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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
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