Meaning of vārīt | Babel Free

Definitions

1. to boil (to heat something up to ebullition temperature)
   transitive
2. to boil, to cook (to prepare food in boiling water or in some other boiling liquid)
   transitive
3. to soak (to put in a liquid, usually water, for some time) (of clothes)
   transitive
4. to prepare, make something in a process that involves a heated liquid
   transitive

Equivalents

Examples

“vārīt pienu, sveķus”

to boil milk, resin

“vārošs piens”

boiling (hot) milk

“vārīt udeni piecas minūtes”

to boil water for five minutes

“vārīt olas”

to boil eggs

“vārīt gaļu, kartupeļus”

to cook meat, potatoes

“vārīt tēju”

to make (lit. boil, cook) tea

“vārīt pusdienas, vakariņas”

to cook lunch, dinner

“viņi visi lielā sirsnībā apsēdās pie ugunskura, vārīja putraimu biezputru”

all of them sat by the fireplace with great sincerity, (and) cooked groat porridge

“un piedevām var sieva būt, / kas vārīt prot un pogas šūt”

and in addition she can be a wife / who can cook and sew buttons

“vārīt veļu”

to soak the laundry

“gultas veļa (arī miesas veļa) mazgājot jāvāra un labi jāizgludina”

(while) washing the bed linen (and also personal items), (all) must be soaked and well ironed

“vārīt konfektes, sīrupu”

to make candy, syrup

“vārīt ziepes”

to make soap

“Vaidupes māte prata vārīt zāles dažādām kaitēm”

Mother Vaidupe knew how to make medicine for various diseases

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