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burn verb

  /bɜːn/ , /bɝn/
  • (transitive) To cause to be consumed by fire.
 quemar, arder, quemarse, combustionar, fogarear, foguerear
  • (chemistry, transitive) To cause to combine with oxygen or other active agent, with evolution of heat; to consume; to oxidize.
 quemar, combustionar, fogarear, foguerear
  • (transitive) To consume, damage, or change the condition of, as if by action of fire or heat; to affect as fire or heat does.
  • (intransitive) To be hot, e.g. due to embarrassment.
  • (transitive, computing) To write data to a permanent storage medium like a compact disc or a ROM chip.
 quemar, arder
  • (transitive) To overheat so as to make unusable.
  • (intransitive) To become overheated to the point of being unusable.
  • In certain games, to approach near to a concealed object which is sought.
 quemar

burn noun

  /bɜːn/ , /bɝn/
  • A physical injury caused by heat, cold, electricity, radiation or caustic chemicals.
 quemadura
  • The act of burning something with fire.
 quema, quemar
  • Physical sensation in the muscles following strenuous exercise, caused by build-up of lactic acid.
 quemazón

burning adjective

  /ˈbɜːnɪŋ/ , /ˈbɝnɪŋ/
  • So hot as to seem to burn (something).
  • Feeling very hot.
  • Feeling great passion.
 ardiente

burning noun

  /ˈbɜːnɪŋ/ , /ˈbɝnɪŋ/
  • The act by which something burns or is burned.
 quema, quemamiento
burn down
incendiar, arrasar, incendiarse
freezer burn
quemadura de congelación
burn out
cauterizar
burn one's bridges
quemar las naves, quemar los puentes
slash and burn
roza y quema, artigaje
burn the midnight oil
hacer días y noches, quemarse las pestañas
burn the candle at both ends
quemar la vela por los dos cabos
burn phone
teléfono prepago / prepagado
first-degree burn
quemadura de primer grado
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