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варя — meaning in English

varya

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English meaning

  • boil verb To heat a liquid until it bubbles and turns to vapor.
  • brew verb To make a drink such as tea, coffee, or beer by steeping or fermenting ingredients in hot water.
  • poach verb To cook something gently in barely simmering liquid, usually water.
  • steep adj Rising or falling at a sharp angle, close to vertical.

Senses

варя is used for these senses in English:

  • boil (ambitransitive) To cook in boiling water.
  • brew (transitive, intransitive) To make tea or coffee by mixing tea leaves or coffee beans with hot water.
  • brew (intransitive) To attend to the business, or go through the processes, of brewing or making beer.
  • poach (transitive) To cook (something) in simmering or very hot liquid (usually water; sometimes wine, broth, or otherwise).
  • steep To make tea (or other beverage) by placing leaves in hot water.

boil — full definition

  1. verb To heat a liquid until it bubbles and turns to vapor.
  2. noun A painful, swollen, pus-filled lump on the skin caused by infection.

brew — full definition

  1. verb To make a drink such as tea, coffee, or beer by steeping or fermenting ingredients in hot water.
  2. verb To be building up or developing, often used of trouble, storms, or arguments.
  3. noun A drink made by brewing, or informally, a beer.

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