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bile

/baɪl/

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noun

Bilis

A bitter brownish-yellow or greenish-yellow secretion produced by the liver, stored in the gall bladder, and discharged into the duodenum where it aids the process of digestion.

Examples :

"After eating a fatty meal, the doctor explained that Sarah's body needed more bile to help digest the food properly. "

Después de comer una comida grasosa, el médico explicó que el cuerpo de Sarah necesitaba más bilis para ayudar a digerir la comida correctamente.

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noun

Amargura, mal humor

Bitterness of temper; ill humour; irascibility.

Examples :

"His bile was evident in the harsh tone of his comments to his coworkers. "

Su mal humor era evidente en el tono áspero de sus comentarios a sus compañeros de trabajo.

character mind attitude emotion

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noun

Bilis

Two of the four humours, black bile or yellow bile, in ancient and medieval physiology.

Examples :

"Ancient medical texts described yellow bile as one of the four humours, believed to affect a person's temperament. "

Los textos médicos antiguos describían la bilis amarilla como uno de los cuatro humores, que se creía que afectaban el temperamento de una persona.

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noun

Forúnculo, grano

A boil (kind of swelling).

Examples :

"The doctor examined the child's arm and diagnosed the painful swelling as a bile. "

El médico examinó el brazo del niño y diagnosticó la hinchazón dolorosa como un forúnculo.

medicine disease body

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verb

Hervir

(of liquids) To heat to the point where it begins to turn into a gas.

Examples :

"Boil some water in a pan."

Hierva un poco de agua en una sartén.

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verb

Hervir

To cook in boiling water.

Examples :

"Boil the eggs for three minutes."

Hierva los huevos durante tres minutos.

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verb

Hervir, bullir

(of liquids) To begin to turn into a gas, seethe.

Examples :

"Pure water boils at 100 degrees Celsius."

El agua pura hierve a 100 grados Celsius.

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verb

Hervir

To bring to a boil, to heat so as to cause the contents to boil.

Examples :

"The chef bile the soup until it reached a rolling boil. "

El chef hirvió la sopa hasta que alcanzó el punto de ebullición.

food utensil action

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verb

Acalorar

(used only in progressive tenses, of weather) To be uncomfortably hot.

Examples :

"It’s boiling outside!"

¡Hace un calor que acalora afuera!

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verb

Enojarse, enfadarse

(used only in progressive tenses) To feel uncomfortably hot.

Examples :

"I’m boiling in here – could you open the window?"

Me estoy enfadando aquí dentro, ¿podrías abrir la ventana?

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verb

Hervir, evaporar

To form, or separate, by boiling or evaporation.

Examples :

"to boil sugar or salt"

Hervir azúcar o sal.

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verb

Remojar, empapar

To steep or soak in warm water.

Examples :

"To help the dried herbs release their aroma and medicinal properties, she had to bile them in warm water before making the tea. "

Para ayudar a las hierbas secas a liberar su aroma y propiedades medicinales, tuvo que remojarlas en agua tibia antes de hacer el té.

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verb

Hervir, burbujear

To be agitated like boiling water; to bubble; to effervesce.

Examples :

"the boiling waves of the sea"

Las olas hirvientes del mar.

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verb

Encolerizarse, excitarse

To be moved or excited with passion; to be hot or fervid.

Examples :

"His blood boils with anger."

Su sangre hierve de ira.

emotion mind sensation