burn down

1. (transitive)To cause (a structure) to burn to nothing.

   The police are hoping to find the people who burned down the cottage.

   abbrennen, niederbrennen

   сжечь дотла́sžečʹ dotlá

2. (intransitive)To burn completely, so that nothing remains.

   A fire which started in the bedroom caused the cottage to burn down.

   abbrennen, niederbrennen

   сгоре́ть дотла́sgorétʹ dotlá

   burn completely; be consumed or destroyed by fire

3. (slang, transitive)To kill (someone), especially by shooting; to attack (someone).

1. Our school burned down.

   Наша школа згоріла. — uaspeaker

   ruНаша школа сгорела. — Xitsa

   deUnsere Schule ist abgebrannt. — al_ex_an_der

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2. The hotel burned down.

   Готель згорів. — deniko

   ruГостиница сгорела дотла. — soweli_Elepanto

   deDas Hotel brannte ab. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

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3. Ten houses were burned down.

   Десять будинків згоріли вщент. — deniko

   ruДесять домов сгорели дотла. — sharptoothed

   deZehn Häuser sind abgebrannt. — Dejo

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4. Tom's house burned down.

   Будинок Тома згорів вщент. — deniko

   ruДом Тома сгорел. — Selena777

   deToms Haus brannte ab. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

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5. The fire burned three houses down.

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irregular · Lesson

• 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.