boils in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for boils in the English»Spanish Dictionary

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 down to VB [Am bɔɪl -, Brit bɔɪl -] (v + adv + prep + o)

boil down to

reducirse a

what it boils down to is this

en resumidas cuentas, lo que pasa es esto or todo se reduce a esto

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

Translations for boils in the Spanish»English Dictionary

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

divieso

boil

chupo

boil

boils in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for boils in the English»Spanish Dictionary

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

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

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

boil down to VB trans fig

boil down to

reducirse a

Translations for boils in the Spanish»English Dictionary

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

furúnculo

boil

divieso

boil

forúnculo

boil

tlacote

boil

boils Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

it makes my blood boil

hace que me hierva la sangre

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

it all boils down to...

todo se reduce a ...

to bring sth to the boil

dar un hervor a algo

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

When the water boils, the scum is skimmed off.

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But in the end, the reasons for choosing a heel over a flat boils down to a lot more than style and comfort.

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A giant pot of beef stew boils over open flames as we nosh fresh watermelon.

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Heated leaves are used as poultices for boils and other inflammations.

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It boils down to predicting the will to fight, which is an imponderable.

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Ears of corn, new potatoes, onions, and heads of garlic are usually included in shrimp and crawfish boils.

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It also boils five litres of water in twenty minutes and can therefore sterilise 100 litres of water a day.

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The most distinguishing characteristic was that he seemed to have severe acne, boils and pockmarks on his face.

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Boils may also appear around the eye, where they are called styes.

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If she goes her time out, she herself cuts the navel-string with a shell, which she boils along with the secondine, and eats them both.

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