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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
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