scorch

scorch
1. transitive verb
verbrennen; versengen
2. intransitive verb
versengt werden; verbrennen
3. noun
versengte Stelle; Brandfleck, der
* * *
[sko: ] 1. verb
(to burn slightly: She scorched her dress with the iron; That material scorches easily.) versengen
2. noun
(a mark made eg on cloth by scorching: scorch-marks.) das Versengte
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scorch
[skɔ:tʃ, AM skɔ:rtʃ]
I. vt
1. (burn)
▪ to \scorch sth etw versengen
2. (sl: ignore, reject)
to \scorch an idea/a plan eine Idee/einen Plan ablehnen
II. vi
1. (become burnt) versengt werden
don't stand too near the fire or your clothes will \scorch stell dich nicht zu dicht ans Feuer, sonst versengst du deine Kleider
2. (dated fam: go fast)
▪ to \scorch somewhere irgendwohin rasen fam
the sports car \scorched past der Sportwagen raste vorbei fam
III. n
<pl -es>
versengte Stelle
a \scorch mark ein Brandfleck m
* * *
[skɔːtʃ]
1. n
verbrannte or versengte Stelle, Brandfleck m
2. vt
versengen

the sun scorched our faces — die Sonne brannte auf unsere Gesichter

3. vi
1)

the sun scorched down — die Sonne brannte herunter

2)

(= become scorched) that dress will scorch easily — das Kleid kann man leicht versengen

3) (inf: go fast) rasen (inf)
* * *
scorch [skɔː(r)tʃ]
A v/t
1. versengen, -brennen
2. (aus)dörren
3. ELEK verschmoren:
a scorched contact
4. fig
a) (durch scharfe Kritik oder beißenden Spott) verletzen
b) jemanden scharf kritisieren
5. MIL verwüsten:
scorched earth policy Politik f der verbrannten Erde
B v/i
1. versengt werden
2. anbrennen (Milch etc)
3. AUTO umg rasen
C s
1. Versengung f, Brandfleck m
2. AUTO umg Rasen n, rasendes Tempo
* * *
1. transitive verb
verbrennen; versengen
2. intransitive verb
versengt werden; verbrennen
3. noun
versengte Stelle; Brandfleck, der
* * *
v.
verbrennen v.

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