- hervir
- v.1 to boil.hervir a borbotones to be at a rolling boille hervía la sangre (figurative) his blood was boilingElla 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)* * *HERVIRCONJUGACIÓN(e changes to ie in stressed syllables or to i in certain persons of certain tenses)Present Indicativehiervo, hierves, hierve, hervimos, hervís, hierven.Past Indicativeherví, herviste, hirvió, hervimos, hervisteis, hirvieron.Present Subjunctivehierva, hiervas, hierva, hirvamos, hirváis, hiervan.Imperfect Subjunctivehirviera, hirvieras, hirviera, hirviéramos, hirvierais, hirvieran;hirviese, hirvieses, hirviese, hirviésemos, hirvieseis, hirviesen.Future Subjunctivehirviere, hirvieres, hirviere, hirviéremos, hirviereis, hirvieren.Imperativehierve (tú), hierva (él/Vd.), hirvamos (nos.), hervid (vos.), hiervan (ellos/Vds.).* * *verbto boil* * *1.VT to boil2. VI1) [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
2) (=burbujear) [líquido] to bubble, seethe; [mar] to seethe, surge3) (=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
* * *1.verbo intransitivoa) líquido to boilromper 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)2.el niño está hirviendo — (de fiebre) the child is burning up with fever
hervir vt to boil* * *1.verbo intransitivoa) líquido to boilromper 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)2.el niño está hirviendo — (de fiebre) the child is burning up with fever
hervir vt to boil* * *hervir11 = 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.hervir22 = 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.
* * *hervir [I11 ]vi1 «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 peopleestaba que hervía de rabia she was boiling o seething with rage2 hirviendo adjective (muy caliente) boiling (colloq)el niño está hirviendo (de fiebre) the child is burning up with fever o is boiling■ hervirvt‹agua/leche/verduras› to boil; ‹jeringa/biberón› to boil, sterilizehervir la mezcla a fuego lento allow the mixture to simmer* * *
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
* * *hervir♦ vtto boil♦ vi1. [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;Comple hervía la sangre his blood was boiling2. [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 tourists4. [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* * *hervirI v/i boil; figswarm, seethe (de with)II v/t boil* * *hervir {76} vi1) bullir: to boil, to bubble2)hervir de : to teem with, to be swarming withhervir vt: to boil* * *hervir vb to boilel agua hierve a cien grados centígrados water boils at a hundred degrees centigradevoy a hervir el agua para hacer té I'm going to boil some water to make some tea
Spanish-English dictionary. 2013.