will be burning

Future progressiveconjugation ofburn.There are other translations for this conjugation.

burn

quemar

la quemadura

burn(

)

A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).

transitive verb

1. (to set on fire)

a. quemar

He made a fire and burned all her letters.Hizo una hoguera y quemó todas sus cartas.

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.

c. reducir

The fire burned the church to ashes.El fuego redujo la iglesia a cenizas.

2. (to scorch or to scald)

a. quemar

I burned my feet on the sand.Me quemé los pies en la arena.

b. abrasar (the sun)

Water the plants late in the evening; otherwise the sun burns them.Riega las plantas casi entrada la noche; si no, el sol las abrasa.

c. escaldar (liquid)

The soup was so hot it burned my tongue.La sopa estaba tan caliente que me escaldó la lengua.

3. (to overcook)

a. quemarse

I got distracted and burned the potatoes.Me distraje y se me quemaron las patatas.

4. (to consume)

a. consumir

I must have burned 100 calories running.He debido de consumir 100 calorías corriendo.

b. funcionar con

The cooker burns gas.La cocina funciona con gas.

5. (to record on a CD or DVD)

a. grabar

I'm going to burn a CD with my summer photos.Voy a grabar un CD con mis fotos del verano.

An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., The man sneezed.).

intransitive verb

6. (to be on fire)

a. arder

The theater is burning!¡El cine está ardiendo!

b. quemarse

It smells as if something is burning.Huele como si algo se quemara.

7. (to be very hot)

a. arder

Be very careful. The plate is burning!Ten mucho cuidado. ¡El plato está ardiendo!

8. (to get sunburned)

a. quemarse

Put some sunblock on or you'll burn.Ponte protector solar o te quemarás.

9. (to get overcooked)

a. quemarse

That looks to me like the pie burned.A mí me parece que el pastel se ha quemado.

10. (to be illuminated)

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

Regionalism used in Latin America: all the countries in South America, Central America, and the Caribbean. Does not include Spain.

(Latin America)

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. escocer

My eyes burn when I open them in the ocean.Me escuecen los ojos cuando los abro debajo del mar.

b. arder

My throat was burning when I woke up.Al despertarme me ardía la garganta.

12. (to be consumed by)

a. arder

She was burning with desire.Ardía de deseo.

b. consumir

She was burning with hatred.La consumía el odio.

A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).

noun

13. (medicine)

a. la quemadura

(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).

(F)

The burn is healing slowly.La quemadura se va curando poco a poco.

14. (mark on a surface)

a. la quemadura

(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).

(F)

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) 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).

(M)

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) 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).

(M)

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.

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