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burnt-out

 
 
/ˌbɜːntˈaʊt/ adjective ( also burned-out, /bɜːndˈaʊt/)

Translation

OBJECT A burnt-out car or building has been almost completely destroyed by fire.
yanmış bina/araba, yangının mahvettiği araç/bina
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PERSON informal tired and without enthusiasm because you have worked too hard
bitmiş, tükenmiş, yorgun, halsiz, takati kalmamış
a burnt-out teacher1063570
(Definition of burnt-out adjective from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

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