| Traduções principais |
| bring sth to a/the boil v expr | (heat sth to boiling point) | ferver vt |
| boil sth vtr | (water, food: heat) | ferver vt |
| | | cozer vt |
| | Boil the mixture for 10 minutes before you add the cream. |
| | Ferva a mistura por 10 minutos antes de adicionar o creme. |
| boil sth off vtr + prep | (liquid: heat to evaporation) | aquecer até evaporar expres |
| | | evaporar vt |
| | | ferver vt |
| | Boil off the water until you are left with a thick gravy. |
| boil sth up vtr phrasal sep | informal (cook) (cozinhar) | ferver vt |
| | This weekend, we'll boil up a big pot of crawfish. |
| broil vi | figurative, US (become extremely hot) (figurado) | ferver v int |
| Nota: Usually used in continuous tenses |
| | The whole town is broiling in this heat. |
| seethe with sth vi + prep | figurative (be full of anger, rage) (figurado, raiva) | ferver v int |
| | Ron seethed with anger when his boss accused him of stealing. |
| boil over vi phrasal | figurative (argument, etc.: intensify) (figurado) | ferver v int |
| | Tempers soon began to boil over. |
| boil up vi phrasal | figurative (intensify) (figurado, aumentar excessivamente) | ferver v int |
| | Tension along the border boiled up to a full-blown war. |
| | A tensão na fronteira ferveu e levou a guerra total. |
| bubble over vi phrasal | figurative (be extremely happy or enthusiastic) (figurado) | borbulhar v int |
| | | ferver v int |
| | The crowd's joy bubbled over when Dembele scored the winning goal. |
| coddle sth vtr | (food, esp. eggs: boil gently) (ovos: fervidos) | ferver vt |
| | Be careful not to overcook the eggs; just coddle them. |
| boil sth vtr | (food: cook by boiling) (em água fervente) | cozinhar vt |
| | | ferver vt |
| | I like to boil shrimp with potatoes and corn. |
| | Eu gosto de cozinhar camarão com batatas e milho. |
| brew vi | (infuse, cook) (café) | ferver v int |
| | | coar v int |
| | The coffee is brewing now. |
| | O café está fervendo agora. |
| seethe vi | (liquid: boil) (líquido) | ebulir, ferver v int |
| | The mixture seethed on the hot stove. |
| boil up vi phrasal | informal, figurative (feel hot) (informal, figurado) | ferver v int |
| | (informal, figurado) | morrer de calor expres v |
| | I'm boiling up here. Can't you open a window? |
| bustle with sth/sb vi + prep | (be busy with: people, activity) (movimentado, agitado, figurado) | ferver⇒ vi |
| | On Saturdays, the town square bustles with activity. |
| | Aos sábados, a praça da cidade ferve de movimento. |
| bake vi | figurative, informal (weather, atmosphere: be hot) (clima, figurado) | ferver v int |
| | (clima, figurado) | assar v int |
| | It's baking in here. Can't you open a window? |
| | Está fervendo aqui dentro. Você não pode abrir uma janela? |
| | Estou assando aqui dentro. Você não pode abrir uma janela? |