hervir

v.

1 to boil.

hervir a borbotones to be at a rolling boil

le hervía la sangre (figurative) his blood was boiling

Ella hierve el agua She boils the water.

La poción hierve The potion boils.

Ella hierve el huevo She boils the egg.

2 to be boiling (hot) (estar caliente).

esa sopa está hirviendo that soup is boiling (hot)

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HERVIR

CONJUGACIÓN

(e changes to ie in stressed syllables or to i in certain persons of certain tenses)

Present Indicative

hiervo, hierves, hierve, hervimos, hervís, hierven.

Past Indicative

herví, herviste, hirvió, hervimos, hervisteis, hirvieron.

Present Subjunctive

hierva, hiervas, hierva, hirvamos, hirváis, hiervan.

Imperfect Subjunctive

hirviera, hirvieras, hirviera, hirviéramos, hirvierais, hirvieran;

hirviese, hirvieses, hirviese, hirviésemos, hirvieseis, hirviesen.

Future Subjunctive

hirviere, hirvieres, hirviere, hirviéremos, hirviereis, hirvieren.

Imperative

hierve (tú), hierva (él/Vd.), hirvamos (nos.), hervid (vos.), hiervan (ellos/Vds.).

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verb

to boil

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1.

VT to boil

2. VI

1) [agua, leche] to boil

hervir a fuego lento — to simmer

dejar de hervir — to go off the boil, stop boiling

empezar o romper a hervir — to come to the boil, begin to boil

- ¡me hierve la sangre!

2) (=burbujear) [líquido] to bubble, seethe; [mar] to seethe, surge

3) (=persona)

hiervo en deseos de ... — I'm just itching to ...

el público hervía de emoción — the audience was carried away with o bubbling with excitement

4)

hervir de o en — (=estar lleno de) to swarm with

la cama hervía de pulgas — the bed was swarming o alive with fleas

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1.

verbo intransitivo

a) líquido to boil

romper a hervir — to come to the boil

las calles hervían de gente — the streets were seething o swarming with people

hervía de rabia — she was boiling o seething with rage

b) hirviendo adjetivo (muy caliente) boiling (colloq), roasting (colloq)

el niño está hirviendo — (de fiebre) the child is burning up with fever

2.

hervir vt to boil

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1.

verbo intransitivo

a) líquido to boil

romper a hervir — to come to the boil

las calles hervían de gente — the streets were seething o swarming with people

hervía de rabia — she was boiling o seething with rage

b) hirviendo adjetivo (muy caliente) boiling (colloq), roasting (colloq)

el niño está hirviendo — (de fiebre) the child is burning up with fever

2.

hervir vt to boil

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hervir¹

¹ = boil, stew.

Ex: Some success was achieved in 1851 by boiling straw in caustic soda and mixing it with rag stock, but the resulting paper was still of poor quality and was little used by printers.

Ex: Drying and stewing fruit was a picnic compared to the elaborate rituals involved in the preparation and preservation of meat.

* hervir a fuego lento = simmer.

* hervir agua = boil + water.

* tetera para hervir agua = kettle.

hervir²

² = buzz with.

Ex: The entire USA has begun to buzz with discusions on making this way of doing business the rule rather than the exception of 21st century life.

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hervir [I11 ]

vi

1 «líquido» to boil

¿ya hierve el agua? is the water boiling yet?

cuando empiece or rompa a hervir se añade … when it starts to boil o comes to the boil, add …

las calles hervían de gente the streets were seething o swarming with people

estaba que hervía de rabia she was boiling o seething with rage

2 hirviendo adjective (muy caliente) boiling (colloq)

el niño está hirviendo (de fiebre) the child is burning up with fever o is boiling

■ hervir

vt

‹agua/leche/verduras› to boil; ‹jeringa/biberón› to boil, sterilize

hervir la mezcla a fuego lento allow the mixture to simmer

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hervir (conjugate hervir) vi/vt
to boil;

◊ el café está hirviendo the coffee is boiling

hervir
I vtr (el agua, la leche) to boil
II verbo intransitivo
1 Culin to boil: añade la sal cuando rompa a hervir, add salt when it comes to the boil
2 (estar ansioso) to seethe: hiervo en deseos de volver a verla, I'm dying to see her again
3 (estar lleno) to swarm, seethe [de, with]

'hervir' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
cocer
- cocerse
- salirse
- borbotón
- burbujear
- gorgotear
- hirviendo
- tetera
English:
add in
- boil
- fry
- seethe
- simmer

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hervir

♦ vt

to boil

♦ vi

1. [líquido] to boil;

hervir a fuego lento to simmer;

hervir a borbotones to be at a rolling boil;

cuando empiece a hervir when it comes to the boil;

Comp

le hervía la sangre his blood was boiling

2. [estar caliente] to be boiling (hot);

esa sopa está hirviendo that soup is boiling (hot)

3. [lugar]

hervir de to swarm with;

la ciudad hierve de turistas the city is swarming with tourists

4. [persona]

hervir de emoción to be buzzing with excitement;

hervía de cólera she was boiling with rage;

hiervo en deseos de decirle lo que pienso I'm dying to tell him what I think

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hervir

I v/i boil; fig

swarm, seethe (de with)

II v/t boil

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hervir {76} vi

1) bullir: to boil, to bubble

2)

hervir de : to teem with, to be swarming with

hervir vt

: to boil

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hervir vb to boil

el agua hierve a cien grados centígrados water boils at a hundred degrees centigrade

voy a hervir el agua para hacer té I'm going to boil some water to make some tea