burn in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for burn in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.burn¹ <pt & pp burned or burnt> [Am bərn, Brit bəːn] VB intr

1.1. burn:

burn fire/flame:

arder

burn wood/coal:

arder

burn wood/coal:

quemarse

burn building/town:

arder

something's burning!

se está quemando algo

I can smell burning

huele or hay olor a quemado

a burning smell

un olor a quemado

the smell of burning rubber

el olor a goma quemada

the smell of burning rubber

el olor a hule quemado Mex

1.2. burn gas/light:

burn

estar encendido

burn

estar prendido LatAm also

I left the light burning

dejé la luz encendida

I left the light burning

dejé la luz prendida LatAm

1.3. burn food:

burn

quemarse

1.4. burn (in sun):

burn skin:

quemarse

2.1. burn (be hot):

burn

arder

my cheeks/ears were burning

me ardían las mejillas/las orejas

the midday sun burned down on them

el sol de mediodía caía a plomo sobre ellos

2.2. burn (smart, sting):

burn eyes/wound:

escocer

burn eyes/wound:

arder esp LatAm

a burning sensation

un escozor

a burning sensation

un ardor esp LatAm

2.3. burn acid/ice:

burn

quemar

3.1. burn (be consumed):

burn

arder

to burn with sth

arder de algo

she was burning with impatience/curiosity

ardía de impaciencia/curiosidad

3.2. burn (long) liter:

she burned for revenge/his embrace

deseaba ardientemente vengarse/que la abrazara

to burn to + infin

morirse por  +  infin

to burn to + infin

arder en deseos de  +  infin liter

he was burning to tell her

se moría por decírselo

he was burning to tell her

ardía en deseos de decírselo liter

II.burn¹ <pt & pp burned or burnt> [Am bərn, Brit bəːn] VB trans

1.1. burn:

burn letter/book/rubbish

quemar

burn building/town

incendiar

burn building/town

quemar

I burned the paint off the door

le saqué la pintura a la puerta con un soplete

the mark is burned into the wood/on the animal's hide

la marca está grabada a fuego en la madera/en la piel del animal

I burned a hole in my sleeve

me quemé la manga (con un cigarrillo etc)

to burn one's boats or bridges

quemar las naves

1.2. burn (overcook):

I've burned the cake/meat

se me ha quemado el pastel/la carne

1.3. burn (consume):

the stove burns gas

la cocina funciona a or con gas

we burn a lot of electricity/gas

usamos or gastamos mucha electricidad/mucho gas

coal-burning stove

cocina f de or a carbón

1.4. burn witch/heretic:

burn

quemar

2.1. burn (injure):

burn

quemar

to burn oneself

quemarse

I've burned my tongue

me he quemado la lengua

careful you don't burn yourself on the iron

ten cuidado, no vayas a quemarte con la plancha

to be burned to death

morir abrasado

2.2. burn (swindle) Am:

burn sl

estafar

burn sl

timar inf

3. burn (create):

burn

quemar

III.burn¹ [Am bərn, Brit bəːn] N

1. burn (injury):

burn

quemadura f

she suffered severe/minor burns to her face

sufrió quemaduras graves/leves en la cara

he has third-degree burns

tiene quemaduras de tercer grado

2. burn (on surface):

burn

quemadura f

a cigarette burn

una quemadura or marca de cigarrillo

3. burn (feeling):

burn

escozor m

burn

ardor m esp LatAm

slow burn Am inf Mary did a slow burn when she heard it

a Mary le empezó a hervir la sangre cuando lo oyó

See also oil, candle

I.oil [Am ɔɪl, Brit ɔɪl] N

1.1. oil U (petroleum):

oil

petróleo m

to strike oil inf

dar con una mina de oro or con la gallina de los huevos de oro inf

to strike oil lit (reach oil)

encontrar petróleo

the oil industry

la industria petrolera

oil pollution

contaminación f petrolífera or de petróleo

1.2. oil U (lubricant):

oil

aceite m

to change/check the oil

cambiar/revisar el (nivel del) aceite

to pour oil on troubled waters

tratar de apaciguar los ánimos

attr oil change

cambio m de aceite

oil filter

filtro m del aceite

oil level

nivel m del aceite

oil pressure

presión m del aceite

1.3. oil U:

fuel oil

fuel-oil m

fuel oil

gasoil m

1.4. oil U (for domestic heating):

oil

gasóleo m de calefacción

oil

gasoil m de calefacción

oil

fuel(-oil) m doméstico

1.5. oil U (for domestic lamps, stoves):

oil

queroseno m

oil

kerosene m

oil

parafina f LatAm

to burn the midnight oil

quemarse las cejas

2.1. oil U or C FOOD:

oil

aceite m

oil and vinegar dressing

vinagreta f

2.2. oil U or C (essence):

oil

esencia f

3.1. oil C (painting):

oil

óleo m

a collection of oils

una colección de óleos

3.2. oil <oils, pl > (paints):

he paints in oils

pinta al óleo

a portrait in oils

un retrato al óleo

II.oil [Am ɔɪl, Brit ɔɪl] VB trans

1. oil:

oil machine/hinge

lubricar

oil machine/hinge

aceitar

oil machine/hinge

engrasar

oil wood/bat

darle aceite a

2. oil <oiled, pp >:

oiled sl (drunk)

borracho

oiled sl (drunk)

cocido inf

candle [Am ˈkændl, Brit ˈkand(ə)l] N

candle (for domestic use)

vela f

candle (for domestic use)

candela f

candle (for altar)

cirio m

not to be worth the candle

no merecer or valer la pena

to burn the candle at both ends

tratar de abarcar demasiado

to burn the candle at both ends

hacer de la noche día

to hold a candle to sb she can't or doesn't hold a candle to her sister

no le llega ni a la suela del zapato a la hermana

candle snuffer

apagavelas m

burn² [Am bərn, Brit bəːn] N region (stream)

burn

arroyo m

slow burn N

to do a slow burn Am

montar en cólera

I.burn away VB [Am bərn -, Brit bəːn -] (v + adv)

burn away oil/coal:

burn away

consumirse

II.burn away VB [Am bərn -, Brit bəːn -] (v + o + adv, v + adv + o)

burn away

quemar

I.burn down VB [Am bərn -, Brit bəːn -] (v + o + adv, v + adv + o)

burn down

incendiar

II.burn down VB [Am bərn -, Brit bəːn -] (v + adv)

burn down

incendiarse

burn down

quedar reducido a cenizas

burn off VB [Am bərn -, Brit bəːn -] (v + o + adv, v + adv + o)

burn off paint/varnish

quitar (con llama)

burn off gas/impurities/calories

quemar

I.burn out VB [Am bərn -, Brit bəːn -] (v + adv)

1. burn out (stop burning):

burn out fire/candle:

apagarse

2. burn out motor:

burn out

quemarse

II.burn out VB [Am bərn -, Brit bəːn -] (v + o + adv (+ prep + o)) (force out)

they burned the rebels out of the building

prendieron fuego al edificio para obligar a salir a los rebeldes

III.burn out VB [Am bərn -, Brit bəːn -] (v + o + adv)

to burn itself out fire:

apagarse

he's burnt himself out actor/singer:

está acabado

he's burnt himself out actor/singer:

está quemado inf

I.burn up VB [Am bərn -, Brit bəːn -] (v + o + adv, v + adv + o)

1. burn up (consume):

burn up fuel

consumir

burn up calories

quemar

this car really burns up the miles inf

este coche corre de maravilla inf

he was burned up with jealousy

lo consumían los celos

2. burn up (annoy, anger) Am:

burn up inf

enfermar LatAm inf

burn up inf

calentar RioPl inf

burn up inf

poner enfermo Spain inf

II.burn up VB [Am bərn -, Brit bəːn -] (v + adv)

burn up meteorite/rocket:

burn up

desintegrarse

slash-and-burn [Am ˈˌslæʃ ˌən ˈbərn, Brit] ADJ attr

1. slash-and-burn FARM:

slash-and-burn

de talar y quemar

2. slash-and-burn (ruthless):

slash-and-burn

implacable

slash-and-burn

despiadado

second-degree burn [ˌsɛk(ə)ndɪɡriː ˈbəːn] N

second-degree burn

quemadura f de segundo grado

burn in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for burn in the English»Spanish Dictionary

burn¹ [bɜ:n, Am bɜ:rn] N Scot (stream)

burn

arroyo m

I.burn² <[or -ed]> [bɜ:n, Am bɜ:rn] burnt <[or -ed], burnt> burnt <[or -ed], burnt> VB intr

1. burn:

burn (be in flames) house, wood

arder

burn (be in flames) house, wood

quemarse

burn (be black) food

quemarse

2. burn (be hot):

burn

arder

his forehead was burning

la frente le ardía

3. burn (be switched on):

burn

estar encendido, -a

he left all the lights burning

dejó todas las luces encendidas

4. burn (long):

to be burning to do sth

estar deseando hacer algo

5. burn (feel emotion strongly):

to burn with sth

arder de algo

to burn with desire

desear ardientemente

6. burn (be red):

his face burned with anger/shame

se puso rojo de furia/vergüenza

II.burn² <[or -ed]> [bɜ:n, Am bɜ:rn] burnt <[or -ed], burnt> burnt <[or -ed], burnt> VB trans

burn paper, rubbish, food

quemar

burn building

incendiar

burn throat, tongue

quemar

burn throat, tongue

escaldar

to be burned (by the sun)

quemarse

to be burned (injured)

sufrir quemaduras

to burn calories/fat

quemar calorías/grasa

this machine burns electricity

esta máquina funciona con electricidad

we burn a lot of gas

consumimos mucho gas

III.burn² [bɜ:n, Am bɜ:rn] burnt <[or -ed], burnt> burnt <[or -ed], burnt> N

burn

quemadura f

burn

quemada f Mex

severe/minor burns

quemaduras graves/leves

I.burn up VB trans inf

burn up fuel

consumir

burn up calories

quemar

II.burn up VB intr

burn up

abrasarse

you're burning up! inf (have fever)

¡estás ardiendo!

I.burn down VB trans

burn down

incendiar

II.burn down VB intr

burn down house

incendiarse

burn down fire, candle

apagarse

I.burn away VB intr

burn away forest

quemarse

burn away candle

consumirse

II.burn away VB trans

burn away

quemar

I.burn out VB intr

burn out engine

quemarse

burn out fire, candle

apagarse

burn out light bulb

fundirse

II.burn out VB trans

to burn oneself out

agotarse

to burn oneself out

quemarse

second-degree burn N

second-degree burn

quemadura f de segundo grado

Translations for burn in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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quemadura

burn

quemadura de primer grado

first degree burn

quemada

burn

calcinar

to burn

calcinarse

to burn

burn Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to burn one's boats (behind one)

quemar las naves

he has money to burn

le sobra el dinero

to burn the midnight oil

quemarse las pestañas

to burn with sth

arder de algo

to burn with desire

desear ardientemente

to burn calories/fat

quemar calorías/grasa

we burn a lot of gas

consumimos mucho gas

to burn one's candle at both ends

hacer de la noche día

to burn sth to a cinder

carbonizar algo

to burn oneself out

quemarse

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Radian could control the intensity of these bursts, choosing to either blind or burn his opponents.

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The use of a relatively small burn allows the spacecraft to be captured into a very elongated elliptic orbit.

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The vehicle was launched by seven solid booster rockets which had a burn time of four seconds, after which the liquid fuel sustainer motor took over.

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Most of the people live by slash-and-burn agriculture, and rely on bushmeat such as porcupine, sitatunga, and forest hog for protein.

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Today's old maid has salary and style to burn.

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In some cases, gastritis may develop after surgery, a major burn, infection or emotional stress.

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During the rescue attempts, a petrol tank exploded and the wreckage was left to burn itself out.

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The first abnormality recognized may be a painless burn or cut.

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Eat less and burn fat faster by having a bowl of soup as an appetiser or a snack.

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In a full-thickness or third-degree burn, the injury extends to all layers of the skin.

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