burn [bɜːn] burned burnt
transitive verb
1 (gen) quemar; [+house, building] incendiar; [+corpse] incinerar; [+mouth, tongue] quemar; escaldar
to burn a house to the ground incendiar y arrasar una casa; to burn a hole in sth hacer un agujero en algo quemándolo; to burn sth to ashes reducir algo a cenizas; to be burned alive ser quemado vivo; to be burnt to death morir abrasado; to burn one's finger/hand quemarse el dedo/la mano; I've burnt myself! ¡me he quemado!; ¡me quemé!; (LAm) I burnt the toast se me ha quemado la tostada
to burn one's boats or bridges quemar las naves
to burn the candle at both ends hacer de la noche día
to burn one's fingers
get one's fingers burned
pillarse los dedosmoney burns a hole in his pocket el dinero le quema las manos