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10 Language-to-English DictionariesSimmer
/ˈsɪm.ər/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
To stay or cause to stay just below boiling point.
"Reduce the heat and let the soup simmer for twenty minutes."
- 1
A state or temperature just below boiling point.
"Bring the sauce to a gentle simmer."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Late Middle English (in the sense 'suppress laughter or anger'): imitative, perhaps representing the sound of gentle boiling.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Simmer" is said worldwide
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mijoter
Transliteration: mijoter
"Laissez mijoter la sauce à feu doux."
köcheln
Transliteration: köcheln
"Lassen Sie die Suppe sanft köcheln."
sobbollire
Transliteration: sobbollire
"Lasciate sobbollire il sugo per dieci minuti."
hervir a fuego lento
Transliteration: hervir a fuego lento
"Deja que la sopa hierva a fuego lento."
cozinhar em fogo brando
Transliteration: cozinhar em fogo brando
"Deixe o molho cozinhar em fogo brando."
धीमी आंच पर पकाना
Transliteration: dheemi aanch par pakana
"सूप को धीमी आंच पर पकने दें।"
煨
Transliteration: wēi
"让汤用小火慢炖。"
은은하게 끓이다
Transliteration: eun-eunha-ge kkeunh-ida
"스프를 약불에서 은은하게 끓이세요."
煮立てる
Transliteration: nitateru
"スープを弱火でことこと煮込みます。"
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