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Boil Verb Kaynamak Water Boiling  /Bɔɪl   Haşlamak Intransitive

Level A2 
Kind verb
Front boil 
IPA  /bɔɪl   / verb
Back kaynamak
haşlamak
Back 2

boil (verb)

 /bɔɪl   / verb
 
 1 [intransitive]
(used about a liquid) to reach a high temperature where bubbles rise to the surface and the liquid changes to a gas
kaynamak
 Water boils at 100°C.
 The kettle's boiling.
 2 [transitive]
to heat a liquid until it boils and let it keep boiling
kaynatmak
 Boil all drinking water for five minutes.
 3 [intransitive, transitive]
to cook (sth) in boiling water
haşlamak; haşlanmak
 Put the potatoes on to boil, please.
 to boil an egg
 note at COOK1, RECIPE
 4 [intransitive]
(used about a person) to feel very angry
 (öfkeden) köpürmek
 She was boiling with rage.
PHRASAL VERBS
boil down to sth
to have sth as the most important point
özetleyecek olursak
 What it all boils down to (sözün kısası) is that you don't want to spend too much money.
boil over
1 (used about a liquid) to boil and flow over the sides of a pan
bir taşım kaynamak
 You let the soup boil over.
 2 (used about an argument or sb's feelings) to become more serious or angry
galeyana gelmek
 

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