burn - Translation in LEO’s English ⇔ French Dictionary

Verbs

to burn (sth.)  | burned/burnt, burned/burntburned/burnt |	brûler (qc.)
to burn sth.  | burned/burnt, burned/burntburned/burnt |   - set on fire	incendier qc.
to burn  | burned/burnt, burned/burntburned/burnt |   - eyes	piquer   - yeux
to burn sth.  | burned/burnt, burned/burntburned/burnt |   - waste	incinérer qc.   - déchets
to burn sth.  | burned/burnt, burned/burntburned/burnt | [COOK.]	faire brûler qc.
to burn sth.  | burned/burnt, burned/burntburned/burnt | [COOK.]	laisser brûler qc.
to burn sth.  | burned/burnt, burned/burntburned/burnt | [TECH.]   - CD	graver qc.   - CD
to burn  | burned/burnt, burned/burntburned/burnt |	cramer [coll.]   - au sens de : brûler
to burn a CD  | burned/burnt, burned/burntburned/burnt | [COMP.]	graver un CD
to burn o.s.  | burned/burnt, burned/burntburned/burnt |	se brûler
to burn sth. to ashes  | burned/burnt, burned/burntburned/burnt |	réduire qc. en cendres

Nouns

burn [MED.]   - injury	la brûlure
burn ointment	la pommade contre les brûlures
electric burn [ELEC.]	la brûlure (or: brulure) électrique
raster burn [ELEC.] [TECH.]	la brûlure (or: brulure) de mire
screen burn [ELEC.]	la brûlure (or: brulure) d'écran
burnout [MED.] [PSYCH.]	le burn-out   English
burn-up fraction [PHYS.]	le taux d'épuisement
fuel burn-out [PHYS.]	le brûlage du combustible

Phrases / Collocations

to burn the candle at both ends	brûler la chandelle par les deux bouts
to be burning to do sth. [fig.]	brûler d'impatience [fig.]
to be burning with impatience [fig.]	brûler d'impatience [fig.]
A burnt child dreads the fire.	Chat échaudé craint l'eau froide.

Orthographically similar words

barn, blur, born, bran, bun, bunk, burnt, burp, bury, turn

brin, brun, burin, urne

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