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burn verb

  /bɜːn/ , /bɝn/
  • (transitive) To cause to be consumed by fire.
 polttaa, palaa
  • (chemistry, transitive) To cause to combine with oxygen or other active agent, with evolution of heat; to consume; to oxidize.
 polttaa, palaa, hapettaa, hapettua, kuumottaa, käräyttää
  • (transitive) To overheat so as to make unusable.
  • (transitive, computing) To write data to a permanent storage medium like a compact disc or a ROM chip.
  • In certain games, to approach near to a concealed object which is sought.
 polttaa
  • (intransitive) To be hot, e.g. due to embarrassment.
 palaa, kuumottaa
  • (transitive) To consume, damage, or change the condition of, as if by action of fire or heat; to affect as fire or heat does.
 polttaa, nokittaa, servata
  • (intransitive, physics, of an element) To be converted to another element in a nuclear fusion reaction, especially in a star.
 fuusioitua
  • (intransitive, slang, card games, gambling) To discard.
 heittää pois, polttaa
  • (photography) To increase the exposure for certain areas of a print in order to make them lighter (compare dodge).
 lisävalottaa
  • (intransitive, curling) To accidentally touch a moving stone.
 palaa
  • (intransitive) To become overheated to the point of being unusable.
 palaa, polttaa
  • (transitive) To waste (time); to waste money or other resources.
 polttaa, tappaa

burn noun

  /bɜːn/ , /bɝn/
  • A physical injury caused by heat, cold, electricity, radiation or caustic chemicals.
 palovamma
  • The act of burning something with fire.
 poltto, polttaminen
  • Physical sensation in the muscles following strenuous exercise, caused by build-up of lactic acid.
 kuumotus, polte
  • (slang) An effective insult, often in the expression sick burn (excellent or badass insult).
 piikki
  • (slang) An intense non-physical sting, as left by shame or an effective insult.
 pisto
  • A sensation resembling such an injury.
 polte
  • The operation or result of burning or baking, as in brickmaking.
 poltto
  • (uncountable, UK, chiefly, prison slang) Tobacco.
 rööki

burning noun

  /bɜːnɪŋ/ , /bɝnɪŋ/
  • A fire.
 palaminen, palo
  • A fiery pain.
 polte
  • The act by which something burns or is burned.
 polttaminen, poltto

burning adjective

  /bɜːnɪŋ/ , /bɝnɪŋ/
  • So hot as to seem to burn (something).
  • Being keenly discussed.
 polttava
  • Feeling very hot.
  • On fire.
 palava
  • Feeling great passion.
 palava, polttava
slash and burn
suoraviivainen, kaskeaminen, kaskiviljely, kasketa
burn down
palaa maan tasalle, palaa poroksi, polttaa, polttaa maan tasalle
burn notice
erottaminen
freezer burn
jääpolte
third-degree burn
kolmannen asteen palovamma
burn-clearing
kaskeaminen, kaskenpoltto, kulotus
first-degree burn
ensimmäisen asteen palovamma
second-degree burn
toisen asteen palovamma
slash-and-burn
kaskiviljely
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