fierbe

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fierbe

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Inherited from Vulgar Latin *fervere < Classical Latin fervēre, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeru- (“to be hot, boil”).

verb a fierbe 3rd conjugation · fierbe · fiert · fiarbă · a fierbe · fierbând

  1. to boil (heat (a liquid) until it begins to turn into a gas)
  2. to simmer
  3. to scald
  4. to seethe, bubble up

In English

  • boil (transitive) heat (a liquid) until it begins to turn into a gas

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@misc{fierbe_2026,
  title = {fierbe},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ro/fierbe},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}