brew

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈbruː/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/bru/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(bro̅o̅)

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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
brew [sth] vtr(make, ferment: beer)elaborar vtr
  hacer vtr
 Lars enjoys brewing beer at home and experimenting with different flavors.
 A Lars le gusta elaborar cerveza en casa y experimentar con distintos sabores.
brew [sth] vtr(make, infuse: coffee, tea)hacer vtr
  preparar vtr
 Holly brewed a pot of herbal tea for her guests.
 Holly hizo una tetera de infusión de hierbas para sus invitados.
brew vi(infuse, cook)hacerse v prnl
  prepararse v prnl
 The coffee is brewing now.
 El café se está haciendo.
brew vifigurative (approach, be impending)formarse v prnl
  desarrollarse v prnl
 (formal)gestarse v prnl
Note: Usually used in continuous tenses.
 A storm was brewing in the east.
 Se estaba formando una tormenta por el este.
brew vifigurative (form, develop) (figurado)cocinarse v prnl
  formarse v prnl
  tramarse v prnl
Note: Usually used in continuous tenses.
 The King had no idea that a plot was brewing to dethrone him.
 El rey no tenía idea de que se estaba cocinando una confabulación para destronarlo.
brew [sth] vtrUS, figurative (devise, develop: a plan) (intenciones ocultas)tramar, fraguar vtr
 (coloquial)armar vtr
  elaborar vtr
 The group of teenage boys looked like they were brewing trouble.
 El grupo de adolescentes parecía tramar problemas.
brew n(infusion)infusión nf
 A steaming mug of some sort of brew sat on the counter.
 Sobre la encimera había una humeante taza de algún tipo de infusión.
brew nfigurative (mixture)mezcla nf
 The band's music is a brew of varied influences.
 La música de la banda es una mezcla de varias influencias.
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026:

Additional Translations
InglésEspañol
brew ninformal (beer)cerveza nf
 (coloquial)birra nf
 (AmC, MX: coloquial)chela nf
 (CO: coloquial)pola nf
 This microbrewery produces a unique brew flavored with spices.
 La microcervecería produce una cerveza única con sabor a especias.
brew nUK, regional, informal (pot or cup of tea)infusión nf
  nm
 Shall I make a brew?
 ¿Preparo una infusión?
brew n(time of brewing) (infusión)tiempo nm
  tiempo de preparación nm + loc adj
  tiempo de elaboración nm + loc adj
 This tea's flavour can be quite subtle; it needs a long brew.
 El sabor de este té puede ser bastante sutil, necesita tiempo.
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026:

Locuciones verbales
InglésEspañol
brew up [sth],
brew [sth] up
vtr phrasal insep
(make: tea, beer)cocinar vtr
  preparar vtr
brew up [sth],
brew [sth] up
vtr phrasal insep
figurative (create) (figurado)cocinar vtr
  crear vtr
brew up vi phrasalUK, informal (make tea or coffee)hacer té loc verb
  hacer café loc verb
brew up vi phrasalmilitary slang (burst into flames)prenderse fuego loc verb
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026:

Compound Forms:
InglésEspañol
brew-up nUK, informal (making tea)nm
 We stopped work for a brew-up.
cold brew n(coffee made with cool water)café preparado en frío nm + loc adj
  café infusionado en frío nm + loc adj
 (voz inglesa)cold brew loc nom m
cold brew adj(coffee: made with cool water)preparado en frío loc adj
  infusionado en frío loc adj
home brew,
homebrew
n
(beer: home-produced)cerveza casera nf + adj
  cerveza artesanal nf + adj mf
 Peter had made some home brew which we drank together.
 Peter hizo cerveza casera y la tomamos juntos.
home brew,
home-brew,
homebrew
n
(alcoholic drink made at home)bebida alcohólica hecha en casa nf + loc adj
  bebida alcohólica artesanal nf + loc adj
home brew,
home-brew,
homebrew
n as adj
US, informal, figurative (made at home)casero adj
home brew,
home-brew,
homebrew
n
Can, informal (athlete born in Canada)atleta canadiense n común + adj
witches' brew nfigurative (concoction)mejunje, potingue nm
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'brew' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:
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Spanish:

Collocations: brew [coffee, tea, beer], brew coffee [in a French press, in a cafetiere], brew tea [in a teapot, over an open flame], more...

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