boiling in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for boiling in the English»Spanish Dictionary

boiling [Am ˈbɔɪlɪŋ, Brit ˈbɔɪlɪŋ] ADJ inf

this coffee is boiling

este café está hirviendo

this coffee is boiling

este café está que pela inf

this room is boiling

esta habitación es un horno inf

I'm boiling

estoy asado inf

it's boiling hot today/in here as adv

hace un calor espantoso hoy/aquí

boiling point N

boiling point

punto m de ebullición

to be at/reach boiling point situation/feelings:

estar/ponerse al rojo vivo

I'm at boiling point

estoy a punto de estallar

boiling-water reactor [bɔɪlɪŋ ˈwɔdər, ˈwɑdər riˈæktər] N

boiling-water reactor

reactor m de agua en ebullición

I.boil¹ [Am bɔɪl, Brit bɔɪl] VB intr

1. boil (be at boiling point):

boil water/meat/vegetables:

hervir

the kettle's boiling!

¡hierve el agua!

add boiling water

añada agua hirviendo

the rice has boiled dry

el arroz se ha quedado sin agua

2. boil (seethe) liter:

boil sea:

bullir liter

3. boil (be excited):

he was boiling with rage

le hervía la sangre de rabia

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

1.1. boil (bring to boiling point):

boil water/milk

hervir

boil water/milk

llevar a punto de ebullición form

1.2. boil (keep at boiling point):

boil soup/sauce

hervir

boil soup/sauce

dejar hervir

1.3. boil (cook in boiling water):

boil vegetables/beef

cocer

boil vegetables/beef

hervir

boil the eggs for three minutes

cocer or hervir los huevos tres minutos

1.4. boil (wash at boiling point):

boil cotton/linen

hervir

2. boil <boiled, pp >:

boiled potatoes/rice/cabbage

hervido

boiled ham

cocido

boiled egg (soft)

pasado por agua

boiled (hard)

duro

boiled sweet Brit

caramelo m de fruta

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

on the boil the vegetables are on the boil

las verduras se están haciendo

to keep the kettle on the boil

mantener el agua hirviendo

he has another project on the boil

tiene otro proyecto entre manos

to bring sth to the boil bring the water back to the boil

dejar que el agua vuelva a romper el hervor

to bring sth to the boil bring the water back to the boil

dejar que el agua vuelva a alcanzar el punto de ebullición form

they have brought the issue back to the boil

han vuelto a poner el tema sobre el tapete

to go off the boil don't let the pot go off the boil

que el agua (or la sopa etc.) no deje de hervir

interest in the affair has gone off the boil

ha decaído el interés en el asunto

boil² [Am bɔɪl, Brit bɔɪl] N MED

boil

furúnculo m

boil

forúnculo m

boil over VB [Am bɔɪl -, Brit bɔɪl -] (v + adv)

1. boil over:

boil over milk:

irse por el fuego

boil over milk:

salirse

boil over milk:

subirse Chil

boil over pan:

desbordarse

2. boil over person:

boil over

perder el control

the demonstration boiled over into a riot

la manifestación terminó en una revuelta

I.boil away VB [Am bɔɪl -, Brit bɔɪl -] (v + adv) (evaporate)

boil away sauce/water:

consumirse

boil away sauce/water:

evaporarse

II.boil away VB [Am bɔɪl -, Brit bɔɪl -] (v + o + adv, v + adv + o) (cause to evaporate)

boil away

evaporar

boil down VB [Am bɔɪl -, Brit bɔɪl -] (v + o + adv, v + adv + o) (reduce)

boil down stock/sauce

reducir

boil up VB [Am bɔɪl -, Brit bɔɪl -] (v + adv) inf

boil up

estarse preparando

boil off VB [Am bɔɪl -, Brit bɔɪl -]

boil off → boil away

See also boil away

I.boil away VB [Am bɔɪl -, Brit bɔɪl -] (v + adv) (evaporate)

boil away sauce/water:

consumirse

boil away sauce/water:

evaporarse

II.boil away VB [Am bɔɪl -, Brit bɔɪl -] (v + o + adv, v + adv + o) (cause to evaporate)

boil away

evaporar

boiling in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for boiling in the English»Spanish Dictionary

boiling ADJ

1. boiling:

boiling

hirviendo

2. boiling fig:

boiling day, weather

abrasador(a)

boiling (angry) person

enfadadísimo, -a

I am boiling (feeling hot)

me estoy asando

it's boiling (hot) today

hace un calor achicharrante

boiling point N

boiling point

punto m de ebullición

to reach boiling point fig

ponerse al rojo vivo

I.boil [bɔɪl] VB intr, trans a. fig

boil

hervir

a (hard/soft) boiled egg

un huevo duro/pasado por agua

II.boil [bɔɪl] N

1. boil no pl:

to bring sth to the boil

calentar algo hasta que hierva

to be on the boil

estar hirviendo

to be on the boil fig person

estar furioso

to go off the boil

dejar de hervir

2. boil MED:

boil

furúnculo m

I.boil down VB intr

boil down

reducirse por cocción

it all boils down to...

todo se reduce a ...

II.boil down VB trans

boil down

reducir

boil over VB intr

1. boil over FOOD:

boil over

rebosarse por el fuego

boil over

irse

2. boil over:

boil over person

perder el control

boil over situation

estallar

boil up VB trans

boil up

hervir

boil away VB intr

boil away

evaporarse

Translations for boiling in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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hirviente

boiling

ebullición

boiling

hervido (de los alimentos, líquidos)

boiling

boiling Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

boiling/freezing point

punto m de ebullición/congelación

I am boiling (feeling hot)

me estoy asando

it's boiling (hot) today

hace un calor achicharrante

to bring sth to the boil

calentar algo hasta que hierva

to be on the boil

estar hirviendo

to be on the boil fig person

estar furioso

to go off the boil

dejar de hervir

to reach boiling point fig

ponerse al rojo vivo

to bring sth to the boil

dar un hervor a algo

be careful, the soup is boiling hot

cuidado, esta sopa quema

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Foods suitable for boiling include vegetables, starchy foods such as rice, noodles and potatoes, eggs, meats, sauces, stocks and soups.

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When the water is boiling, a few slices of bacon or apiece of ham are placed on top.

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In the mid nineteenth century the water courses were used for boiling vegetables, surface drainage and emptying cesspools.

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This increases the boiling point of the liquid, allowing it to be stored for extended periods.

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Boiling does not leave a residual disinfectant in the water.

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No salt or spices are added during the boiling process.

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For example, the drunken shrimp can be cooked in boiling water instead of serving them while they are still live.

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The seeds are first immersed in water for five days, in milk for two days followed by their boiling in milk.

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Add the honey and apricots, crumble in the stock cube and pour over roughly 500ml boiling water or enough to cover the meat.

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The slurry is then fed into a spray drier, usually a tower heated to temperatures well over the boiling point of water.

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