English–Spanish

“burn” in Spanish

Spanish

Alsoquemar · abrasar · quemadura

Pronunciation

IPA/aɾˈðeɾ/

Example

El bosque arde desde la madrugada.

The forest has been burning since daybreak.

Illustration for arder (burn)

How to say “burn” in Spanish

“Burn” in Spanish is arder.

Active burning, either flames consuming material or a sharp hot sting on the body.

Full entry for arder: usage tips, similar words and word origin

Example sentences with arder

Me arde la garganta cuando como algo picante.

I experience throat burning when I eat something spicy.

Tips for using arder

  • Arder is intransitive, so Spanish expresses causing something to burn with quemar, and bodily burning appears with an indirect-object pronoun plus the body part (me arde la garganta).

Other Spanish words for “burn”

Voy a quemar las hojas del jardín.

I'm going to burn the leaves in the garden.

No abrases la tortilla en la sartén.

Don't burn the tortilla in the pan.

Tengo una quemadura en la mano.

I have a burn on my hand.

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