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brennen — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • blaze noun A large, fast-burning fire.
  • burn noun An injury to skin or tissue caused by heat, fire, chemicals, or radiation.
  • fire noun The chemical reaction of burning, producing heat, light, and flame.
  • firing noun The act of shooting a weapon.
  • write verb To form letters, words, or symbols on a surface in order to record or communicate information.

Senses

brennen is used for these senses in English:

  • blaze Intense, direct light accompanied with heat.
  • blaze (intransitive) To be on fire, especially producing bright flames.
  • burn (chemistry, transitive) To cause to combine with oxygen or other active agent, with evolution of heat; to consume; to oxidize.
  • calcine (physical chemistry) To heat (a substance) without melting in order to drive off water, etc., and to oxidize or reduce it; specifically, to decompose (carbonates) into oxides, and, especially, to heat (limestone) to form quicklime.
  • fire (transitive, sports) To shoot; to attempt to score a goal.
  • firing (ceramics) The process of applying heat or fire, especially to clay, etc., to produce pottery.
  • write (computing, intransitive, with to) To record data mechanically or electronically.

blaze — full definition

  1. noun A large, fast-burning fire.
  2. verb To burn brightly, or to shine with intense light.
  3. noun A white or light-coloured mark on a horse's face, or a mark cut into a tree's bark to show a trail.

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.

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