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1 frazzle
['fræzl]nome colloq.to burn sth. to a frazzle — bruciare completamente qcs., ridurre qcs. in cenere
to be worn to a frazzle — [ person] essere ridotto a uno straccio
* * *frazzle /ˈfræzl/n.(fam.) solo nella loc.: to a frazzle, completamente; fino in fondo; all'estremo; burnt to a frazzle, completamente bruciato; carbonizzato; incenerito; nerves worn to a frazzle, nervi a pezzi; I'm worn to a frazzle, sono esausto (o sfinito, a pezzi).(to) frazzle /ˈfræzl/ (fam.)A v. t.1 consumare; logorare2 sfinire; logorare; esaurire3 bruciare; carbonizzareB v. i.frazzleda.1 logoro; consumato2 esausto; sfinito; a pezzi.* * *['fræzl]nome colloq.to burn sth. to a frazzle — bruciare completamente qcs., ridurre qcs. in cenere
to be worn to a frazzle — [ person] essere ridotto a uno straccio
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2 frazzle fraz·zle n
['fræzl]famburnt to a frazzle — (dinner) completamente carbonizzato (-a)
worn to a frazzle — (person) ridotto (-a) a uno straccio
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3 ♦ burn
♦ burn (1) /bɜ:n/n.1 (med.) ustione; scottatura3 [u] (sensazione di) bruciore; irritazione da sfregamento: a burn in the throat, un bruciore in gola4 (ind.) cottura; calcinazione● (fam.) slow burn, ira crescente silenziosa ( rivelata solo dal viso): to do a slow burn, cominciare a fumare; prepararsi a esplodere □ (fam. sport) to go for the burn, spingersi al massimo ( cercando di superare la soglia del dolore).burn (2) /bɜ:n/n.(scozz.) ruscello.♦ (to) burn /bɜ:n/1 bruciare; ardere; dare alle fiamme; incenerire: to burn wood, bruciare (o ardere) legna; They were burnt alive, sono stati bruciati vivi; (stor.) to burn sb. at the stake, bruciare sul rogo; essere mandato al rogo; We burnt the papers, abbiamo bruciato i documenti; to burn a flag, bruciare (o dare fuoco a) una bandiera3 scottare; ustionare; bruciare: I've burnt my hand, mi sono scottato una mano; to burn oneself, scottarsi; ustionarsi5 ( di macchina, ecc.) usare ( un combustibile); andare a: to burn coal, andare a carbone; a lamp that burns oil, una lampada a olio6 fare ( con il fuoco): to burn a hole in one's jacket, farsi un buco nella giacca ( con la sigaretta, ecc.)8 (al passivo: to get burned) subire una forte perdita finanziaria (in un affare, ecc.); perdere un sacco di soldi12 (chim.) combinare con l'ossigeno13 (tecn.) cuocere; calcinare1 bruciare; ardere; andare a fuoco: A fire was burning in the fireplace, nel camino ardeva il fuoco; The house is burning, sta andando a fuoco la casa; The fire was burning out of control, l'incendio ardeva indomabile; to burn low, ardere piano: bruciare a fiamma bassa2 ( di cibo) bruciare; bruciarsi: The bread has burnt, il pane si è bruciato; Something's burning!, sta bruciando qualcosa!3 ( di luce) ardere; brillare: A light was burning in the window, dietro la finestra brillava una luce4 ( della pelle, ecc.) bruciare; scottare: His forehead was burning with fever, la sua fronte scottava di febbre; My face was burning, avevo la faccia in fiamme (per la vergogna, l'ira, ecc.): My eyes burn, mi bruciano gli occhi7 (fig.) ardere dal desiderio (di fare qc.); fremere dalla voglia (di): She was burning to meet him, ardeva dal desiderio d'incontrarlo8 (fam.) bruciare all'inferno; finire all'inferno9 (chim.) combinarsi con l'ossigeno10 (fis. nucl.) subire una fusione; fondersi12 viaggiare ad alta velocità; (autom.) bruciare la strada, andare sparato● (volg. USA) to burn sb. 's ass, fare incazzare q. □ to burn one's boats (o bridges), tagliarsi i ponti alle spalle □ to burn the candle at both ends, andare a letto tardi e alzarsi presto ( per lavorare); lavorare troppo; esaurirsi □ to burn charcoal, fare il carbone di legna □ to burn clear, (di candela, ecc.) fare una bella luce; far luce (bene) □ That money is burning a hole in his pocket, ha una gran voglia (o non vede l'ora) di spendere quei soldi □ (fam.) to burn the midnight oil, lavorare fino a notte tarda □ (autom., slang USA) to burn rubber, sgommare □ to burn to ashes (o to the ground), incenerire, incenerirsi □ to burn to a crisp (o to a frazzle), bruciare completamente; ridurre in cenere; carbonizzare □ (fam.) to have money to burn, avere denaro da buttar via; poter spendere e spandere □ (fam.) My ears are burning, mi fischiano le orecchie (fig.) □ to get one's fingers burnt, scottarsi le dita (in un affare, ecc.); rimanere scottato. -
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