hierva in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for hierva in the Spanish»English Dictionary

I.hervir VB intr

hervir líquido:

hervir

to boil

¿ya hierve el agua?

is the water boiling yet?

cuando empiece o rompa a hervir se añade …

when it starts to boil o comes to the boil, add …

las calles hervían de gente

the streets were seething o swarming with people

estaba que hervía de rabia

she was boiling o seething with rage

II.hirviendo ADJ (muy caliente)

hirviendo

boiling inf

el niño está hirviendo (de fiebre)

the child is burning up with fever o is boiling

III.hervir VB trans

hervir agua/leche/verduras

to boil

hervir jeringa/biberón

to boil

hervir jeringa/biberón

to sterilize

hervir la mezcla a fuego lento

allow the mixture to simmer

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a borbotones hervir

fiercely

hervir a fuego lento

simmer gently

se deja hervir para que se consuma algo el líquido

boil off o away some of the liquid

se deja hervir para que se consuma algo el líquido

leave it on the boil to reduce the liquid o so that the liquid reduces

Translations for hierva in the English»Spanish Dictionary

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simmer liquid:

hervir a fuego lento

simmer

hervir a fuego lento

to keep sth at a or on the simmer

dejar que algo hierva a fuego lento

boiler Brit

caldero m (para hervir ropa)

boiler

gallina f (o pollo viejo que solo sirve para hervir o estofar)

boil water/meat/vegetables:

hervir

boil water/milk

hervir

boil soup/sauce

hervir

boil soup/sauce

dejar hervir

boil vegetables/beef

hervir

boil the eggs for three minutes

cocer or hervir los huevos tres minutos

boil cotton/linen

hervir

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

boil for five minutes and set aside

dejar hervir durante cinco minutos y apartar or poner a un lado

to put the kettle on

poner agua a hervir

cook the leeks until tender

hervir los puerros hasta que estén tiernos

hierva in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for hierva in the Spanish»English Dictionary

I.hervir irr como sentir VB intr

1. hervir:

hervir (alimentos)

to boil

hervir (a fuego lento)

to simmer

2. hervir (burbujear):

hervir

to bubble

3. hervir (el mar):

hervir

to be choppy

4. hervir (persona):

hervir

to get angry

hervir en cólera

to lose one's temper

le hierve la sangre

his/her blood is boiling

5. hervir (abundar):

esta calle hierve en rumores

the street is a hotbed of rumours [or rumors Am]

II.hervir irr como sentir VB trans

1. hervir (bullir):

hervir

to boil

2. hervir (desinfectar):

hervir

to sterilize

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boil

hervir

to bring sth to the boil

calentar algo hasta que hierva

to go off the boil

dejar de hervir

boil up

hervir

simmer

hervir a fuego lento

to bring sth to a simmer

poner algo a hervir

to seethe with anger

hervir de cólera

bubble

hervir

to put the kettle on

poner agua a hervir

it makes my blood boil

hace que me hierva la sangre

hierva Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

hervir en cólera

to lose one's temper

hace que me hierva la sangre

it makes my blood boil