Новый большой англо-русский словарь - boil down
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boil down
1. уваривать; выпаривать; сгущать 2. увариваться, выпариваться 3. сокращать, сжимать 4. сокращаться, сжиматься; сводиться the matter boils down to this —- дело сводится к следующему it boils down to nothing —- это ни к чему не приводит
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1.
verb Date: 1731 transitive verb 1. to reduce in bulk by boiling 2. condense, summarize ~ a report intransitive verb 1. to undergo reduction in bulk by boiling 2. a. to be equivalent in summary ; amount his speech boiled down to a plea for more money b. to reduce ultimately your choices ~ to three ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
2.
When you boil down a liquid or food, or when it boils down, it is boiled until there is less of it because some of the water in it has changed into steam or vapour. He boils down red wine and uses what’s left... = reduce PHRASAL VERB: V P n (not pron) ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
3.
{v.} 1. To boil away some of the water from; make less by boiling. * /She boiled down the maple sap to a thick syrup./ * /The fruit juice boiled down until it was almost not good for jelly./ 2. To reduce the length of; cut down; shorten. * /The reporter boiled the story down to half the original length./ 3. To reduce itself to; come down to; be briefly or basically. * /The whole discussion boils down to the question of whether the government should fix prices./ ...Английский словарь американских идиом
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