boil up

faire bouillir

Faire cuire des aliments dans de l’eau bouillante.

En anglais simple : 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?

Comment l'utiliser : boil up something (I will boil up some potatoes.); boil something up (Can you boil these carrots up?)

Synonymes : boil

Expressions courantes : boil up vegetables, boil something up

s’intensifier, monter

Devenir plus forts ou plus difficiles à maîtriser, en parlant de sentiments ou de problèmes.

En anglais simple : 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.

Synonymes : intensify, build up

Contraires : subside

Expressions courantes : anger boil up, trouble boil up

ragoût maori

Soupe ou ragoût traditionnel maori, préparé avec du porc, des pommes de terre et d’autres ingrédients.

En anglais simple : 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.

Expressions courantes : traditional boil up, pork boil up