What does bouillir in French mean?
What is the meaning of the word bouillir in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use bouillir in French.
The word bouillir in French means boil, boil, boil, boil over, bring home the bacon. To learn more, please see the details below.
Meaning of the word bouillir
boilverbe transitif (porter à ébullition) (transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.") N'oublie pas de bouillir le lait, il est cru ! Don't forget to boil the milk; it's unpasteurised. |
boilverbe intransitif (chauffer jusqu'au bouillon) (intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.") L'eau bout en général à cent degrés Celsius. Water generally boils at one hundred degrees Celsius. |
boilverbe intransitif (avoir très chaud) (figurative) (intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.") Sous cette cape de laine, je bous littéralement. Under this wool cape, I am literally boiling. |
boil oververbe intransitif (figuré (être très en colère) (figurative) (phrasal verb, intransitive: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning and not taking direct object--for example, "make up" [=reconcile]: "After they fought, they made up.") J'ai eu du mal à le calmer, il bouillait complètement. I had trouble calming him down; he was completely boiling over. |
bring home the baconlocution verbale (figuré, familier (rapporter de l'argent pour le foyer) (figurative) (verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.") C'est ma mère qui faisait bouillir la marmite à la maison et notre père qui s'occupait de nous. |
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