No. 3,995 in French
brûler
To burn.
In a sentence
Je brûle les déchets dans le jardin.
I burn the garbage in the garden.
The word 'brûler' is used literally to mean 'to burn', referring to the action of setting waste on fire.
Il ne faut pas brûler les étapes pour obtenir un résultat satisfaisant.
You should not skip steps to achieve a satisfactory result.
Here, 'brûler' is used metaphorically to express skipping steps in a process, using the imagery of burning them to imply bypassing.
Elle a brûlé de passion en parlant de son projet.
She burned with passion while speaking about her project.
In this sentence, 'brûler' metaphorically conveys intense emotion, likened to the passionate 'burning' of interest or enthusiasm.
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