Boil

"Boil" in French

bouillir

(point at which fluid begins to change to a vapour)

furoncle

(accumulation of pus)

bouillir

((intransitive) begin to turn into a gas)

faire bouillir

((transitive) heat (a liquid) until it begins to turn into a gas)

faire bouillir

(cook in boiling water)

porter à ébullition

((transitive) heat (a liquid) until it begins to turn into a gas)

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