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B vtr [fire] brûler ; [sun] dessécher [grass, trees] ; [sun] griller [lawn] ; [iron etc] roussir [fabric] ; scorched earth policy Mil tactique f de la terre brûlée.C vi1 [grass] se dessécher ; [lawn] griller ; this fabric scorches easily ce tissu est fragile au repassage ; -
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scorch [skɔ:tʃ](a) (with iron → clothing, linen) roussir, brûler légèrement; (with heat → skin) brûler; (→ meat) brûler, carboniser; (→ woodwork) brûler, marquer(b) British familiar (in car) filer à toute allure; (on bike) pédaler comme un fou (folle) ou à fond de train;∎ we were soon scorching along at over 100 mph nous filions bientôt à plus de 160 à l'heure;∎ he scorched after her il courut après elle□3 noun(on linen) marque f de roussi; (on hand, furniture) brûlure f;∎ there's a scorch (mark) on my shirt ma chemise a été roussie;∎ the cigarette has left a scorch (mark) on the table la cigarette a fait une marque de brûlure sur la table -
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scorch [skɔ:t∫][fabric] roussir* * *[skɔːtʃ] 1.noun (also scorch mark) légère brûlure f2.transitive verb [fire] brûler; [sun] dessécher [grass, trees]; griller [lawn]; [iron etc] roussir [fabric]scorched earth policy — Military tactique f de la terre brûlée
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(a) (reduce to charcoal) carboniser, réduire en charbon∎ she had to go out charring to support her family elle a dû faire des ménages pour faire vivre sa famille3 noun(c) Ichthyology omble m chevalier -
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[sin‹]present participle - singeing; verb(to (cause to) burn on the surface; to scorch: She singed her dress by pressing it with too hot an iron.) roussir -
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parch [pɑ:tʃ]∎ the sun had parched the hills le soleil avait brûlé les collines(b) (usu passive) (make thirsty) assoiffer
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