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bruciare

burn

verb broo-CHAH-reh Less Common
Food & Drink Cooking

Also means

scorch

Usage Note

Bruciare can be transitive ('to burn something') or intransitive ('to be on fire'), and figuratively bruciare le tappe means to skip steps and rush ahead. With a wound or skin it conveys a stinging or burning sensation.

Examples

"Ho bruciato il pane nel forno."

Natural Translation

I burned the bread in the oven.

Literal Translation

I-have burned the bread in-the oven.

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