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1 abrasar
v.1 to burn down (quemar) (casa, bosque).el sol abrasó los campos the sun parched the fieldsEl aire caliente abrasaba su garganta The hot air burned his throat.2 to be boiling hot.este sol abrasa the sun is really hot today3 to consume.La pasión lo consumía Passion consumed him...* * *1 (quemar) to burn, scorch2 (calentar) overheat1 to burn (up)1 to burn\abrasarse de amores figurado to be madly in loveabrasarse de calor figurado to be swelteringabrasarse de sed figurado to be parched* * *1. VT1) (=quemar) to burn (up); [con lejía] to scorch2) [+ plantas] [sol] to dry up, parch; [viento] to sear; [helada] to cut, nip3) (=derrochar) to squander, waste4) (=avergonzar) to fill with shame2.VI3.See:* * *1.verbo transitivoa) ( quemar) to burnc) (liter) pasión to consume (liter)2. 3.se abrasaba en deseo — (liter) he was aflame with desire (liter)
* * *= scorch, sear, singe, consume, burn, scald.Ex. If badly affected, spots run together, and leaves appear scorched.Ex. Searing meat is the process for caramelising the sugars present in meat and forming an aesthetic crust around its surface.Ex. Soon Frank's shoulders baked, and he could feel the day's heat singeing his cheeks and forehead.Ex. Her eyes were dry and her head bleary from spending all week totally consumed with work.Ex. In Italy, Mussoline was burning books and suppressing libraries with appalling regularity.Ex. In the morning my shower started to splurt out boiling water, scalding my head so badly it has blistered.* * *1.verbo transitivoa) ( quemar) to burnc) (liter) pasión to consume (liter)2. 3.se abrasaba en deseo — (liter) he was aflame with desire (liter)
* * *= scorch, sear, singe, consume, burn, scald.Ex: If badly affected, spots run together, and leaves appear scorched.
Ex: Searing meat is the process for caramelising the sugars present in meat and forming an aesthetic crust around its surface.Ex: Soon Frank's shoulders baked, and he could feel the day's heat singeing his cheeks and forehead.Ex: Her eyes were dry and her head bleary from spending all week totally consumed with work.Ex: In Italy, Mussoline was burning books and suppressing libraries with appalling regularity.Ex: In the morning my shower started to splurt out boiling water, scalding my head so badly it has blistered.* * *abrasar [A1 ]vt1 (quemar) to burncuatro personas murieron abrasadas four people were burned to death2 «bebida» to scald, burn; «comida» to burn■ abrasarvi«sol» to burn, scorcheste café abrasa this coffee is very hot, this coffee's boiling (hot) ( colloq)«bosque» to be burned (down); «planta» to get scorchednos abrasábamos en aquella habitación we were sweltering in that room* * *
abrasar ( conjugate abrasar) verbo transitivo
[ comida] to burn
verbo intransitivo [ sol] to burn, scorch
abrasarse verbo pronominal [ bosque] to be burned (down);
[ planta] to get scorched;
abrasar verbo transitivo & verbo intransitivo to scorch
' abrasar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
calcinar
English:
scorch
- sear
* * *♦ vt1. [quemar] [casa, bosque] to burn down;[persona, mano, garganta] to burn2. [desecar] to scorch;el sol abrasó los campos the sun parched the fields3. [consumir] to consume;lo abrasaba el deseo he was consumed by desire♦ vi[café, sopa] to be boiling hot;este sol abrasa the sun is really hot today* * *I v/t burnII v/i* * *abrasar vtquemar: to burn, to sear, to scorch* * *abrasar vb2. (estar muy caliente) to be boiling hot -
2 abrasar
abrasar ( conjugate abrasar) verbo transitivo [ comida] to burn verbo intransitivo [ sol] to burn, scorch abrasarse verbo pronominal [ bosque] to be burned (down); [ planta] to get scorched;
abrasar verbo transitivo & verbo intransitivo to scorch ' abrasar' also found in these entries: Spanish: calcinar English: scorch - sear -
3 swelter
['sweltə] 1. сущ.духота, знойSyn:2. гл.1)A fat official sweltering in his uniform under the burning sun. — Толстый чиновник, изнемогающий от палящего солнца в своей униформе.
б) с трудом двигаться ( из-за жары)In the height of summer English troops were to swelter through the desert. — В разгар лета английские войска вынуждены были передвигаться по жаркой пустыне.
I was half sweltered to death. — Я чуть не умер от жары.
3) изнемогать (от желания и т. п.)
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