What is 'bouillir' called in English?

'bouillir' in English is called "Boil". Boil refers to: Chauffer un liquide jusqu'à ce qu'il atteigne son point d'ébullition et se transforme en vapeur.

How do you pronounce 'Boil' and 'bouillir'?

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What is an example sentence for Boil in French?

English: "Please boil some water for tea." | French: "S'il vous plaît, faites bouillir de l'eau pour le thé."

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English to French Dictionary

boil Meaning in French (boil signification en français)

verbbouillir, cuire à l'eau

nounfuroncle

Synonymes:ébullitionfrémircuire

bouillir in English:boil

Phonetic:bujir

Plural: boils

Quick Answer • En bref

La signification de boil en français est bouillir, cuire à l'eau, furoncle. (Chauffer un liquide jusqu'à ce qu'il atteigne son point d'ébullition et se transforme en vapeur.)

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Definitions of Boil

1
verb
bouillir
To heat a liquid until it reaches its boiling point and turns into vapor.
Chauffer un liquide jusqu'à ce qu'il atteigne son point d'ébullition et se transforme en vapeur.
2
verb
cuire à l'eau
To cook food by immersing it in boiling water or other liquid.
Cuire des aliments en les immergeant dans de l'eau bouillante ou un autre liquide.
3
noun
furoncle
A painful, pus-filled swelling on the skin caused by a bacterial infection of a hair follicle or oil gland.
Une grosseur douloureuse remplie de pus sur la peau, causée par une infection bactérienne d'un follicule pileux ou d'une glande sébacée.

Example Sentences

“Please boil some water for tea.”

S'il vous plaît, faites bouillir de l'eau pour le thé.

“The potatoes need to boil for twenty minutes.”

Les pommes de terre doivent cuire pendant vingt minutes.

“She had a painful boil on her neck.”

Elle avait un furoncle douloureux sur le cou.

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Synonyms (Synonymes)

In French:

ébullitionfrémircuire

In English:

simmer bubble

Antonyms (Antonymes)

In French:

gelerrefroidir

In English:

freeze cool

Inflected Word Forms

past tenseboiled

present participleboiling

agent nounboiler

adjectiveunboiled

Phrases & Idiomatic Expressions

boil overphrasal_verb

To overflow while boiling; to lose one's temper.

boil down tophrasal_verb

To be the main or most important point of something.

a watched pot never boilsidiom

Time seems to pass more slowly when you are waiting for something to happen.