boil up

kochen

Lebensmittel zubereiten, indem man sie in kochendem Wasser gart.

In einfachem Englisch: 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?

So benutzt man es: boil up something (I will boil up some potatoes.); boil something up (Can you boil these carrots up?)

Synonyme: boil

Häufige Wendungen: boil up vegetables, boil something up

sich verstärken, hochkochen

Bei Gefühlen oder Problemen: stärker oder schwerer kontrollierbar werden.

In einfachem Englisch: 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.

Synonyme: intensify, build up

Gegenteile: subside

Häufige Wendungen: anger boil up, trouble boil up

Māori-Eintopf

Eine traditionelle Suppe oder ein Eintopf der Māori mit Schweinefleisch, Kartoffeln und weiteren Zutaten.

In einfachem Englisch: 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.

Häufige Wendungen: traditional boil up, pork boil up