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Meaning of Simmer | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2 Specialized
ˈsɪmɚ

Definitions

  1. A fan of the video game series The Sims.
    slang
  2. A surname from German.
  3. The state or process of simmering.
  4. Someone who plays a sim (a simulation game), particularly The Sims.
    informal

Equivalents

العربية إغل ببطئ جيشان
Azərbaycanca qaynamaq
Deutsch köcheln Schwelen sieden Simmern
Ελληνικά σιγοβράζω
Español calentamiento calentarse cocer a fuego lento cocer a fuego manso cocerse a fuego lento cocerse a fuego manso entibiar entibiarse escalfar escalfarse pochar pocharse
Suomi hauduttaa hauduttaminen hautua
Français bouillotter faire mijoter mijoter
Gaeilge suanbhruith
Galego guisar
Italiano scaldare sobbollire
日本語 とろ火で煮る 烹 煨
한국어 은근히 끓이다
Kurdî zî
Македонски крчка
Nederlands stoven sudderen
Português aferventamento aferventar
Русский вызревать готовить на медленном огне готовить, не доводя до кипения готовиться на медленном огне томиться
Shqip nxë zi
Svenska sjuda sjudning

Examples

“The kettle was kept on the simmer.”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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See also

Simmered simmerer Simmering Simmerman Simmers simmerstat

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