simmer

sim·mer  (smr)

v. sim·mered, sim·mer·ing, sim·mers

v.intr.

1. To be cooked gently or remain just at or below the boiling point.

2.

a. To be filled with pent-up emotion; seethe.

b. To be in a state of gentle ferment: thoughts simmering in the back of her mind.

v.tr.

1. To cook (food) gently in a liquid just at or below the boiling point.

2. To keep (a liquid) near or just below the boiling point. See Synonyms at boil¹.

n.

The state or process of simmering.

Phrasal Verb:

simmer down

To become calm after excitement or anger.

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[Alteration of Middle English simpire, to simmer, probably of imitative origin.]

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simmer [ˈsɪmə]

vb

1. (Cookery) to cook (food) gently at or just below the boiling point

2. (intr) to be about to break out in rage or excitement

n

the act, sound, or state of simmering

[perhaps of imitative origin; compare German summen to hum]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	simmer - temperature just below the boiling point; "the stew remained at a simmer for hours" temperature - the degree of hotness or coldness of a body or environment (corresponding to its molecular activity)
Verb	1.	simmer - boil slowly at low temperature; "simmer the sauce"; "simmering water" cookery, cooking, preparation - the act of preparing something (as food) by the application of heat; "cooking can be a great art"; "people are needed who have experience in cookery"; "he left the preparation of meals to his wife" boil - immerse or be immersed in a boiling liquid, often for cooking purposes; "boil potatoes"; "boil wool"

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simmer

verb

1. bubble, stew, boil gently, seethe, cook gently Turn the heat down so the sauce simmers gently.

2. fume, seethe, smoulder, burn, smart, rage, boil, be angry, see red (informal), be tense, be pissed (off) (taboo slang), be agitated, be uptight (informal) He simmered with rage.

simmer down (Informal) calm down, grow quieter, control yourself, unwind (informal), contain yourself, collect yourself, cool off or down, get down off your high horse (informal) After an hour or so, she finally managed to simmer down.

Translations

simmer [ˈsɪməʳ]

A. VT → cocer a fuego lento

B. VI → hervir a fuego lento (fig) → estar a punto de estallar

C. N to be/keep on the simmer → hervir a fuego lento

simmer down VI + ADV (fig) → calmarse, tranquilizarse
simmer down! → ¡cálmate!

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simmer [ˈsɪmə^r]

vi

[soup, sauce] → mijoter

[conflict, quarrel] → couver

vt [+ soup, sauce] → laisser mijoter

simmer down

vi (= calm down) → se calmer

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simmer

n to be on the simmer (Cook) → auf kleiner Flamme kochen; to keep something on the simmer (lit) → etw auf kleiner Flamme kochen lassen; (fig) → etw nicht zur Ruhe kommen lassen

vt → auf kleiner Flamme kochen lassen

vi → auf kleiner Flamme kochen; (fig, with rage) → kochen (inf); (with excitement) → fiebern

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simmer [ˈsɪməʳ]

1. vt → cuocere a fuoco lento

2. vi (water) → sobbollire; (food) → cuocere a fuoco lento (fig) (revolt) → covare
to simmer with rage → ribollire dalla rabbia

simmer down vi + adv (fig) (fam) → calmarsi

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simmer

v simmer [ˈsimə]

to (cause to) cook gently at or just below boiling point The stew simmered on the stove; Simmer the ingredients in water for five minutes. prut يَطْبُخُ على نارٍ خَفيفَه къкря mírně (po)vařit, bublat simre; lade simre sieden σιγοβράζω hervir a fuego lento tasasel tulel kee(t)ma آهسته جوشيدن kiehua hiljaa, antaa kiehua hiljalleen (faire) mijoter לְאדוֹת उबालना, धीरे धीरे पकाना lagano vreti, tiho vreti lassú tűzön süt, főz; párol merebus krauma, malla bollire lentamente とろ火で煮る 부글부글 끓다 virti ant lėtos ugnies vārīties uz lēnas uguns mereneh sudderen småkoke, koke over svak varme gotować (się) na wolnym ogniu cozinhar lentamente a coace кипеть, кипятить на медленном огне mierne (po)variť, bublať cmariti krčkati se småkoka, puttra, sjuda ตุ๋น hafif ateşte piş(ir)mek (使)小火慢燉 кипіти на малому вогні ہلکے ہلکے ابلنا sắp sôi, sủi 文火煨煮, 慢煮

simmer down

to calm down. pruttel يَهْدأ успокоявам uklidnit (se) falde til ro sich abregen ηρεμώ, καταλαγιάζω calmar(se), tranquilizar(se) maha rahunema آرام باش rauhoittua (se) calmer לְהֵרָגַע क्रोध उत्सुकता इत्यादि से भरा रहना ohladiti se, smiriti se lecsendesedik menenangkan slappa af, róast sbollire, calmarsi 静まる 서서히 식다 nurimti nomierināties; norimt menjadi reda bedaren roe/hisse seg ned uspokajać się acalmar-se a se calma успокоиться, остыть upokojiť sa umiriti (se) smiri se lugna ner sig เคี่ยวให้ค่อย ๆ เดือด sakinleşmek, yatışmak 平靜下來 охолонути, заспокоїтися ابال کا اترنا trở lại bình tĩnh 平静下来

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simmer → يَغْلي برفق mírně povařit simre köcheln σιγοβράζω hervir a fuego lento kiehua hiljalleen mijoter kipiti cuocere a fuoco lento 弱火でとろとろ煮る 서서히 끓다 sudderen småkoke ugotować się na wolnym ogniu cozinhar em fogo fraco, cozinhar em lume brando варить на медленном огне sjuda ตุ๋น yavaş yavaş kaynatmak ninh nhỏ lửa 煨