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    Hervor (en. Boil)

    /ɛrˈβor/

    Meaning & Definition

    EnglishSpanish
    noun
    The action of boiling.
    The boiling of water indicates that it's ready for cooking.
    El hervor del agua indica que está lista para cocinar.
    A state in which a liquid bubbles due to heat.
    We saw the boiling of the soup in the pot.
    Vimos el hervor de la sopa en la olla.
    Intense agitation, like that which occurs in an emotional situation.
    The boil of feelings led her to make a hasty decision.
    El hervor de los sentimientos la llevó a tomar una decisión apresurada.

    Etymology

    From Latin 'fervere', which means 'to heat'.

    Common Phrases and Expressions

    boiling over with sensations
    An intense emotional state.
    hervor de sensaciones
    to be in a state of turmoil
    To be very agitated or excited.
    estar en hervor
    to take something off the boil
    To stop an action or state before it intensifies.
    sacar del hervor

    Related Words

    to boil
    To convert a liquid into vapor by applying heat.
    hervir
    boiling
    The act of boiling; the state of a liquid that is boiling.
    ebullición

    Slang Meanings

    An intense or exciting situation.
    The party was in full boil, no one wanted to leave.
    La fiesta estuvo en puro hervor, nadie quería irse.
    Emotions running high.
    Yesterday in the argument, the atmosphere was in total turmoil.
    Ayer en la discusión, el ambiente estaba en hervor total.