Brûler (en. Burn)

/bʁyle/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishFrench

verb

To consume by fire.

He burned the dead leaves in the garden.

Il a brûlé les feuilles mortes dans le jardin.

To damage something due to heat.

She burned her finger by touching the hot iron.

Elle s'est brûlé le doigt en touchant le fer chaud.

To provoke intense pain, often emotional.

This betrayal burned his heart.

Cette trahison a brûlé son cœur.

Latin origin: 'brulare', which means 'to consume by fire'.

to skip steps

To act hastily, without following the normal order of things.

brûler les étapes

to be burning with desire

To have a strong desire for something.

brûler d'envie

to burn slowly

To act slowly but surely, often in a harmful way.

brûler à petit feu

not to waste one's backpack

Not to waste one's chances or resources.

ne pas brûler son cartable

burn (noun)

Injury caused by fire or heat.

brûlure

burner

Device used to produce fire.

brûleur

burnable

Which can be burned.

brûlable

To be on fire (very popular, in a boiling state).

That evening was amazing, the dance floor was on fire!

Cette soirée était incroyable, la piste de danse était en feu!

To do something bad or risky.

If you do that, you are burning yourself!

Si tu fais ça, tu es en train de te brûler!