WordReference English-Portuguese Dictionary © 2025:
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boil [sth] down,
boil down [sth] vtr phrasal sep | (liquid: reduce) (culinária) | reduzir vt |
| | The cook boiled the drippings down to a rich gravy. |
| | O cozinheiro reduziu o caldo para um molho encorpado. |
| boil down vi phrasal | (liquid: be reduced) (por fervura) | reduzir v int |
| | Heat the water until it boils down to a volume of about 10ml. |
| | Ferva a água até ela reduzir para um volume de cerca de 10 ml. |
| boil down to [sth] vi phrasal + prep | figurative, informal (be essentially) (ser essencialmente) | resumir-se a, reduzir a expres v |
| | What it all boils down to is a failure to plan. |
| | Tudo isso resume-se à falha de planejamento. |
boil [sth] down,
boil down [sth] vtr phrasal sep | figurative (information, argument: reduce) | resumir-se vp |
| | If you boil down Machiavelli's philosophy, he is saying that the end justifies the means. |