French Conversation · Level 78
60 words
French word
brûlant
Pronunciation
IPA/bʁylɑ̃/
Meaning
- adjectivehot
Example
Fais attention, le café est brûlant.
Be careful, the coffee is hot.
More examples
La soupe est brûlante, attends un peu.
The soup is very hot, so wait a little.
Core concept
A surface or liquid hot enough to cause a burn on contact.
Common phrases
café brûlant
hot coffee
thé brûlant
hot tea
plat brûlant
hot dish
Similar words
chaud: Warm or hot enough to be clearly felt on contact.
bouillant: Boiling and bubbling, with an extremely high temperature.
Definition in French
Qui est si chaud qu'il risque de brûler, employé pour des objets ou des liquides.
Word origin
Brûlant is the present participle of brûler used as an adjective, while brûler comes through Old French brusler and has no certain deeper origin.
Usage tips
- As an adjective, brûlant agrees in gender and number, giving brûlante for feminine singular and brûlants or brûlantes in the plural.