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No. 15,363 in German

verbrenne

"Verbrenne" means "burn" (first-person singular present or imperative form of "verbrennen").

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  • Ich verbrenne den Kuchen, wenn ich ihn zu lange im Ofen lasse.

    I burn the cake if I leave it in the oven for too long.

    Here, 'verbrenne' means 'burn' as in causing something to be burned.

  • Wenn ich in der Sonne liege, verbrenne ich mich leicht.

    When I lie in the sun, I easily get sunburned.

    In this sentence, 'verbrenne' means 'get burned' or 'suffer a sunburn'.

  • Ich verbrenne viele Kalorien beim Laufen.

    I burn a lot of calories while running.

    Here, 'verbrenne' refers to the metabolic process of burning calories during exercise.

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