ardere — meaning in English

English meaning

• burn noun An injury to skin or tissue caused by heat, fire, chemicals, or radiation.
• scorch verb To burn the surface of something, discolouring or damaging it without destroying it completely.
• smolder verb To burn slowly, giving off smoke but with little to no flame.

Senses

ardere is used for these senses in English:

• burn (transitive) To cause to be consumed by fire.
• scorch (transitive) To wither, parch or destroy something by heat or fire, especially to make land or buildings unusable to an enemy
• smolder (intransitive, now, US) To burn with no flame and little smoke.

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.

scorch — full definition

1. verb To burn the surface of something, discolouring or damaging it without destroying it completely.
2. noun A mark or patch of surface burning or discolouration.

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