durchbrennen

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German

Etymology

durch- +‎ brennen

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈdʊʁçˌbʁɛnən/
  • Hyphenation: durch‧bren‧nen
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Verb

durchbrennen (irregular weak, third-person singular present brennt durch, past tense brannte durch, past participle durchgebrannt, past subjunctive brennte durch, auxiliary haben or sein)

  1. (intransitive) to continue to burn; to burn through (some period of time)
    Die Kerze hat die ganze Nacht durchgebrannt.
    The candle burnt all through the night.
  2. (reflexive) to burn through
  3. (intransitive) to burn through
    Die Schutzhülle hat nicht funktioniert. Die Flamme ist einfach durchgebrannt.
    The protective cover did not work. The flame simply burnt through.
  4. (intransitive) to blow; to blow out (of a fuse, wire)
    Die Glühbirne ist durchgebrannt.
    The light bulb has blown out.
  5. (intransitive, informal) to run away, especially with a lover; to elope
    Seine Frau ist mit ihrem Jogalehrer durchgebrannt.
    His wife eloped with her yoga instructor.

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