aufbrühen — meaning in English

English meaning

• brew verb To make a drink such as tea, coffee, or beer by steeping or fermenting ingredients in hot water.
• percolate verb To let a liquid slowly pass through something full of tiny holes, so as to filter it.
• stew noun A dish of meat and vegetables cooked slowly together in liquid.

Senses

aufbrühen is used for these senses in English:

• brew (transitive, intransitive) To make tea or coffee by mixing tea leaves or coffee beans with hot water.
• stew (transitive) To brew (tea) for too long, so that the flavour becomes too strong.

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.

percolate — full definition

1. verb To let a liquid slowly pass through something full of tiny holes, so as to filter it.
2. verb To seep or trickle gradually through a material with tiny holes in it.
3. verb To brew coffee using a percolator.
4. verb To be made, or to make coffee, using a percolator.

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