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"Burn" is a transitive verb which is often translated as "quemar", and "sear" is a transitive verb which is often translated as "chamuscar". Learn more about the difference between "burn" and "sear" below.
burn(
buhrn
)A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
b. incendiar
They burned our houses and there was nothing we could do to stop them.Incendiaron nuestras casas y no pudimos hacer nada para evitarlo.
4. (to consume)
An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., The man sneezed.).
a. estar encendido
Gemma contemplated the candles burning in neighbor's windows in remembrance of the victims.Gemma contemplaba las velas que estaban encendidas en las ventanas de los vecinos en memoria de las víctimas.
b. estar prendido (Latin America)
Regionalism used in Latin America: all the countries in South America, Central America, and the Caribbean. Does not include Spain.
There was no one in the kitchen, but the gas was still burning.No había nadie en la cocina, pero el gas aún estaba prendido.
11. (to sting)
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
13. (medicine)
a. la quemadura (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
The burn is healing slowly.La quemadura se va curando poco a poco.
a. la quemadura (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
A candle fell, and now there is a burn in my carpet.Se cayó una vela y ahora hay una quemadura en la alfombra.
15. (fitness)
a. el ardor (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Come on, guys! Keep pedaling! Don't stop until you feel the burn in your thighs!¡Vamos, muchachos! ¡Sigan pedaleando! ¡No paren hasta que sientan el ardor en los muslos!
b. el dolor (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
That burn you feel in your biceps is good. It means you're making progress.Ese dolor que sientes en los bíceps es bueno. Significa que estás haciendo progreso.
sear(
sir
)A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
1. (to scorch)
a. chamuscar
The boiler exploded, and the flames seared my nose and hands.El boiler explotó y las llamas me chamuscaron la nariz y las manos.
b. quemar
The hot iron had seared his hand, causing thick, red welts to appear.La plancha caliente le había quemado la mano hasta producirle verdugones rojos gruesos.
c. abrasar
The flames seared my face as I tried to escape the building.Las llamas me abrasaron la cara cuando trataba de escapar del edificio.
2. (culinary)
a. dorar a fuego vivo
Cut the meat into cubes and sear it in batches to seal in the juices.Corta la carne en cubos y dórala por tandas para sellarla y conservar el jugo.
3. (old-fashioned) (medicine)
A word or phrase that is seldom used in contemporary language and is recognized as being from another decade, (e.g., cat, groovy).
a. cauterizar
The surgeon seared the stump of the amputated leg.El cirujano cauterizó el muñón de la pierna amputada.
4. (to wither)
An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., The man sneezed.).
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
6. (culinary)
a. el sellado (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
For a good sear, you need a really hot pan.Para conseguir un buen sellado, hace falta una buena sartén.
