Spanish Word of the Day
Tuesday, May 15, 2012
quemar
verb: to burn
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You can use quemar with a grammatical object to mean to burn:
Un incendio
quemó todo el bosque. A fire burned the entire forest.La mucama mequemó la camisa con la plancha. The maid burned my shirt with the iron.Es muy económicoquemar los CDs. It’s very cheap to burn CDs. -
You can also use it without an object, to say that something is very hot. For instance, in a restaurant the waiter might warn you:
Un incendio
quemó todo el bosque. A fire burned the entire forest.La mucama mequemó la camisa con la plancha. The maid burned my shirt with the iron.Es muy económicoquemar los CDs. It’s very cheap to burn CDs.¡Cuidado!, que el platoquema . Be careful, the plate’s very hot. -
You use quemar to describe the heat of the sun too:
Un incendio
quemó todo el bosque. A fire burned the entire forest.La mucama mequemó la camisa con la plancha. The maid burned my shirt with the iron.Es muy económicoquemar los CDs. It’s very cheap to burn CDs.¡Cuidado!, que el platoquema . Be careful, the plate’s very hot.¡Cómoquema el sol! The sun’s really scorching!
