.co.uk
At one point, it threatened to boil over as players came from all directions to join what looked like a developing melee.
www.afl.com.au
Pour in the milk or water and bring to the boil over a medium heat, stirring continually with a traditional spurtle or wooden spoon.
www.dailymail.co.uk
Overall the drive is a success, but tensions finally boil over upon the group's return to the ranch.
en.wikipedia.org

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