No. 8,154 in Dutch
gebrand
"Gebrand" means "burned" or "roasted" in English.
In a sentence
Mijn toast is te lang in de broodrooster gebleven en is nu helemaal gebrand.
My toast stayed in the toaster for too long and is completely burnt now.
Here, 'gebrand' means 'burnt,' referring directly to the toast being overcooked.
Na de intense training, voelde hij zich alsof hij zichzelf volledig had gebrand.
After the intense training, he felt as if he had completely exerted himself.
In this sentence, 'gebrand' is used metaphorically to depict the feeling of being spent or worn out.
Tijdens het kampvuur heeft hij per ongeluk zijn mouw gebrand aan de vlam.
During the campfire, he accidentally burned his sleeve on the flame.
Here, 'gebrand' describes the action of his sleeve being accidentally set on fire.
Hear it in real podcasts
The recording above is a synthetic voice. Hear how people say “gebrand” in actual Dutch podcasts.
Find “gebrand” in podcastsLearn it from shows you like
LangTurbo plays Dutch podcasts with a transcript and the English under every line. Tap a word like this one and it tells you what it means right there. For iPhone, iPad and Android.
Learning English?
LangTurbo plays real English podcasts with every line translated into Nederlands, and tells you what any word means in that sentence. For iPhone, iPad and Android.
Dutch books and courses on Amazon (an affiliate link: a purchase through it supports this site).