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to burn
01
brûler
(of fire) to actively make heat and flames by using up things like coal or wood
Intransitive
Exemples
The bonfire burned fiercely, lighting up the night sky.
Le feu de camp brûlait avec fureur, illuminant le ciel nocturne.
02
brûler, flamber
to be on fire and be destroyed by it
Intransitive
Exemples
The paper caught fire and burned quickly in the flames.
Le papier a pris feu et a brûlé rapidement dans les flammes.
03
brûler, calciner
to cause destruction or harm to something or someone through extreme heat or fire
Transitive: to burn sth
Exemples
He burned his hand on the hot stove while cooking dinner.
Il s'est brûlé la main sur la cuisinière chaude en préparant le dîner.
04
brûler, rougir
to become red, inflamed, or painful on the skin as a result of prolonged exposure to the sun
Transitive: to burn skin
Exemples
He forgot to apply sunscreen and ended up burning his face.
Il a oublié d'appliquer de la crème solaire et a fini par brûler son visage.
05
brûler, consumer
to consume fuel for the production of heat or energy
Transitive: to burn a fuel
Exemples
The car engine burns gasoline to power the vehicle.
Le moteur de la voiture brûle de l'essence pour alimenter le véhicule.
06
briller, émettre de la lumière
to emit or produce light
Intransitive
Exemples
The lamp burned for hours, giving off a soft, soothing light.
La lampe a brûlé pendant des heures, émettant une lumière douce et apaisante.
07
brûler, cuire
to cause a sensation of discomfort or pain similar to that of being burned by fire
Transitive: to burn the skin
Exemples
The hot soup burned my tongue when I tried to take a sip.
La soupe chaude a brûlé ma langue quand j'ai essayé d'en prendre une gorgée.
08
brûler, consumer
to experience or be consumed by strong emotions
Intransitive: to burn | to burn with an emotion
Exemples
His desire for success burned inside him, pushing him to work harder every day.
Son désir de succès brûlait en lui, le poussant à travailler plus dur chaque jour.
09
brûler, enflammer
to make something catch fire and undergo combustion
Transitive: to burn sth
Exemples
You should never burn plastic, as it releases toxic fumes when it combusts.
Vous ne devez jamais brûler le plastique, car il libère des fumées toxiques lors de sa combustion.
10
brûler, cautériser
to cauterize tissue by using a hot iron, electric current, or caustic substance
Transitive: to burn body tissues
Exemples
After the injury, the doctor had to burn the tissue to prevent infection.
Après la blessure, le médecin a dû brûler les tissus pour prévenir l'infection.
11
brûler, cuire
to feel sore or painful, often as a result of injury
Exemples
The acidic lemon juice made a cut on his finger burn terribly.
Le jus de citron acide a fait brûler terriblement une coupure sur son doigt.
12
gaspiller, dilapider
to squander or waste money, time, or other resources recklessly
Transitive: to burn time or resources
Exemples
She realized she had been burning money by buying things she did n't really need.
Elle a réalisé qu'elle brûlait de l'argent en achetant des choses dont elle n'avait pas vraiment besoin.
13
brûler, mettre au bûcher
to execute someone by tying them to a stake and setting them on fire
Transitive: to burn sb
Exemples
The cruel practice of burning witches at the stake was common during the medieval period.
La pratique cruelle de brûler les sorcières sur le bûcher était courante pendant la période médiévale.
14
graver, brûler
to create a CD or DVD by copying data from an original or master copy onto a blank disc
Transitive: to burn digital files
Exemples
He burned a backup of the important files onto a DVD in case of a computer crash.
Il a gravé une sauvegarde des fichiers importants sur un DVD en cas de plantage de l'ordinateur.
15
brûler, écarter
(poker) to discard the top card from the deck face down before dealing the flop, turn, and river cards, in order to prevent cheating by revealing the top card accidentally or intentionally
Transitive: to burn a card
Exemples
The poker player watched closely as the dealer burned a card before each new round.
Le joueur de poker a regardé attentivement alors que le croupier brûlait une carte avant chaque nouveau tour.
16
brûler, consumer
to use calories as energy through physical activity or bodily processes
Exemples
She burned a lot of calories during her morning workout.
Elle a brûlé beaucoup de calories pendant son entraînement matinal.
17
faire cuire à point, bien cuire
to cook something thoroughly or to a preferred well-done state
SlangExemples
Go ahead and burn it; the edges taste amazing that way.
Vas-y et brûle-le ; les bords ont un goût incroyable de cette façon.
Burn
01
brûlure, ardeur
pain that feels hot as if it were on fire
02
brûlure, combustion
damage inflicted by fire
03
brûlure, brûlage
a place or area that has been damaged or injured by fire or heat
Exemples
After the camping trip, he had a small burn on his arm from the campfire.
Après le voyage de camping, il avait une petite brûlure sur le bras à cause du feu de camp.
3.1
coup de soleil, brûlure
a change in skin color or condition caused by exposure to the sun's rays, resulting in a reddish or brownish appearance
Exemples
After spending the afternoon at the beach, she noticed a reddish burn on her shoulders.
Après avoir passé l'après-midi à la plage, elle a remarqué une brûlure rougeâtre sur ses épaules.
04
brûlure, marque de brûlure
a mark or injury that is caused by exposure to fire, acid, heat, etc.
05
brûlure, douleur musculaire
the pain that can be felt in one's muscles as a result of intense training
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