New English-Irish Dictionary

Similar words: boil away · bone ash · backwash · boil down · boil over · boil up · brainwash · car wash · gall wasp · goulash

boil wash

nounníochán uisce fiuchtaníochán uisce bruite

boil

1 verb of water etc

TRANSITIVEbeirigh verb c m ufiuch verb c m ubruith verb c m uto boil the water an t-uisce a bheiriú, an t-uisce a fhiuchadhto boil the potatoes na prátaí a bheiriú, na prátaí a bhruith

INTRANSITIVEbeirigh verb c m ufiuch verb c m ubruith verb c m uthe water was starting to boil bhí an t-uisce ag tosú ag fiuchadh

2 verb of kettle etc INTRANSITIVEbheith ag fiuchadh c m ubheith ag beiriúthe kettle is boiling tá an citeal ag fiuchadh, tá an citeal ar gail

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3 verb COOK cook in boiling water TRANSITIVEbruith verb c m ubeirigh verb c m uthe lobsters were boiled alive beiríodh na gliomaigh ina mbeathaI boiled eggs for breakfast bhruith mé uibheacha don bhricfeastahe boiled it in milk bhruith sé ar bhainne é 4 verb (also boil wash) wash at high temperature TRANSITIVEnigh in uisce fiuchtanigh in uisce beirithe 5 verb literary of sea INTRANSITIVEthe sea was boiling bhí corraí san fharraige, bhí an fharraige coipthe, bhí an fharraige suaite, bhí bruth san fharraige 6 verb be very angry INTRANSITIVEshe was boiling with rage bhí sí ag fiuchadh le cantal, bhí sí spréachta, bhí sí corraithe 7 noun COOK state of boilingto be on the boil bheith ar fiuchadh, bheith ag fiuchadh, bheith ag beiriú, bheith ar gailwhen the fruit is on the boil nuair a bheidh na torthaí ag fiuchadh, nuair a bheidh na torthaí ar gailto come to the boil tosú ag fiuchadh, tosú ag beiriúto bring sth to the boil rud a chur ar fiuchadh, rud a chur ar gail, rud a chur ag beiriú 8 noun MED on skinneascóid fem2 c m u

phrases

to go off the boil

fuarú c m udul i bhfuaireéirí leamhéirí fuarbhruitethe campaign has gone off the boil a bit tá an feachtas fuaraithe beagán, níl an faobhar céanna ar an bhfeachtasmy enthusiasm has gone off the boil níl an díocas céanna orm, tá mé ag éirí tuirseach de

on the boil

ar na bacáinidir lámhashe has a novel on the boil tá úrscéal ar na bacáin aici, tá úrscéal idir lámha aici

to keep the pot boiling

dlús a choinneáil le rudaítine a choimeád faoi rudaí

to go and boil your head

informalgreadadh leat informalbailiú leat informalimeacht i dtigh an diabhail informalimeacht sa riach informal

to boil sb to death

duine a bhruith ina bheathaduine a bheiriú ina bheatha

to boil sth to death

informalrud a bhruith rófhadaan mhaitheas a bheiriú as rud

to boil to death

informalhe was boiling to death in Spain bhí sé ag fáil bháis leis an teas sa Spáinn, bhí sé rósta ina bheatha sa Spáinn