zum Kochen bringen

to bring it to a boil

Türkçe: kaynatmak

Noun

Kochen n.

Verb

bringen

Topic

Alltag und Redewendungen

In a sentence

Der Koch bringt die Brühe langsam zum Kochen, bevor er die Nudeln hinzugibt.

How it is used

Literally means to bring a liquid to a boil. Neutral register. Used in cooking instructions. Figuratively, it can mean to provoke anger, but the literal sense is far more common.

Other collocations built on bringen

• etw. zum Abschluss bringento bring something to a conclusion
• etw. zur Abstimmung bringento put something to a vote
• zur Anwendung bringento put into application/implement
• etw. zur Anzeige bringento report something (to authorities)
• zur Aufführung bringento stage/produce a performance
• jdn. in Bedrängnis bringento put someone in a difficult situation
• etw. zum Ausdruck bringento express something
• jdn. ins Bett bringento put someone to bed (tuck in)