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1 candle
'kændl(a moulded piece of wax with a wick in the centre, for giving light: We had to use candles when the electric lights went out.) stearinlys, (levende) lys- candlesticklys--------stearinlysIsubst. \/ˈkændl\/1) lys, stearinlys, levende lys2) (fysikk, gammeldags for candela) candela (lysstyrkeenhet)burn the candle at both ends brenne sitt lys i begge ender, slite seg utcan't hold a candle to slett ikke kunne måle seg mednot worth the candle ikke bryet verdtIIverb \/ˈkændl\/undersøke med lyscandle eggs forklaring: gjennomlyse egg for å se om de er ferske -
2 burn
bə:n 1. past tense, past participles - burned, burnt; verb1) (to destroy, damage or injure by fire, heat, acid etc: The fire burned all my papers; I've burnt the meat.) brenne2) (to use as fuel.) brenne3) (to make (a hole etc) by fire, heat, acid etc: The acid burned a hole in my dress.) brenne4) (to catch fire: Paper burns easily.) ta fyr2. noun(an injury or mark caused by fire etc: His burns will take a long time to heal; a burn in the carpet.) brannsår, forbrenning- burnerbrannsår--------brenne--------forbrenne--------sviIsubst. \/bɜːn\/1) brannskade, brannsår, forbrenning2) brennende følelse, sviing3) ( om brensel) forbrenning4) (f.eks. på tøy) brent flekk, brennflekka slow burn voksende sinne, ulmende sinneIIsubst. \/bɜːn\/( skotsk) bekkIII1) brenne, forbrenne, svi, brenne opp, fyre med, bli brent2) være (glo)varm, ha feber• you're burning!3) bli solbrent4) ( om lyskilde) lyse, gløde, brenne5) dø på bålet6) (amer., slang) bli henrettet i den elektriske stol7) (amer., slang) lure, snyte, svindlebe burnt out bli hjemløs p.g.a. brannburn calories ( fysiologi) forbrenne kalorierburn daylight kaste bort tidenburn down brenne opp, brenne ned (om hus e.l.), legge i askeburn for lengte etterburn into svi (seg) inn i, brenne (seg) inn i (hukommelsen e.l.)burn off svi, brenne opp, fyre opp, brenne av, svi avburn oneself out bli utbrent, være ute av stand til å yte noe mer• if she doesn't slow down, she will burn herself outhvis hun ikke tar det litt mer med ro, vil hun bli fullstendig utbrentburn one's boats eller burn one's bridges brenne broene bak seg, brenne alle broer, brenne sine skipburn one's fingers ( også overført) brenne fingreneburn out brenne ut, brenne ned, bli fullstendig utbrent (om bygning)burn one's candle at both ends brenne sitt lys i begge ender, påta seg for myeburn the midnight oil arbeide til langt på natt, jobbe ut i de små timerburn to lengte etter å, brenne etter åburn up brenne opp flamme oppburn someone up (slang, amer.) irritere noen grenseløst, gjøre noen rasendeburn rubber rase avgårde i full fart, kappkjøreburn with anger\/curiosity brenne av sinne\/nysgjerrighethave money to burn ( hverdagslig) være stinn av gryn
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