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brew  (br)
v. brewed, brew·ing, brews
v.tr.
1. To make (ale or beer) from malt and hops by infusion, boiling, and fermentation.
2. To make (a beverage) by boiling, steeping, or mixing various ingredients: brew tea.
3. To concoct; devise: brew a plot to overthrow the government.
v.intr.
1. To make ale or beer as an occupation.
2. To be made by boiling or steeping: As the coffee brewed, I paced in the kitchen.
3. To be imminent; impend: "storms brewing on every frontier" (John Dos Passos).
n.
1.
a. A beverage made by brewing.
b. A serving of such a beverage.
2. Something produced as if by brewing; a mix: Their politics were a strange brew of idealism and self-interest.

[Middle English brewen, from Old English browan; see bhreu- in Indo-European roots.]

brewage n.
brewer n.

brew
Verb
1. to make (beer, ale, etc.) from malt and other ingredients by steeping, boiling, and fermentation
2. to prepare (a drink, such as tea) by infusing
3. to devise or plan: to brew a plot
4. to be in the process of being brewed
5. to be about to happen or forming: a rebellion was brewing
Noun
1. a beverage produced by brewing, esp. tea or beer
2. an instance of brewing: last year's brew [Old English brēowan]
brewer n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.brewbrew - drink made by steeping and boiling and fermenting rather than distilling
alcohol, alcoholic beverage, alcoholic drink, inebriant, intoxicant - a liquor or brew containing alcohol as the active agent; "alcohol (or drink) ruined him"
beer - a general name for alcoholic beverages made by fermenting a cereal (or mixture of cereals) flavored with hops
kvass - fermented beverage resembling beer but made from rye or barley
mead - made of fermented honey and water
cassiri - a drink resembling beer; made from fermented cassava juice
spruce beer - a brew made by fermenting molasses and other sugars with the sap of spruce trees (sometimes with malt)
Verb1.brew - prepare by brewing; "people have been brewing beer for thousands of years"
2.brew - sit or let sit in boiling water so as to extract the flavor; "the tea is brewing"
imbue, soak - fill, soak, or imbue totally; "soak the bandage with disinfectant"

brew
verb 1. boil, make, soak, steep, stew, infuse (tea)
verb 2. make, ferment, prepare by fermentation
Translations
brew [bruː] vt [+ tea] → hacer [+ beer]; elaborar [+ plot]; tramar
vihacerse; elaborarse; tramarse; [storm] → amenazar

brew [bruː] vt [+ tea] → faire infuser [+ beer]; brasser [+ plot]; tramer, préparer
vi [tea] → infuser; [beer] → fermenter (fig); se préparer, couver

brew [bruː] vt (tea) → aufbrühen, kochen;
(beer) → brauen
vi (tea) → ziehen;
(beer) → gären;
(storm), (fig); sich zusammenbrauen

brew [bruː] vt [+ tea] → fare un infuso di [+ beer]; fare [+ plot]; tramare
vi [tea] → essere in infusione; [beer] → essere in fermentazione;
(fig) → bollire in pentola

brew
v brew [bruː]
1 to make (beer, ale etc) He brews beer at home. brou يخمّـر البيره، يَنْقَع варя бира vařit brygge; fremstille brauen παρασκευάζω (π.χ. μπίρα) elaborar bebidas fermentadas pruulima به عمل آوردن panna brasser לְבָשֵל בִּירָה मद्य बनाना variti pivo főz (italt) membuat brugga fare, preparare 醸造する 양조하다 daryti (alų) brūvēt (alu) membuat bir brouwen brygge warzyć produzir a fabrica (bere) варить variť variti variti brygga ต้ม (เหล้า) bira yapmak 釀造(啤酒等) варити بئیر بنانا chế, ủ (rượu, bia) 啤酒
2 to make (tea etc) She brewed another pot of tea. laat trek, trek يَنْقَعُ / يُعِدُّ الشّاي попарвам (чай) (u)vařit lave zubereiten φτιάχνω (π.χ. τσάι) preparar tõmbama panema درست کردن hauduttaa, keittää faire (infuser) לַחֲלוֹט चाय इत्यादि तैयार करना pripraviti készít (teát) menyedu gera te, hella upp á preparare, mettere in infusione (茶) を入れる 끓이다 užplikyti (arbatą) uzliet (tēju) membuat teh zetten trekke/lage (te osv) parzyć fazer a face, a pregăti заваривать pripraviť pripraviti (čaj) skuvati göra, brygga ชง demlemek 泡(茶等) заварювати چائے کافی بنانا pha (trà)
3 to prepare There's a storm brewing. aan die opsteek, aan die broei تَهَبُّ (العاصِفَه) подготвям се chystat se være ved at udvikle sig; være under opsejling sich zusammenbrauen προμηνύομαι, ετοιμάζομαι να, προετοιμάζω amenazar, prepararse tulekul olema در شرف رخ دادن tehdä tuloaan (être) dans l'air לְהָכִין तैयार करना या होना spremati se készül(ődik) akan terjadi vera í aðsigi addensarsi 起ころうとしている 임박하다 kauptis, telktis (par vētru, negaisu) tuvoties bergelora op komst zijn brygge , trekke opp, være i anmarsj zanosić się na, szykować się preparar-se a se apropia назревать chystať sa pripravljati se spremati dra ihop sig till เริ่ม hazırlanmak (醞釀) назрівати; насуватися تیاری میں ہونا chuẩn bị; sắp)酝酿
n brewer
brouer صانِعُ البيرَه пивовар sládek brygger der Brauer ζυθοποιός cervecero õllepruulija آبجو ساز oluenpanija brasseur/-euse מְבַשֵל שֵיכָר शराब बनाने वाला pivar sörfőző pembuat bir bruggari fabbricante di birra, birraio 醸造業者 양조자 aludaris aldaris pembuat bir brouwer brygger(mester) piwowar cervejeiro producător de bere пивовар pivovarník pivovar pivar bryggare ผู้ผลิตเหล้า bira yapımcısı 釀酒廠 пивовар, броварник شراب تیار کرنے والا người ủ rượu, bia
n brewery
a place for brewing beer etc. brouery مَصْنَعُ البيرَه пивоварна фабрика pivovar bryggeri die Brauerei ζυθοποιείο cervecería pruulikoda کارخانۀ آبجوسازی panimo brasserie מִבְשֶלֶת בִּירָה शराब की भट्टी pivovara sörfőzde tempat pembuatan bir ölgerð fabbrica di birra ビール醸造所 양조장 alaus darykla alus darītava tempat membuat bir brouwerij bryggeri browar cervejaria fabrică de bere пивоварня pivovar pivovarna pivara bryggeri โรงงานผลิตเหล้า bira fabrikası 啤酒廠 пивоварний завод, броварня وہ جگہ جہاں شراب تیار ہوتی ہو nhà máy bia, rượu 啤酒


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