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verbrennen — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • burn noun An injury to skin or tissue caused by heat, fire, chemicals, or radiation.
  • combust verb To burn up, to burn away, to consume with fire.
  • incinerate verb To destroy something completely by burning.
  • nettle noun A plant covered in tiny stinging hairs that cause an itchy rash when touched.
  • scorch verb To burn the surface of something, discolouring or damaging it without destroying it completely.
  • sear verb To burn or scorch the surface of something with intense heat.

Senses

verbrennen is used for these senses in English:

  • burn (chemistry, transitive) To cause to combine with oxygen or other active agent, with evolution of heat; to consume; to oxidize.
  • combust To burn; to catch fire.
  • incinerate (transitive) To destroy by burning.
  • nettle (transitive) Of the nettle plant and similar physical causes, to sting, causing a rash in someone.
  • sear (transitive) To char, scorch, or burn the surface of (something) with a hot instrument.

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.

combust — full definition

  1. verb To burn up, to burn away, to consume with fire.
  2. verb To burn, to be consumed by fire; to catch fire.
  3. verb To erupt with enthusiasm or boisterousness.

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