What is the Spanish word for "boil"?

Learn how to say "boil" in Spanish with examples and practice

English

boil

Spanish

hervir

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Alternative translations of "boil"

forúnculo

Examples of how to use "boil" in Spanish

English
Let the water boil for five minutes.
Spanish
Deja que el agua hierva durante cinco minutos.
English
Water boils at one hundred degrees.
Spanish
El agua hierve a cien grados.
English
I boiled the potatoes for dinner.
Spanish
Herví las papas para la cena.
English
The soup is boiling right now.
Spanish
La sopa está hirviendo ahora mismo.
English
She has boiled the eggs already.
Spanish
Ella ya ha hervido los huevos.

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Let the water boil for five minutes.

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