boil

boil
I [bɔɪl]
nome
1)

to be on the boil — BE essere in ebollizione (anche fig.)

to bring sth. to the boil — portare qcs. a ebollizione

to go off the boil — BE [water] sbollire; [person] perdere interesse

2) med. foruncolo m., bolla f.
II 1. [bɔɪl]
verbo transitivo
1) (anche boil up) (fare) bollire [liquid]
2) (cook) (fare) bollire, lessare

to boil an egg — fare bollire un uovo

2.
verbo intransitivo
1) [water, vegetables] bollire

the kettle is boiling — l'acqua (nel bollitore) sta bollendo

the saucepan boiled dry — l'acqua nel tegame è evaporata (con la bollitura)

2) fig. [sea] ribollire, spumeggiare; [person] (ri)bollire (with di)

to make sb.'s blood boil — fare ribollire il sangue a qcn

* * *
I [boil] verb
1) (to turn rapidly from liquid to vapour when heated: I'm boiling the water; The water's boiling.)
2) (to cook by boiling in water etc: I've boiled the potatoes.)
- boiling-point
- boil down to
- boil over
II [boil] noun
(an inflamed swelling on the skin: His neck is covered with boils.)
* * *
I [bɔɪl] n
Med foruncolo
II [bɔɪl]
1. n

to bring to the boil Am; to bring to a boil — portare a ebollizione

to come to the boil Am; to come to a boil — raggiungere l'ebollizione

on the boil — che bolle

it's off the boil — ha smesso di bollire

2. vt
(far) bollire, (potatoes, meat) (far) bollire, (far) lessare

boil some water — fai bollire dell'acqua

boiled egg — uovo alla coque

boiled ham — prosciutto cotto

boiled potatoes — patate fpl bollite or lesse

3. vi
(water etc) bollire

the kettle is boiling — l'acqua bolle

to let a saucepan boil dry — lasciar evaporare tutta l'acqua da una pentola

to boil with rage fig — bollire di rabbia

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boil (1) /bɔɪl/
n.
1 [u] punto di ebollizione; bollore: to bring to the boil, portare a bollore (o a ebollizione); to come to the boil, alzare il bollore; at (o on) the boil, in ebollizione; in bollore; che sta bollendo; off the boil, che ha smesso di bollire
2 bollita
● (fig.) to go off the boil, perdere interesse o entusiasmo.
boil (2) /bɔɪl/
n.
1 (med.) bolla; foruncolo
2 (ind. del vetro) bollicina; pulica, puliga.
♦ (to) boil /bɔɪl/
A v. i.
1 bollire
2 (fig.) bollire; ribollire: My blood was boiling, mi sentivo ribollire il sangue
B v. t.
1 bollire; far bollire
2 lessare; cuocere (un uovo) alla coque
3 mettere sul fuoco (una pentola, ecc.); mettere su: I'll boil the kettle, metto su il bollitore
4 (fig.) far ribollire
to boil dry, (far) evaporare (a forza di bollire) □ to keep the pot boiling, tener desto l'interesse.
* * *
I [bɔɪl]
nome
1)

to be on the boil — BE essere in ebollizione (anche fig.)

to bring sth. to the boil — portare qcs. a ebollizione

to go off the boil — BE [water] sbollire; [person] perdere interesse

2) med. foruncolo m., bolla f.
II 1. [bɔɪl]
verbo transitivo
1) (anche boil up) (fare) bollire [liquid]
2) (cook) (fare) bollire, lessare

to boil an egg — fare bollire un uovo

2.
verbo intransitivo
1) [water, vegetables] bollire

the kettle is boiling — l'acqua (nel bollitore) sta bollendo

the saucepan boiled dry — l'acqua nel tegame è evaporata (con la bollitura)

2) fig. [sea] ribollire, spumeggiare; [person] (ri)bollire (with di)

to make sb.'s blood boil — fare ribollire il sangue a qcn


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