bouillir — meaning in English

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.
• seethe verb Of a liquid or other substance, or a container holding it: to be boiled (vigorously); to become boiling hot.

Senses

bouillir is used for these senses in English:

• boil The point at which fluid begins to change to a vapour; the boiling point.
• boil (transitive, of liquids) To heat to the point where it begins to turn into a gas.
• boil (ambitransitive) To cook in boiling water.
• boil up (transitive) To cook or prepare by boiling.
• brew (transitive, intransitive) To make a hot soup by combining ingredients and boiling them in water.
• seethe Of a person: to be in an agitated or angry mental state, often in a way that is not obvious to others.

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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