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burn

One entry found.

Main Entry: ¹burn

Function: verb

Inflected Form(s): burned or burnt, burning

Language: English

transitive verb

1 : quemar, incendiar <to burn a building : incendiar un edificio> <I burned my hand : me quemé la mano>
2 consume : usar, gastar, consumir

intransitive verb

1 : arder (dícese de un fuego o un edificio), quemarse (dícese de la comida, etc.)
2 : estar prendido, estar encendido <we left the lights burning : dejamos las luces encendidas>
3 to burn out : consumirse, apagarse
4 to burn with : arder de <he was burning with jealousy : ardía de celos>

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