boil up

hervir, cocer

Preparar alimentos cocinándolos en agua hirviendo.

En inglés sencillo: To prepare food by cooking it in very hot water.

• I can boil up some eggs.
• She boiled up vegetables for dinner.
• Have you boiled the potatoes up yet?

Cómo se usa: boil up something (I will boil up some potatoes.); boil something up (Can you boil these carrots up?)

Sinónimos: boil

Expresiones frecuentes: boil up vegetables, boil something up

intensificarse

Volverse más fuertes o más difíciles de controlar los sentimientos o los problemas.

En inglés sencillo: If feelings or trouble do this, they become stronger or harder to control.

• Anger boiled up inside him.
• Tension began to boil up during the meeting.
• Old feelings boil up whenever they meet.

Sinónimos: intensify, build up

Antónimos: subside

Expresiones frecuentes: anger boil up, trouble boil up

guiso maorí

Sopa o guiso tradicional maorí preparado con cerdo, patatas y otros ingredientes.

En inglés sencillo: A traditional Māori soup or stew made with pork, potatoes, and other ingredients.

• We ate boil up for dinner.
• Her family makes boil up with pork and watercress.
• A large pot of boil up was ready for the guests.

Expresiones frecuentes: traditional boil up, pork boil up