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English to Korean Dictionary

boil Meaning in Korean (boil 영어 뜻)

verb끓다, 끓이다, 삶다
noun종기
유의어:데치다고름집
끓다 in English:boil
IPA:k͈ɯl.t͈a
Phonetic:끄-ㄹ따
Quick Answer • 요약

boil의 한국어 뜻은 끓다, 끓이다, 삶다, 종기입니다. (액체를 끓는점에 도달하게 하여 증기로 만들도록 가열하다.)

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Boil visual illustration - Meaning in Korean (끓다)
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Definitions of Boil

  1. 1
    verb
    끓이다

    To heat a liquid until it reaches its boiling point and turns into vapor.

    액체를 끓는점에 도달하게 하여 증기로 만들도록 가열하다.

  2. 2
    verb
    삶다

    To cook food by immersing it in boiling water or other liquid.

    음식을 끓는 물이나 다른 액체에 담가 요리하다.

  3. 3
    noun
    종기

    A painful, pus-filled swelling on the skin caused by a bacterial infection of a hair follicle or oil gland.

    모낭이나 기름샘의 세균 감염으로 인해 피부에 생기는 통증이 있고 고름이 찬 부기.

Example Sentences

“Please boil some water for tea.”

차 마실 물 좀 끓여 주세요.

“The potatoes need to boil for twenty minutes.”

감자는 이십 분 동안 삶아야 합니다.

“She had a painful boil on her neck.”

그녀는 목에 통증이 있는 종기가 났습니다.

Synonyms (유의어)

In Korean:

삶다데치다고름집

In English:

Antonyms (반의어)

In Korean:

식다

In English:

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.