What is 'bollire' called in English?

'bollire' in English is called "Boil". Boil refers to: Riscaldare un liquido fino al punto di ebollizione, facendolo evaporare.

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

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What is an example sentence for Boil in Italian?

English: "Please boil some water for tea." | Italian: "Per favore, fai bollire dell'acqua per il tè."

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English to Italian Dictionary

boil Meaning in Italian (boil significato in italiano)

verbbollire

nounforuncolo

Sinonimi:scaldarecuocereascesso

bollire in English:boil

Phonetic:bòl-li-re

Plural: boils

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Il significato di boil in italiano è bollire, foruncolo. (Riscaldare un liquido fino al punto di ebollizione, facendolo evaporare.)

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Definitions of Boil

1
verb
bollire
To heat a liquid until it reaches its boiling point and turns into vapor.
Riscaldare un liquido fino al punto di ebollizione, facendolo evaporare.
2
verb
bollire
To cook food by immersing it in boiling water or other liquid.
Cuocere cibo immergendolo in acqua bollente o altro liquido.
3
noun
foruncolo
A painful, pus-filled swelling on the skin caused by a bacterial infection of a hair follicle or oil gland.
Un gonfiore doloroso e pieno di pus sulla pelle causato da un'infezione batterica di un follicolo pilifero o di una ghiandola sebacea.

Example Sentences

“Please boil some water for tea.”

Per favore, fai bollire dell'acqua per il tè.

“The potatoes need to boil for twenty minutes.”

Le patate devono bollire per venti minuti.

“She had a painful boil on her neck.”

Aveva un doloroso foruncolo sul collo.

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Synonyms (Sinonimi)

In Italian:

scaldarecuocereascesso

In English:

simmer bubble

Antonyms (Contrari)

In Italian:

raffreddarecongelare

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.