boiling

bouillant

Se dit d’un liquide assez chaud pour former des bulles en se transformant en gaz.

En anglais simple : Hot enough for bubbles to rise through a liquid as it changes into gas.

• Add the pasta to boiling water.
• Be careful with the boiling oil.
• Steam rose from the boiling kettle.

Expressions courantes : boiling water, boiling oil, boiling kettle

brûlant, bouillant

Extrêmement chaud, ou rempli d’une activité intense.

En anglais simple : Extremely hot, or full of intense activity.

• The radiator is boiling.
• Do not touch that boiling surface.
• The hall was a centre of boiling activity.

Synonymes : hot, scorching

Contraires : freezing

Expressions courantes : boiling hot, boiling radiator, boiling activity

en nage

Se dit d’une personne qui a tellement chaud qu’elle se sent mal à l’aise.

En anglais simple : Feeling so hot that you are uncomfortable.

• I’m boiling in this coat.
• She felt boiling after running uphill.
• Are you boiling too, or is it just me?

Synonymes : overheated

Contraires : freezing

Expressions courantes : feel boiling, be boiling

torride, caniculaire

Se dit du temps lorsqu’il fait extrêmement chaud.

En anglais simple : Very hot when describing the weather.

• It’s boiling outside today.
• We stayed indoors during the boiling weather.
• Yesterday was boiling, but today feels cooler.

Synonymes : scorching, hot

Contraires : freezing

Expressions courantes : boiling weather, boiling outside, boiling day

cuisson à l’eau, ébouillantage

Action de cuire ou de nettoyer quelque chose dans de l’eau ou un autre liquide en ébullition.

En anglais simple : Cooking or cleaning something by keeping it in very hot, bubbling water or another liquid.

• Boiling softens the potatoes.
• These bottles need cleaning by boiling.
• Long boiling can spoil the vegetables.

Expressions courantes : gentle boiling, boiling of vegetables, after boiling

ébullition

Phénomène où un liquide chauffé forme des bulles et se transforme en gaz.

En anglais simple : The process in which a heated liquid forms bubbles and changes into gas.

• Boiling changes liquid water into steam.
• Bubbles form during boiling.
• Lower pressure allows boiling at a lower temperature.

Contraires : condensation

Expressions courantes : rapid boiling, boiling of water, during boiling

agitation, bouillonnement

État d’émotion intense ou d’activité agitée, comparé à de l’eau qui bouillonne.

En anglais simple : A state of strong, restless feeling or troubled activity, compared to bubbling water.

• She felt a boiling of anger inside.
• The crowd’s restless boiling frightened him.
• His calm words hid an inner boiling.

Synonymes : turmoil, agitation

Contraires : calm

Expressions courantes : boiling of anger, inner boiling

bouillonnement des lignes

Effet d’animation où les contours changent, donnant l’impression que les dessins tremblent ou vibrent.

En anglais simple : An animation effect where changing outlines make drawings seem to shake or shimmer.

• Line boiling makes the drawing seem alive.
• The artist added subtle boiling to the outlines.
• Too much boiling made the cartoon distracting.

Expressions courantes : line boiling, boiling effect, subtle boiling