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boil verb

  /bɔɪl/ , /ˈbɔɪ.əl/
  • (transitive, of liquids) To heat to the point where it begins to turn into a gas.
 kiehua, kiehuttaa
  • (intransitive, of liquids) To begin to turn into a gas, seethe.
 kiehua
  • (ambitransitive) To cook in boiling water.
 keittää, kiehua
  • (transitive, UK, informal) To bring to a boil, to heat so as to cause the contents to boil.
 paistua

boil noun

  /bɔɪl/ , /ˈbɔɪ.əl/
  • A localized accumulation of pus in the skin, resulting from infection.
 paise

boil noun

  /bɔɪl/ , /ˈbɔɪ.əl/
  • The point at which fluid begins to change to a vapour; the boiling point.
 kiehumispiste

boiling adjective

  /ˈbɔɪlɪŋ/
  • That boils or boil.
 kiehuva
  • (informal, hyperbole) Of the weather: very hot.
 helteinen
  • (informal, hyperbole) Of a person: feeling uncomfortably hot.
 läkähtyä
  • (informal, hyperbole) Of a thing: extremely hot or active.
 tulikuuma

boiling noun

  /ˈbɔɪlɪŋ/
  • (countable) The process of changing the state of a substance from liquid to gas by heating it to its boiling point.
 keittäminen, kiehuttaminen

boiled adjective

  /bɔɪld/
  • Cooked in boiling water.
 keitetty
  • (of water) Having reached the boiling point.
 keitetty, kiehautettu
bring to a boil
kiehauttaa
make someone's blood boil
saada jonkun sappi kiehumaan, saada jonkun veri kiehumaan
to bring to a boil
kiehauttaa
boil down
tehdä yhteenveto
boil up
kiehua
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