boil down
To reduce in volume by boilingTo reduce in volume by boiling.
» Boil down the report to one page.
Reduzieren Sie den Bericht auf eine Seite.
Kürze den Bericht auf eine Seite.
Kürzen Sie den Bericht auf eine Seite.
Meaning
3 senses(intransitive, transitive)To reduce in volume by boiling.
He boiled the soup down so it wouldn't be so weak.
(intransitive)To become reduced (to the most central elements or ingredients: to the essence, core, or implication for action).
So what this boils down to is that you still owe me that fifty bucks.
выпа́риватьvypárivatʹ, вы́паритьvýparitʹ, своди́тьсяsvodítʹsja
зво́дитисяzvódytysja, звести́сяzvestýsja
(transitive)To reduce (to the most central elements or ingredients: to the essence, core, or implication for action).
My dissertation is 342 pages long, and I'm required to boil it down to a one-page abstract?!
einkochen
сжатьsžatʹ, свести́svestí
- be cooked until very little liquid is left
- cook until very little liquid is left
- be the essential element
Examples
12 sentencesBoil down the report to one page.
deReduzieren Sie den Bericht auf eine Seite. — Hans_Adler
What he said boils down to this.
That boils down to the same thing.
deDas läuft aufs Gleiche hinaus. — Tamy
Fluency boils down to one thing: practice.
Boil the news down to a hundred words.
ruСократи новость до ста слов. — Hellerick
Translations
8 languagesBy meaning 1
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Origin
As an allusion to the technique of reduction or decreasing liquid content of food by boiliAs an allusion to the technique of reduction or decreasing liquid content of food by boiling much of its water off.
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Forms
boils down, boiling down, boiled down, boiled down| Base form | boil down · to boil down |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | boils down |
| Present participle | boiling down |
| Past simple | boiled down |
| Past participle | boiled down |
irregular
Phrasal verbs
5 phrasal verbsSynonyms
5 synonyms- be cooked until very little liquid is left:reducedecoctconcentrate
- cook until very little liquid is left:reduceconcentrate
- be the essential element:reducecome down
Word family
1 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Phrasal verbs: introduction — Because it is a phrasal verb