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scorch

/skɔɹt͡ʃ/ verbo C2

En español: chamuscar, achicharrar, abrasar, calcinar

  1. To burn the surface of something so as to discolour it (transitive)
  2. To wither, parch or destroy something by heat or fire, especially to make land or buildings unusable to an enemy (transitive)
  3. (To cause) to become scorched or singed
  4. To move at high speed (so as to leave scorch marks on the ground, physically or figuratively). (intransitive)
  5. To burn; to destroy by, or as by, fire.
  6. To attack with bitter sarcasm or virulence. (transitive)
  7. To ride a bicycle furiously on a public highway. (colloquial, dated, intransitive)

He/she/it scorches · Pasado scorched · Participio pasado scorched · Forma en -ing scorching

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De la biblioteca

He will scorch in the sun.
The Jungle Book, p. 11 · B2
The sun had nearly reached the meridian, and his scorching rays fell full on the rocks, which seemed themselves sensible of the heat.
The Count of Monte Cristo, p. 254 · C1
They had to survive freezing winter storms, heavy snow, and scorching summer heat.
The Railroad Across America, p. 1 · B2

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