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boil over
Language:
en
1.
general
neutral
literal
To bubble and spill over the rim of a container as a liquid reaches and exceeds its boiling point.
2.
general
informal
figurative
To reach a point of losing control, especially emotionally, resulting in an outburst or wider consequences.
Examples:
EN:
Your pot is gonna boil over.
ES:
Tu olla va a hervir.
EN:
Them human beings will make anybody boil over.
ES:
Los seres humanos harían enojar a cualquiera.
EN:
B0 atoche will boil over and scald half of Canada.
ES:
Batoche arderá, entonces, y prenderá medio Canadá.
EN:
We have reason to believe they'll boil over soon.
ES:
Creemos que hará ebullición.
EN:
Folks, don't let your tempers boil over.
ES:
Amigos, contrólense.
EN:
We mustn't let what's on the stove boil over.
ES:
Se nos va a quemar la comida que está en el fuego.
EN:
If you're so confoundedly competent, you'll notice your kettle's about to boil over.
ES:
Si tan competente es, habrá notado que la tetera hierve.
EN:
It's a start. - Take it easy before you boil over.
ES:
- Debes tomarlo con calma.
EN:
No. You have to put something on it, so as to not boil over.
ES:
Ha de poner algo encima, para que al hervir no se derrame.
EN:
Looks like this place is gonna boil over any minute.
ES:
Este lugar parece que va a hervir
EN:
One day, it has to boil over.
ES:
Un día explotará.
EN:
Jeff, that stuff's ready to boil over.
ES:
Eso está a punto de derramarse.
EN:
If it should happen to boil over and put out the flame...
ES:
Si sucediera que hirviera y cayese el agua apagando la llama...
EN:
He wouldn't be stopping these store keepers ideas If he did have a better idea cookin' about to boil over.
ES:
Jamás habría dado esa orden a los tenderos sin tener un plan, una idea mejor.
EN:
The milk will boil over.
ES:
La leche se va a salir.
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