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bouillir

/bu.jiʁ/ verb A2
  1. to boil (becoming boiling; reach boiling point) (intransitive)
  2. to boil (cause to boil) (transitive)
  3. to seethe (figuratively)
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Verb forms

Infinitive
bouillir
Present participle
bouillant
Past participle
bouilli
Present (je)
bous
Future (je)
bouillirai
Passé composé (je)
ai bouilli

An irregular verb: some of its forms don’t follow the rules, so learn them by heart.

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Malheureusement, nous ne sommes pas au bout.
Le Comte de Monte-Cristo, p. 43 · C1
Villefort ne répondit pas ; mais au bout de quelques instants, il releva sa tête pâle et décomposée, et relut une seconde fois la lettre.
Le Comte de Monte-Cristo, p. 65 · C1
Puis, au bout d'un instant :
Le Comte de Monte-Cristo, p. 68 · C1
Et il abaissa effectivement sa carabine vers Dantès qui sentit s'appuyer le bout du canon contre sa tempe.
Le Comte de Monte-Cristo, p. 76 · C1

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