hervor

Inflexiones de 'hervor' (nm): mpl: hervores

Principal Translations
Spanish		English
hervor nm	(ebullición)	boil n
		boiling n
	Hay que llevar el agua a punto de hervor con la olla cerrada.
	You have to bring the water to a boil with the pot closed.

Compound Forms:
Spanish		English
dar un hervor loc verb	(hervir brevemente)	bring to the boil v expr
	(cooking)	blanch⇒ vtr
	Dale un hervor a las berenjenas antes de cortarlas.
	Bring the eggplants to a boil before cutting them.
faltarle un hervor a loc verb + prep	coloquial (requerir perfeccionamiento)	require perfection v expr
faltarle un hervor a alguien loc verb + prep	coloquial (ser poco inteligente)	not be all there v expr
	(colloquial)	have a screw loose v expr
	(UK)	be backward v expr
	(UK: colloquial)	be one sausage short of a barbecue v expr
	No le hagas caso: ¿no ves que le falta un hervor?
	Ignore him. Can't you see he's not all there?

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