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Verbrennung — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • burn noun An injury to skin or tissue caused by heat, fire, chemicals, or radiation.
  • burning adjective On fire, or so hot it seems to be on fire.
  • combustion noun The chemical process of burning, in which a substance reacts with oxygen to release heat and light.

Senses

Verbrennung is used for these senses in English:

  • burn A physical injury caused by heat, cold, electricity, radiation or caustic chemicals.
  • burn The act of burning something with fire.
  • burning A fire.
  • incineration The act of incinerating, or the state of being incinerated; cremation.

burn — full definition

  1. noun An injury to skin or tissue caused by heat, fire, chemicals, or radiation.
  2. noun A sharp, cutting insult, especially one delivered wittily.
  3. verb To be damaged, destroyed, or consumed by fire.
  4. verb To injure with heat, fire, or a caustic substance.
  5. verb To copy data onto a CD, DVD, or similar disc.

burning — full definition

  1. adjective On fire, or so hot it seems to be on fire.
  2. adjective Intensely felt; urgent or pressing.
  3. noun The act or process of something being consumed by fire.

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