brûler

brûler [bʀyle] vt → to burn; [eau bouillante] → to scald (= consommer) [+ électricité, essence] → to use [+ feu rouge, signal]; to go through (without stopping)

vi → to burn;

(jeu);

tu brûles → you're getting warm ou hot;

se brûler → to burn o.s.; to scald o.s.;

se brûler la cervelle → to blow one's brains out;

brûler les étapes → to make rapid progress (= aller trop vite); to cut corners;

brûler (d'impatience) de faire qch → to burn with impatience to do sth, be dying to do sth