simmer

mijoter, faire mijoter

Cuire doucement un aliment liquide, avec de petites bulles, sans le faire bouillir à gros bouillons.

En anglais simple : To cook liquid food gently, with small bubbles, just below the temperature at which it boils strongly.

• Let the soup simmer.
• She simmered the sauce for ten minutes.
• The stew is simmering gently on the stove.

Expressions courantes : simmer the soup, simmer gently, simmer over low heat

bouillir de colère, ruminer

Rester longtemps en colère sans exprimer pleinement ce que l’on ressent.

En anglais simple : To remain quietly angry for a long time without fully expressing your feelings.

• He sat quietly and simmered.
• She was still simmering with anger the next morning.
• I simmered for hours after our argument.

Comment l'utiliser : simmer with something (She simmered with anger after the unfair decision.)

Synonymes : seethe, fume

Expressions courantes : simmer with anger, simmer quietly, simmer with resentment

frémissement

État d’un liquide qui cuit doucement avec de petites bulles, sans bouillir à gros bouillons.

En anglais simple : The state of a liquid cooking gently with small bubbles rather than boiling strongly.

• Keep the water at a simmer.
• Bring the soup to a gentle simmer.
• The sauce needs ten minutes at a simmer.

Comment l'utiliser : bring something to a simmer (Bring the sauce to a simmer, then lower the heat.); keep something at a simmer (Keep the soup at a simmer for fifteen minutes.)

Expressions courantes : a gentle simmer, at a simmer, bring to a simmer