brew

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈbruː/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/bru/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(bro̅o̅)

WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
brew [sth]⇒ vtr (make, ferment: beer)elaborar⇒ vtr
  hacer⇒ vtr
 Lars enjoys brewing beer at home and experimenting with different flavors.
 A Lars le gusta elaborar cerveza en casa y experimentar con distintos sabores.
brew [sth] vtr (make, infuse: coffee, tea)hacer⇒ vtr
  preparar⇒ vtr
 Holly brewed a pot of herbal tea for her guests.
 Holly hizo una tetera de infusión de hierbas para sus invitados.
brew⇒ vi (infuse, cook)hacerse⇒ v prnl
  prepararse⇒ v prnl
 The coffee is brewing now.
 El café se está haciendo.
brew vi figurative (approach, be impending)formarse⇒ v prnl
  desarrollarse⇒ v prnl
  (formal)gestarse⇒ v prnl
Note: Usually used in continuous tenses.
 A storm was brewing in the east.
 Se estaba formando una tormenta por el este.
brew vi figurative (form, develop) (figurado)cocinarse⇒ v prnl
  formarse⇒ v prnl
  tramarse⇒ v prnl
Note: Usually used in continuous tenses.
 The King had no idea that a plot was brewing to dethrone him.
 El rey no tenía idea de que se estaba cocinando una confabulación para destronarlo.
brew [sth]⇒ vtr US, figurative (devise, develop: a plan) (intenciones ocultas)tramar⇒, fraguar⇒ vtr
  (coloquial)armar⇒ vtr
  elaborar⇒ vtr
 The group of teenage boys looked like they were brewing trouble.
 El grupo de adolescentes parecía tramar problemas.
brew n (infusion)infusión nf
 A steaming mug of some sort of brew sat on the counter.
 Sobre la encimera había una humeante taza de algún tipo de infusión.
brew n figurative (mixture)mezcla nf
 The band's music is a brew of varied influences.
 La música de la banda es una mezcla de varias influencias.
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Additional Translations
InglésEspañol
brew n informal (beer)cerveza nf
  (coloquial)birra nf
  (AmC, MX: coloquial)chela nf
  (CO: coloquial)pola nf
 This microbrewery produces a unique brew flavored with spices.
 La microcervecería produce una cerveza única con sabor a especias.
brew n UK, regional, informal (pot or cup of tea)infusión nf
  té nm
 Shall I make a brew?
 ¿Preparo una infusión?
brew n (time of brewing) (infusión)tiempo nm
  tiempo de preparación nm + loc adj
  tiempo de elaboración nm + loc adj
 This tea's flavour can be quite subtle; it needs a long brew.
 El sabor de este té puede ser bastante sutil, necesita tiempo.
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026:

Locuciones verbales
InglésEspañol
brew up [sth],
brew [sth] up vtr phrasal insep		 (make: tea, beer)cocinar⇒ vtr
  preparar⇒ vtr
brew up [sth],
brew [sth] up vtr phrasal insep		 figurative (create) (figurado)cocinar⇒ vtr
  crear⇒ vtr
brew up vi phrasal UK, informal (make tea or coffee)hacer té loc verb
  hacer café loc verb
brew up vi phrasal military slang (burst into flames)prenderse fuego loc verb
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026:

Compound Forms:
InglésEspañol
brew-up n UK, informal (making tea)té nm
 We stopped work for a brew-up.
cold brew n (coffee made with cool water)café preparado en frío nm + loc adj
  café infusionado en frío nm + loc adj
  (voz inglesa)cold brew loc nom m
cold brew adj (coffee: made with cool water)preparado en frío loc adj
  infusionado en frío loc adj
home brew,
homebrew n		 (beer: home-produced)cerveza casera nf + adj
  cerveza artesanal nf + adj mf
 Peter had made some home brew which we drank together.
 Peter hizo cerveza casera y la tomamos juntos.
home brew,
home-brew,
homebrew n		 (alcoholic drink made at home)bebida alcohólica hecha en casa nf + loc adj
  bebida alcohólica artesanal nf + loc adj
home brew,
home-brew,
homebrew n as adj		 US, informal, figurative (made at home)casero/a adj
home brew,
home-brew,
homebrew n		 Can, informal (athlete born in Canada)atleta canadiense n común + adj
witches' brew n figurative (concoction)mejunje, potingue nm
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'brew' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:
In the English description:
draw - percolate - steep - stew
Spanish:
chela - incubar - asomar - birra - mejunje - pola - gestar - pócima

Collocations: brew [coffee, tea, beer], brew coffee [in a French press, in a cafetiere], brew tea [in a teapot, over an open flame], more...

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