Quemarlo (en. Burn it)

/keˈmaɾlo/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishSpanish

verb

Apply fire to an object until it is incinerated.

The firefighter had to burn it to prevent the fire from spreading.

El bombero tuvo que quemarlo para evitar que el fuego se extendiera.

Consume a material in a fire.

We decided to burn it to get rid of the waste.

Decidimos quemarlo para deshacernos de los residuos.

Cause or provoke fire in something.

She tried to burn it with a magnifying glass under the sun.

Ella intentó quemarlo con una lupa bajo el sol.

From the verb quemar, which comes from the Latin 'quamāre'.

burn it all

Completely destroy something in a fire.

quemarlo todo

burn the ships

Make an irreversible decision.

quemar las naves

burn time

Waste time on something with no result.

quemar tiempo

burn

Injury caused by fire or a hot substance.

quemadura

fire

Chemical element that produces heat and light.

fuego

fire

Large fire that causes destruction.

incendio

Destroy something in real life or in words.

You burned him with that criticism.

Lo quemaste con esa crítica.

Be very excited or passionate.

That song burns me.

Esa canción me quema.