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1 burning
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2 burning
A n1 there's a smell of burning ça sent le brûlé ; I can smell burning! je sens une odeur de brûlé! ;B adj1 ( on fire) [building, vehicle, town, forest] en flammes, en feu ; ( alight) [candle, lamp, fire] allumé ; [ember, coal] embrasé, ardent ; fig ( very hot) [heat] brûlant, torride ; [sun] brûlant ; a burning feeling ou sensation une sensation de brûlure ;2 fig ( intense) [fever, thirst, desire] brûlant ; [passion, enthusiasm] ardent ; a burning question ou issue une question brûlante. -
3 burning
burning ['bɜ:nɪŋ]∎ Bible the burning bush le buisson ardent∎ I have a burning sensation in my stomach j'ai des brûlures d'estomac∎ he had a burning desire to be a writer il désirait ardemment être écrivain;∎ a burning thirst une soif brûlante;∎ she has a burning interest in opera elle s'intéresse vivement à ou se passionne pour l'opéra(d) (crucial, vital) brûlant;∎ a burning issue une question brûlante2 adverb∎ burning hot coals des charbons;∎ her forehead is burning hot elle a le front brûlant3 noun(a) (sensation, smell)∎ a smell of burning une odeur de brûlé;∎ can anyone smell burning? ça sent le brûlé ou quoi?;∎ he felt a burning in his chest il sentit une brûlure à la poitrine∎ he witnessed the burning of hundreds of books il a été témoin de l'autodafé de centaines de livres∎ burning (at the stake) supplice m du bûcher -
4 burning issue
Pol., Conf. question brulante; pf. dossier sensibleEnglish-French dictionary of law, politics, economics & finance > burning issue
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5 to raise a thorny burning issue
see raise a thorny issue Pol. aborder une question brûlante; lever un lièvreEnglish-French dictionary of law, politics, economics & finance > to raise a thorny burning issue
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6 catch
[kæ ] 1. past tense, past participle - caught; verb1) (to stop and hold (something which is moving); to capture: He caught the cricket ball; The cat caught a mouse; Did you catch any fish?; I tried to catch his attention.) attraper2) (to be in time for, or get on (a train, bus etc): I'll have to catch the 9.45 (train) to London.) arriver à temps pour (prendre)3) (to surprise (someone) in the act of: I caught him stealing (my vegetables).) surprendre4) (to become infected with (a disease or illness): He caught flu.) attraper5) (to (cause to) become accidentally attached or held: The child caught her fingers in the car door.) (se) prendre6) (to hit: The punch caught him on the chin.) flanquer un coup7) (to manage to hear: Did you catch what she said?) comprendre8) (to start burning: I dropped a match on the pile of wood and it caught (fire) immediately.) prendre (feu)2. noun1) (an act of catching: He took a fine catch behind the wicket.) arrêt (au vol)2) (a small device for holding (a door etc) in place: The catch on my suitcase is broken.) loquet, serrure, fermoir3) (the total amount (of eg fish) caught: the largest catch of mackerel this year.) prise4) (a trick or problem: There's a catch in this question.) attrape•- catching- catchy - catch-phrase - catch-word - catch someone's eye - catch on - catch out - catch up
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