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[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.) queimar2) (to use as fuel.) queimar3) (to make (a hole etc) by fire, heat, acid etc: The acid burned a hole in my dress.) queimar4) (to catch fire: Paper burns easily.) arder2. noun(an injury or mark caused by fire etc: His burns will take a long time to heal; a burn in the carpet.) queimadura- burner* * *[bə:n] n 1 queimadura. 2 local queimado. 3 queima, queimação. 4 queimada. • vt+vi (ps and pp burnt or burned) 1 queimar: a) estar muito quente, estar em chamas, estar incandescente, arder. b) acender, pôr fogo. c) destruir pelo fogo. d) marcar com ferro, cauterizar, consumir pelo fogo, calor ou ácido. e) fazer com fogo ou instrumento quente. f) dar sensação de calor a. g) iluminar, clarear (lâmpada). h) bronzear. i) incinerar. j) ustular, calcinar. k) cozer, fazer por meio de calor (tijolos). l) produzir queimaduras. m) crestar (plantas). n) sl desperdiçar, dissipar, esbanjar. o) consumir-se no fogo ou na fogueira. 2 estar inflamado por paixão. 3 estar excitado ou ansioso. 4 Chem passar por combustão. 5 sl ser eletrocutado. he burns the midnight oil ele trabalha até altas horas da noite. he burnt his boats ele rompeu com o passado. he burnt up ele ardeu de cólera. he has money to burn sl ele tem dinheiro à beça. he was burnt to death or he was burnt alive ele foi queimado vivo. it was burnt into my mind foi gravado na minha memória. my ears burn minhas orelhas estão zunindo. the building burnt out o prédio foi destruído no incêndio. the house was burnt down a casa queimou (até os alicerces). the money burns a hole in his pocket ele não sabe guardar dinheiro. to burn away destruir, consumir pelo fogo. to burn in cauterizar, ferretear, tornar indelével pela ação do fogo ou de ácidos. to burn off remover tinta por meio de chama de maçarico ou ferro quente. to burn one’s fingers a) queimar os dedos. b) fig receber o castigo por meter-se em coisas alheias. to burn out extinguir, apagar o fogo. to burn up destruir, desfazer-se de alguma coisa pelo fogo. he burnt up the refuse / ele queimou o lixo. you are burning daylight fig você está deitando água no mar. you must not burn the candle at both ends fig você não deve se esforçar demais ou desperdiçar as forças.
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burn\ one's\ boats — • burn one s bridges • burn one s boats v. phr. To make a decision that you cannot change; remove or destroy all the ways you can get back out of a place you have got into on purpose; leave yourself no way to escape a position. Bob was a good… … Словарь американских идиом
burn one's boats — ► burn one s boats (or bridges) do something which makes turning back impossible. Main Entry: ↑burn … English terms dictionary
burn one's boats — phrasal see burn one s bridges * * * burn one s boats ● burn … Useful english dictionary
burn one's boats (or bridges) — do something which makes turning back impossible. → burn … English new terms dictionary
burn one's boats — phrasal see burn one s bridges … New Collegiate Dictionary
burn one's boats — eliminate any possibility of retreat to a former position, burn one s bridges … English contemporary dictionary
burn\ one's\ bridges — • burn one s bridges • burn one s boats v. phr. To make a decision that you cannot change; remove or destroy all the ways you can get back out of a place you have got into on purpose; leave yourself no way to escape a position. Bob was a good… … Словарь американских идиом
burn one's bridges — ► burn one s boats (or bridges) do something which makes turning back impossible. Main Entry: ↑burn … English terms dictionary
burn one's bridges — also[burn one s boats] {v. phr.} To make a decision that you cannot change; remove or destroy all the ways you can get back out of a place you have got into on purpose; leave yourself no way to escape a position. * /Bob was a good wrestler but a… … Dictionary of American idioms
burn one's bridges — also[burn one s boats] {v. phr.} To make a decision that you cannot change; remove or destroy all the ways you can get back out of a place you have got into on purpose; leave yourself no way to escape a position. * /Bob was a good wrestler but a… … Dictionary of American idioms
burn one's bridges — phrasal also burn one s boats : to cut off all means of retreat * * * I see burn I II do something that makes it impossible to return to an earlier state … Useful english dictionary
