English-Dutch translations for boil

• koken
• aan de kook brengen
• borrelen
• etterbuil
  Wanneer hij ons chanteert door te dreigen met ontslag, dan toont hij een zwakke plek, die tenslotte zal ontaarden in een etterbuil. Blackmailing threats of resignation indicate a weakness which is a running sore already and will develop into a festering boil.
• kook
  Zo niet, dan staat ons het lot van de gekookte kikker te wachten: het water zal heel geleidelijk aan de kook komen en dan is het te laat om uit de pan te springen. If not, we can expect to meet the fate of the boiled frog: the water will come to the boil very gradually and then it will be to late to leap out of the pot.
• kookpunt
  Verder wil ik de kwestie van het kookpunt aanstippen. I also wish to mention the issue of the boiling point.
  Ten tweede omdat 250°C het kookpunt is dat is gekozen voor de definitie van vluchtige organische stoffen in het ecolabel-systeem van de EU. Secondly, because 250°C is the boiling point chosen to define VOCs in the EU eco-labelling scheme.
  Wij vinden dat het uitgangspunt een kookpunt van 280 graden dient te zijn, wat ook duidelijk wordt aanbevolen in het Decopaint-rapport, omdat dit de consument een exacte definitie geeft. We think that the definition based upon a boiling point of 280 degrees - and which is also clearly recommended in the Decopaint report - should apply, because it gives consumers a precise definition.
• stikken
• zieden
• zooien

Definition of boil

• A localized accumulation of pus in the skin, resulting from infection
• The point at which fluid begins to change to a vapour
• A dish of boiled food, especially based on seafood
• To heat to the point where it begins to turn into a gas
• To cook in boiling water
• To begin to turn into a gas, seethe
• To bring to a boil, to heat so as to cause the contents to boil
• To be uncomfortably hot
• To feel uncomfortably hot
• To form, or separate, by boiling or evaporation
• To steep or soak in warm water
• To be agitated like boiling water; to bubble; to effervesce
• To be moved or excited with passion; to be hot or fervid

Examples

• Add the noodles when the water comes to the boil.
• Boil some water in a pan.
• Boil the eggs for two minutes.
• Is the rice boiling yet?
• Pure water boils at 100 degrees Celsius.
• It’s boiling outside!
• I’m boiling in here – could you open the window?
• to boil sugar or salt
• the boiling waves of the sea
• His blood boils with anger.

Related words

• boiling
• hard-boiled
• boiler
• parboil
• boiled
• boilersuit
• boilerplate
• hardboiled
• soft-boiled