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German
Etymology
From Middle High German verbrennen, from Old High German firbrinnan, from Proto-West Germanic *frabrinnan. Equivalent to ver- + brennen (“to burn”). Compare English forburn.
Pronunciation
Verb
verbrennen (irregular weak, third-person singular present verbrennt, past tense verbrannte, past participle verbrannt, past subjunctive verbrennte, auxiliary haben or sein)
- (transitive) to burn (to cause to be consumed by fire or flames), to incinerate, to combust
- Das Feuer war verheerend, da nahezu jede Pflanze im Feuer verbrannte. ― The fire was devastating because nearly every plant was consumed by the flames.
- (transitive, reflexive, medicine) to burn oneself, to suffer a burning
- sich den Arm verbrennen ― to burn one's arm
- Neugierige Katzen verbrennen sich die Tatzen. ― Curiosity killed the cat.
- (transitive, military) to scorch
- die Taktik der verbrannten Erde ― the tactic of scorched earth
- (transitive, reflexive) to burn (to hurt the mouth by an overdose of spices)
2010, Der Spiegel, number 28/2010, page 98:Freunde exotischer Gerichte verbrennen sich mitunter gehörig den Mund, weil sie die Schärfe falsch einschätzen.- Friends of exotic dishes now and then awfully burn their mouth, because they misjudge the spiciness.
- (intransitive) to be burned
Meine Hände waren vom Feuer verbrannt.- My hands were burnt by the fire.
Conjugation
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
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