bouillon
A clear seasoned broth made by simmering usually light meat, such as beef or chickenA clear seasoned broth made by simmering usually light meat, such as beef or chicken.
» There's not enough salt in the bouillon.
Бульон недосолен.
В бульоне не хватает соли.
Meaning
3 senses(countable, uncountable)A clear seasoned broth made by simmering usually light meat, such as beef or chicken.
Bouillon
бульо́нbulʹón
бульйо́нbulʹjón
a clear seasoned broth
A clear seasoned broth made by simmering usually light meat, such as beef or chicken.
(countable, uncountable)A similar broth made by reconstituting, that is, by adding hot water to dried powder concentrate; the dried powder concentrate itself.
(countable, uncountable)An excrescence on a horse's frush or frog.
Examples
3 sentencesThere's not enough salt in the bouillon.
ruБульон недосолен.
The bouillon is undersalted.
ruБульон недосолен.
The bouillon has enough salt.
ruБульон посолен достаточно.
Translations
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Origin
First attested 1656, from French bouillon, from the verb bouillir (“to boil”), from Old FrFirst attested 1656, from French bouillon, from the verb bouillir (“to boil”), from Old French boillir, from Latin bullīre (“to bubble, boil”), from bulla (“bubble”).
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Forms
plural: bouillonsWord family
3 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable