English Translation of burn
burn
tr.
burned
o burnt
(bûrnt), burn·ing
- (to set on fire) quemar
to burn wood quemar leña - (to destroy with fire) incendiar
- (to injure) quemar, abrasar
he burned his hand se quemó la mano - (to sting) quemar
the pepper burned my mouth el pimiento me quemó la boca - (to use as fuel) quemar (combustible)
- (to harden, glaze by fire) cocer (ladrillos)
- (to expend) gastar
athletes burn a lot of energy los atletas gastan muchas energías - (to cauterize) cauterizar
- (to brand) herrar (animales)
- jerga (to anger) irritar, exasperar
- (to cheat out of) embaucar
- química calcinar
Idioms:
to burn a hole in one's pocket
- figurado quemarle a uno en el bolsillo
to burn away
- quemar lentamente hasta consumirlo
to burn down
- incendiar
to burn in
- marcar a fuego
to burn into
- (to eat its way into) quemar
- (to make an indelible impression on) grabar en
to burn one's bridges
- figurado quemar las naves
to burn oneself out
- figurado, jerga agotarse, gastarse (uno)
to burn out
- quemar
to burn the candle at both ends
- figurado vivir una vida agitada
to burn the midnight oil
- figurado quemarse las pestañas o cejas
to burn to a crisp
- achicharrar (carne, tostadas)
to burn to the ground
- reducir a cenizas
to burn up
- (to consume) consumir
- (to devour) devorar
this car burns up the miles este automóvil devora las millas - figurado, familiar (to enrage) enfurecer, indignar
- (to be on fire) quemarse, arder
- (to be destroyed by fire) consumirse
- (to give off light) estar encendido (luz)
- (to give off heat) quemar, abrasar
- jerga (to be electrocuted) morir en la silla eléctrica
- (with fever) arder
- (with strong emotions) consumirse
- culinario (to be scorched) quemarse
Idioms:
to burn away
- quemarse, consumirse por el fuego
to burn down
- quemarse por completo
to burn out
- (to cease to burn) consumirse, apagarse
don't let the fire burn out no dejes que se apague el fuego - (fuse) quemarse, fundirse
to burn up
- (to go up in flames) quemarse o consumirse completamente
the papers burned up se quemaron completamente los papeles - (to become angry) enfurecerse, indignarse
to burn up with
- arder de
- (injury) quemadura
- (firing) cocedura (de ladrillos)
- (sunburn) quemadura de sol
- (brand) marca de hierro candente