burn
/bɜːn/ verb (past tense and past participle burnt, burned)Translation
DESTROY [I, T] › to destroy something with fire, or to be destroyed by fire
yakmak, yanmak
I burnt all his letters. The factory burned to the ground. He dropped his cigarette and burnt a hole in his jacket.1285FLAMES [I] › to produce flames
yangın çıkarmak, yanmak
The fire's burning well.1285COOK TOO LONG [I, T] › If you burn something that you are cooking, you cook it too much and if something you are cooking burns, it cooks too much.
yemek vb. yakmak, ateşte yakarak yok etmek, dibini tutturmak, dibi tutmak
Check the pizza - I think it's burning!1285 burn yourself/your fingers, etc › to be hurt by fire or heat
kendini/parmağını vs. yakmak, yakarak yaralamak
He burned his hand on the kettle.1285ENERGY [T] ( also burn up) › to use fuel to produce heat or energy
benzin yakmak
to burn calories/fuel1285COPY [T] › to copy music, information or images onto a CD
CD'ye bir şeyler kaydetmek
He's burnt all his favourite records onto a CD.1333SKIN [I] › to be very hot or sore
yanmak, kızarmak, acı ile yanmak
Her cheeks were burning.581 burn with anger/hatred, etc › to feel an emotion very strongly
burn (sth) down phrasal verb kızgınlıktan/nefretten yanıp tutuşmak, içi yanmak, öfkeden kudurmak, içi içini yemek
2126 › to destroy something, especially a building, by fire, or to be destroyed by fire
burn out phrasal verb yanıp kül olmak, yakıp kül etmek
Their house burnt down while they were away on holiday.1285 › If a fire burns out, it stops producing flames because nothing remains that can burn.
burn out phrasal verb için için yanarak sönmek, yavaş yavaş sönmek
12852501 › to become ill or very tired from working too hard
burn (sth) up phrasal verb kendini tüketmek, harap etmek, çok çalışmaktan hasta ve yorgun düşmek
If Olivia keeps working late every night, she will burn out.570 › to destroy something completely, or to be destroyed completely by fire or heat
tamamen yakmak, yanıp kül olmak/etmek
The satellite will burn up when it enters the atmosphere.1285(Definition of burn verb from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish
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