bring to a boil

bring to a boil

English

Alternative forms

• bring to the boil (UK, Australia)

Verb

bring to a boil (third-person singular simple present brings to the boil, present participle bringing to the boil, simple past and past participle brought to the boil)

1. (US) To heat something until it reaches its boiling point.
2. (figuratively) To bring (a debate, etc.) to a peak of activity or emotion.

Translations

heat something until it reaches boiling point

Chinese: Mandarin: 沸騰 (zh), 沸腾 (zh) (fèiténg) Finnish: kiehauttaa (fi) French: porter à ébullition Japanese: 沸騰させる (ふっとうさせる, futtō saseru)

Norwegian: Bokmål: koke opp Russian: довести́ до кипе́ния (dovestí do kipénija) Spanish: poner a hervir