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burn

Spanish translation


1burn

verb
burned or burnt, burning

Translation of BURN

transitive verb
1
: quemar, incendiar <to burn a building : incendiar un edificio> <I burned my hand : me quemé la mano>
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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