Level | A2 |
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Kind | verb |
Front | burn |
IPA | /bɜːn / verb (past tense, past participle burnt /bɜːnt /; or burned /bɜːnd /) |
Back | yanmak yakmak |
Back 2 | burn (verb) /bɜːn / verb (past tense, past participle burnt /bɜːnt /; or burned /bɜːnd /)
1 [intransitive]
to be on fire
yanmak
Firemen
raced to the burning building.
note at ALIGHT1
2 [transitive]
to destroy, damage or injure sb/sth with
fire or heat
yakmak
We
took all the rubbish outside and burned it.
It
was a terrible fire and the whole building was burnt to the ground.
The
water was so hot that I burned my hands.
If
you get too close to the fire,you'll burn yourself.
The
people inside the building couldn't get out and they were all burnt to death.
3 [intransitive]
to be destroyed, damaged or injured by
fire or heat
(sıcaktan veya ateşten) zarar görmek, yanmak
If
you leave the cake in the oven for much longer, it will burn.
I
can't spend too much time in the sun because I burn easily.
They
were trapped by the flames and they burned to death.
4 [transitive]
to produce a hole or mark in or on sth by
burning
(delik vb.) yakmak
He
dropped his cigarette and it burned a hole in the carpet.
5 [transitive]
to use sth as fuel
yakıt olarak kullanmak
an
oil-burning lamp
6 [intransitive]
to feel very hot and painful
(ateşli hastalıkta) yanmak;
acı çekmek
You
have a temperature – your forehead's burning.
7 [intransitive]
to produce light
ışık vermek, yanmak
I
don't think he went to bed at all – I could see his light burning all night.
8 [transitive]
to put information onto a CD, etc.
(CD) yazmak
9 [intransitive]
burn (with sth)
to be filled with a very strong feeling
yanıp tutuşmak
She
was burning with indignation.
IDIOM
sb's ears are burning
used when a person thinks that other
people are talking about them, especially in an unkind way
kulakları çınlamak
PHRASAL VERBS
burn down
(used about a building) to be completely
destroyed by fire
(bina) yanıp
kül olmak
The
fire could not be brought under control and the school burned down.
burn sth down
to completely destroy a building by fire
(bina) yakıp
kül etmek
The
house was burnt down in a fire some years ago.
burn (sth) off
to remove sth or to be removed by burning
yakıp yok etmek;
yanıp yok olmak
Some
of his hair was burnt off in the fire.
burn sth out
[usually passive]
to completely destroy sth by burning
yakıp kül etmek
the
burnt-out wreck of a car
burn (yourself) out
to work, etc., until you have no more
energy or strength and feel extremely tired
kendini paralamak
I've
been studying so hard recently I feel completely burned out.
burn (sth) up
to destroy or to be destroyed by fire or
strong heat
yanıp kül olmak;
yakıp kül etmek
The
space capsule burnt up on its re-entry into the earth's atmosphere.
When
all the rubbish had been burnt up I put out the fire.
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