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boil [sth] down,
boil down [sth] vtr phrasal sep | (liquid: reduce) | reducir⇒ vtr |
| | The cook boiled the drippings down to a rich gravy. |
| | El cocinero redujo los jugos a una rica salsa. |
| boil down vi phrasal | (liquid: be reduced) | reducirse⇒ v prnl |
| | Heat the water until it boils down to a volume of about 10ml. |
| | Caliente el agua hasta que se haya reducido a un volumen de unos 10 ml. |
| boil down to [sth] vi phrasal + prep | figurative, informal (be essentially) | reducirse a v prnl + prep |
| | What it all boils down to is a failure to plan. |
| | Todo se reduce a que es un fracaso planificar. |
| | (figurado) | en resumidas cuentas expr |
| | En resumidas cuentas, es un fracaso planificar. |
boil [sth] down,
boil down [sth] vtr phrasal sep | figurative (information, argument: reduce) | reducir⇒ vtr |
| | If you boil down Machiavelli's philosophy, he is saying that the end justifies the means. |
| | Si reduces la filosofía de Maquiavelo, dice que el fin justifica los medios. |