hervir



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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Principal Translations
SpanishEnglish
hervir vi (líquido: bullir por calor)boil vi
 El agua está hirviendo: prepara el té.
 The water is boiling, make some tea.
hervir vtr (cocinar en agua hirviendo)boil vtr
 Hierve las patatas y las judías, que es casi hora de cenar.
 Boil the potatoes and beans, it's almost time for dinner.
hervir vtr (desinfectar con agua hirviendo)boil vtr
 La enfermera hirvió los paños y las agujas.
 The nurse boiled the cloths and needles.
hervir vi figurado (estar muy caliente) (figurative)boil, roast vi
 El volante del coche estaba al sol y está hirviendo.
 The car's steering wheel was in the sun and now it's boiling (or: roasting).
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Additional Translations
SpanishEnglish
hervir de vi + prep figurado (tener abundancia de algo)swarm with, seethe with vi + prep
 La ciudad hervía de gente moviéndose de un lado para otro.
 The city was swarming with people moving from one place to another.
hervir de vi + prep figurado (sentir algo intensamente)boil with, seethe with vi + prep
 Pablo hierve de rabia cada vez que le mencionan a su cuñado.
 ¡Hiervo de ganas de verte!
 Pablo seethes with rage every time his brother-in-law is mentioned.
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Compound Forms:
SpanishEnglish
hervir de ira expr figurado (emoción intensa)[sb] make your blood boil expr
hervirle la sangre a alguien loc verb + prep figurado (sentir mucha ira)make [sb]'s blood boil v expr
 Me hierve la sangre cuando la gente llega tarde.
 It makes my blood boil when people don't arrive on time.
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