boil

US /bɔɪl/
UK /bɔɪl/
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1.

hervir, cocer

to reach the temperature where it bubbles and turns to vapor

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The water began to boil rapidly.
El agua empezó a hervir rápidamente.
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Let the soup boil for ten minutes.
Deja que la sopa hierva durante diez minutos.
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simmerbubblestewbrew
2.

hervir, cocer

to cook food by putting it in boiling water

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She decided to boil some eggs for breakfast.
Ella decidió hervir algunos huevos para el desayuno.
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You need to boil the pasta until it's al dente.
Necesitas hervir la pasta hasta que esté al dente.
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cookstewpoach
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hervir de rabia, estar furioso

to be extremely angry

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He was boiling with rage after hearing the news.
Estaba hirviendo de rabia después de escuchar la noticia.
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Her blood began to boil when she saw the injustice.
Su sangre empezó a hervir cuando vio la injusticia.
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fumerageseethebe furious
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forúnculo, divieso

a painful, pus-filled swelling on the skin caused by infection of a hair follicle

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He had a large boil on his neck that was very painful.
Tenía un gran forúnculo en el cuello que era muy doloroso.
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The doctor prescribed antibiotics for the boil.
El médico recetó antibióticos para el forúnculo.
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abscesspustulecarbuncle
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