noun🔗ShareBilisA 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."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.medicinephysiologyanatomybiochemistrybiologysubstancebodyorganChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareAmargura, mal humorBitterness of temper; ill humour; irascibility."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.charactermindattitudeemotionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareBilisTwo of the four humours, black bile or yellow bile, in ancient and medieval physiology."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.physiologymedicinebodyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareForúnculo, granoA boil (kind of swelling)."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.medicinediseasebodyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareHervir(of liquids) To heat to the point where it begins to turn into a gas."Boil some water in a pan."Hierva un poco de agua en una sartén.physicschemistryenergyprocessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareHervirTo cook in boiling water."Boil the eggs for three minutes."Hierva los huevos durante tres minutos.foodutensilChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareHervir, bullir(of liquids) To begin to turn into a gas, seethe."Pure water boils at 100 degrees Celsius."El agua pura hierve a 100 grados Celsius.chemistryphysicssubstanceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareHervirTo bring to a boil, to heat so as to cause the contents to boil."The chef bile the soup until it reached a rolling boil. "El chef hirvió la sopa hasta que alcanzó el punto de ebullición.foodutensilactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareAcalorar(used only in progressive tenses, of weather) To be uncomfortably hot."It’s boiling outside!"¡Hace un calor que acalora afuera!weatherChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareEnojarse, enfadarse(used only in progressive tenses) To feel uncomfortably hot."I’m boiling in here – could you open the window?"Me estoy enfadando aquí dentro, ¿podrías abrir la ventana?sensationbodyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareHervir, evaporarTo form, or separate, by boiling or evaporation."to boil sugar or salt"Hervir azúcar o sal.chemistryprocesssubstanceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareRemojar, empaparTo steep or soak in warm water."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.processfoodChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareHervir, burbujearTo be agitated like boiling water; to bubble; to effervesce."the boiling waves of the sea"Las olas hirvientes del mar.physiologybodyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareEncolerizarse, excitarseTo be moved or excited with passion; to be hot or fervid."His blood boils with anger."Su sangre hierve de ira.emotionmindsensationChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
