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1 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. -
2 spark
1. noun1) (a tiny red-hot piece thrown off by something burning, or when two very hard (eg metal) surfaces are struck together: Sparks were being thrown into the air from the burning building.) étincelle2) (an electric current jumping across a gap: a spark from a faulty light-socket.) étincelle3) (a trace (eg of life, humour): a spark of enthusiasm.) étincelle2. verb1) (to give off sparks.) jeter des étincelles2) ((often with off) to start (a row, disagreement etc): Their action sparked off a major row.) déclencher -
3 heedless
adjective ((especially with of) careless; paying no attention: Heedless of the danger, he ran into the burning building to rescue the girl.) insouciant (de) -
4 on fire
(burning: The building is on fire!) en feu/flammes -
5 burn
burn [bɜ:n]1 noun∎ to go for the burn (when exercising) forcer jusqu'à ce que ça fasse mal□∎ there was a lovely fire burning in the sitting-room un beau feu brûlait ou flambait au salon;∎ I can't get the wood to burn je n'arrive pas à faire brûler ou flamber le bois;∎ the toast is burning le pain grillé est en train de brûler;∎ she could see a cigarette burning in the dark elle pouvait voir une cigarette qui brûlait ou se consumait dans l'obscurité;∎ this material won't burn ce tissu est ininflammable;∎ the church burned to the ground l'église a été réduite en cendres;∎ a light was burning in the study une lumière brûlait dans le bureau∎ my face was burning (with embarrassment) j'avais le visage en feu, j'étais tout rouge;∎ the wind made her face burn le vent lui brûlait le visage;∎ she was burning with anger/impatience elle bouillait de colère/d'impatience;∎ she was burning for adventure elle brûlait du désir d'aventure∎ we burned down the motorway nous foncions ou nous filions sur l'autoroute∎ to burn coal/oil/gas (boiler) marcher au charbon/au mazout/au gaz;∎ three people were burnt to death trois personnes sont mortes carbonisées ou ont été brûlées vives;∎ to be burnt alive être brûlé vif;∎ suspected witches were burnt at the stake les femmes soupçonnées de sorcellerie étaient brûlées vives;∎ his cigarette burnt a hole in the carpet sa cigarette a fait un trou dans la moquette;∎ did you burn yourself? est-ce que tu t'es brûlé?;∎ I burnt my mouth drinking hot tea je me suis brûlé (la langue) en buvant du thé chaud;∎ I've burnt the potatoes j'ai laissé brûler les pommes de terre;∎ the house was burnt to the ground la maison fut réduite en cendres ou brûla entièrement;∎ figurative to burn one's boats or bridges brûler ses vaisseaux ou les ponts;∎ figurative to burn one's fingers, to get one's fingers burnt se brûler les doigts;∎ figurative to have money to burn avoir de l'argent à ne pas savoir qu'en faire;∎ money burns a hole in his pocket l'argent lui file entre les doigts∎ the bonfire burned away for several hours le feu a brûlé pendant plusieurs heures(b) (be destroyed by fire) se consumer(a) (be destroyed by fire) brûler complètement;∎ the building burned down le bâtiment fut complètement détruit par le feu ou brûla complètement∎ the fire in the stove has burned down le feu dans le poêle est presque éteint; (grow smaller) diminuer, baisser;∎ the candle has burned down la bougie a diminué(building) détruire par le feu, incendier(b) (calories) brûler;∎ to burn off some energy se dépenser➲ burn out(a) (destroy by fire → building) détruire par le feu∎ figurative to burn oneself out s'épuiser(c) (die down) diminuer, éteindre;∎ after twelve hours the forest fire burnt itself out au bout de douze heures l'incendie de forêt s'est éteint➲ burn up(a) (destroy by fire) brûler∎ the desire for revenge was burning him up il était dévoré par le désir de se venger∎ this car burns up a lot of petrol cette voiture consomme beaucoup d'essence;∎ Physiology to burn up a lot of calories/energy dépenser ou brûler beaucoup de calories/d'énergie;∎ Cars to burn up the miles aller à toute vitesse, foncer∎ it really burns me up to see you like this ça me rend dingue de te voir comme ça -
6 burn
burn [bɜ:n](verb: preterite, past participle burned or (Brit) burnt)1. nouna. brûlure fb. (Scottish) ruisseau ma. brûler ; [+ town, building] incendier• to burn o.s. se brûlerb. [+ CD, DVD] gravera. brûler4. compounds[house] être réduit en cendres[+ building] incendier► burn out[fire, candle] s'éteindre[+ calories] brûler* * *[bɜːn] 1.noun brûlure f2.1) ( damage by heat or fire) brûler [papers, rubbish]; incendier, faire brûler [building]; [sun] brûler; [acid] ronger, brûler; [alcohol, food] brûler [mouth]; laisser brûler [food]; brûler [pan]to be burned to the ground ou to ashes — être détruit par le feu
2) ( use)to burn coal/gas — [boiler] marcher au charbon/au gaz
3) Computing graver [CD]3.1) ( be consumed by fire) [wood] brûler2) ( be turned on) [light] être allumé3) ( be painful) [blister, wound] cuire; ( from sun) brûler4) Culinary [toast, meat] brûler; [sauce] prendre au fond4.Phrasal Verbs:- burn off- burn out- burn up•• -
7 burn
A n2 Aerosp combustion f ;1 ( damage by heat or fire) brûler [papers, rubbish] ; incendier, faire brûler [building, city] ; [sun] brûler [person, skin] ; [acid] ronger, brûler [surface, substance] ; [alcohol, food] brûler [mouth] ; to be burned to the ground ou to ashes être détruit par le feu ; to be burned alive être brûlé vif ; to be burned to death mourir carbonisé ; to burn one's finger/arm se brûler le doigt/le bras ; to burn a hole in sth faire un trou dans qch ;2 ( use) to burn coal/gas [boiler] chauffer or marcher au charbon/au gaz ; the system burns too much oil le système consomme trop de mazout ;4 ○ US ( electrocute) électrocuter ;5 ○ US ( swindle) escroquer ;6 Comput graver [CD].1 ( be consumed by fire) brûler ; to burn to a cinder être carbonisé ; the house burned to the ground la maison a complètement brûlé or a été réduite en cendres ;2 ( be turned on) [light] être allumé ;3 ( be painful) [blister, wound] cuire ; ( from sun) [skin, part of body] brûler ; he has the kind of skin that burns easily il attrape facilement des coups de soleil ; my throat is burning! la gorge me brûle! ; his cheeks were burning (with embarrassment) il était rouge de honte ;5 fig ( be eager) to be burning to do [person] brûler d'envie de faire ; to be burning with desire/with impatience brûler de désir/d'impatience ;6 Aerosp brûler.to burn one's boats brûler ses vaisseaux.■ burn away [candle, log] se consumer.■ burn down:1 [house] brûler complètement, être réduit en cendres ;2 [candle, fire] baisser ;▶ burn down [sth], burn [sth] down incendier, réduire [qch] en cendres [house etc].■ burn off:▶ burn off [alcohol] s'évaporer ;▶ burn off [sth], burn [sth] off décaper [qch] au chalumeau [paint, varnish] ; Med cautériser [wart] ; Ind faire brûler [unwanted gas] ; fig dépenser [energy].■ burn out:▶ burn out [candle, fire] s'éteindre ; [light bulb] griller ; [fuse] sauter ; fig [person] ( through overwork) s'user ; at the rate he's working, he'll burnhimself out il va s'user à force de travailler à ce rythme ;▶ burn out [sth], burn [sth] out ( destroy by fire) incendier [building, vehicle] ; Aut, Mech faire griller [clutch, engine, motor] ;▶ burn out [sb], burn [sb] out gen, Mil forcer [qn] à sortir par l'incendie [besieged citizens, troops].■ burn up:▶ burn up1 [fire, flames] flamber ;2 Aerosp [satellite, meteorite] se volatiliser ;3 ○ US ( get angry) se mettre en rogne ;4 ( get feverish) [child] brûler ;▶ burn up [sth], burn [sth] up brûler [calories, fuel, waste] ; [sun] griller [lawn, vegetation] ; she burns up all her energy worrying elle dépense toute son énergie à se faire du souci ; to be burned up with hatred/with envy fig être dévoré par la haine/l'envie ; -
8 alight
alight [əˈlaɪt][person] descendre ; [bird] se poser2. adjective* * *[ə'laɪt] 1.2.to be alight — [fire] être allumé; [building] être en feu
intransitive verb [passenger] descendre ( from de); [bird] se poser (on sur); [gaze] s'arrêter (on sur) -
9 torch
torch [tɔ:t∫]1. nountorche f• to carry the torch of or for democracy porter le flambeau de la démocratie* * *[tɔːtʃ] 1. 2.transitive verb mettre le feu à [building]•• -
10 ablaze
[ə'bleiz]1) (burning strongly: The building was ablaze when the fire brigade arrived.) en flammes2) (very bright: The street was ablaze with lights.) resplendissant -
11 torch
A n ( burning) flambeau m, torche f ; GB ( flashlight) torche f or lampe f (électrique), lampe f de poche ; she shone the torch into the room elle a éclairé la pièce de sa torche ; to be turned into a human torch être transformé en torche vivante.to carry a torch for sb avoir un faible pour qn ; to carry the torch for democracy/freedom porter le flambeau de la démocratie/la liberté ; to put sth to the torch incendier [castle, city].
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