Usage Note
Bouillir is an irregular verb; key forms are il bout (it boils), nous bouillons, past participle bouilli. The phrase faire bouillir means 'to bring to a boil'. Bouilli as an adjective means 'boiled' (eau bouillie). The figurative expression ça me fait bouillir means 'it makes my blood boil'.
Examples
"L'eau bout à cent degrés."
Natural Translation
Water boils at one hundred degrees.
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