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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.
 bouillir, porter à ébullition
  • (intransitive, of liquids) To begin to turn into a gas, seethe.
 bouillir
  • (ambitransitive) To cook in boiling water.
 faire bouillir, bouillir

boiled adjective

  /bɔɪld/
  • Cooked in boiling water.
 bouilli

boil noun

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

boil noun

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

boiling noun

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

boiling adjective

  /ˈbɔɪlɪŋ/
  • That boils or boil.
 bouillant
soft-boiled
sentimental, à la coque
hard-boiled
cuit dur
soft boiled
à la coque
boiled egg
œuf bouilli, œuf dur, œuf mollet, œuf à la coque
soft-boiled egg
œuf à la coque
boiled potato
pomme de terre en robe des champs
hard-boiled egg
œuf dur
medium-boiled egg
œuf mollet
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