burn

1. (intransitive)To be consumed by fire or in flames.

   He watched the house burn.

   The wood will not burn well because it is wet.

   destroy by fire

2. To be consumed by fire or in flames.

   (intransitive)To contain a fire or coals.

   The wood stove was burning, giving off plenty of heat.

   The campfire died down, but it's still burning enough to feel some warmth through the night.

3. (intransitive)To become overheated to the point of being unusable; to become scorched.

   The grill was too hot and the steak burned.

   перегрева́тьсяperegrevátʹsja, перегре́тьсяperegrétʹsja

4. (intransitive)To be executed by an electric chair.

   In this state, he could burn for his crimes.

5. (intransitive)To be hot, e.g. due to embarrassment.

   The child’s forehead was burning with fever. Her cheeks burned with shame.

   горе́тьgorétʹ, пыла́тьpylátʹ

   feel hot or painful

6. (figuratively, intransitive)To approach near to a concealed object which is sought, especially in certain games; to be so near as to be figuratively burnt by a hidden target.

   You’re cold… warm… hot… you’re burning!

7. (US, figuratively, intransitive)To desire or ache for (something); to be intense, as a desire.

   I burn for her touch.

   He tried to get over it, but he burned for revenge against those who wronged him.

8. (intransitive)To be converted to another element in a nuclear fusion reaction, especially in a star; to undergo nuclear fusion or nuclear fission.

9. (ambitransitive)To warm (something); to put off intense heat; to be hot.

   The heat from the open oven burned the air around me.

   The sun's rays burned hot today.

10. To warm (something); to put off intense heat; to be hot.

    (ambitransitive, figuratively)To give off light; to be lit up; to shine so bright as to seem to harm (something).

    That bulb has been burning for years.

    The spotlight burned my eyes.

11. (ambitransitive)To sunburn.

    She forgot to put on sunscreen and burned.

    The harsh summer sun burned his skin.

    get a sunburn by overexposure to the sun

12. (ambitransitive, figuratively)To irritate; to be or become angry or upset.

    After you said that, she was burning all afternoon.

    Your comments got him burning.

1. You can't burn anything without oxygen.

   Без кисню не можна нічого запалити.

   ruБез кислорода ничего не горит.

   deOhne Sauerstoff kannst du nichts verbrennen.

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2. I burned my hand with an iron.

   Я обпік руку праскою.

   ruЯ обжёг руку утюгом.

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3. I burned all the letters that you wrote me.

   Я спалив всі листи, які ти мені написав.

   ruЯ сожгла все письма, которые ты мне писал.

   deIch habe alle Briefe verbrannt, die du mir geschrieben hast.

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4. I burned all the letters that Tom sent me.

   Я спалила всі листи, які написав мені Том.

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5. Tom burned all the letters he got from Mary.

   Том спалив усі листи, що він отримав від Мері.

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regular

• burn upдістати, отримуватиTo catch fire and burn until destroyed.
• burn offпалити, записатиTo dissipate as the result of heat.
• burn outдути, дмухатиTo destroy by fire.
• burn downпалити, записатиTo cause (a structure) to burn to nothing.
• burn inTo eat into, as fire.
• burn awayTo remove or be removed by burning.
• burn throughTo use up in a hasty or destructive manner.