What does bruciare in Italian mean?
What is the meaning of the word bruciare in Italian? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use bruciare in Italian.
The word bruciare in Italian means be on fire, blaze, burn, burn, get burned, burn out, ruin yourself, be bothered, burn, drop, burn bridges, move too quickly, rush into things, to achieve something very quickly and/or early (e.g. to earn a degree by the age of 18), beat to the punch, beat to the draw, to overtake or defeat a rival at the very last moment, go through a red light, go through a stop sign. To learn more, please see the details below.
Meaning of the word bruciare
be on fireverbo intransitivo (essere in fiamme) (intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.") Chiama i pompieri, il cestino della spazzatura qui di fronte sta bruciando. Call the fire service, the rubbish bin opposite is on fire. |
blazeverbo intransitivo (figurato (essere bollente) (transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.") La porta del forno brucia, stai attento a non toccarla. The oven door is blazing hot, don't touch it. |
burnverbo transitivo o transitivo pronominale (incendiare, dare alle fiamme) (transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.") Dei piromani hanno bruciato un'aiuola nel parco. Some arsonists have set fire to a flowerbed in the park. |
burnverbo transitivo o transitivo pronominale (ustionare) (transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.") Non è una buona idea stare in spiaggia senza crema solare, ti brucerai tutta la schiena. Going to the beach without wearing suntan lotion is a bad idea; you'll get all your back burnt. |
get burnedverbo riflessivo o intransitivo pronominale (essere bruciato) Mi sono scordato l'arrosto nel forno e si è bruciato tutto. I forgot the roast in the oven and it got completely burned. |
burn outverbo riflessivo o intransitivo pronominale (congegni elettrici: guastarsi) (phrasal verb, intransitive: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning and not taking direct object--for example, "make up" [=reconcile]: "After they fought, they made up.") Mi si è bruciato l'alimentatore del laptop. My laptop's power supply has burnt out. |
ruin yourselfverbo riflessivo o intransitivo pronominale (figurato (rovinarsi) (figurative) Il candidato presidente si è bruciato dopo che sono trapelati quei videoclip riservati. Era un corridore promettente, ma si è bruciato con un pessimo stile di vita. He was a promising runner, but he ruined himself with his horrible lifestyle. |
be botheredverbo intransitivo (figurato (irritare, infastidire) Mi brucia molto che abbiano promosso il mio collega che lavora qui da molto meno tempo di me. I'm really bothered by the fact that they promoted my colleague who's been here much less time than me. |
burnverbo intransitivo (sentimenti) (figurative) (intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.") Lui bruciava di passione, ma lei non lo ricambiava. He was burning with passion, but she didn't feel the same way. |
dropverbo transitivo o transitivo pronominale (figurato (rovinare [qlcn]) (figurative) (transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.") Il partito ha bruciato il suo candidato quando ha mostrato la mancanza di una linea comune. The party dropped its candidate when he showed he didn't share any of its ideals. |
burn bridges
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move too quickly, rush into things
(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.") |
to achieve something very quickly and/or early (e.g. to earn a degree by the age of 18)
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beat to the punch, beat to the draw(to do something before someone else) (verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.") |
to overtake or defeat a rival at the very last moment
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go through a red light
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go through a stop sign
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