brûlable, adj., (l.u.) fit to be burnt.
brûlant, -e, adj., burning, scorching, hot, burning hot, torrid; eager, earnest, ardent.
brûlé, n.m., burning. Cela sent le —; that smells of burning.
brûlé, -e, part., burnt.
brûle-gueule, n.m., (—) short pipe.
brûlement (-mān), n.m., burning.
à brûle-pourpoint, adv., (of shooting) close to; point-blank; to one’s face, in one’s teeth; unreservedly. adj., irrefutable. Un argument —; an irrefutable argument.
brûler, v.a., to burn, to consume by fire, to cauterize; to parch, to scorch, to blast, to scar, to swelter. — de fond en comble; to burn to the ground. — la cervelle à quelqu’un; to blow any one’s brains out. Son style brûle le papier; his style is full of fire. — de l’encens devant quelqu’un; to flatter any one excessively. — une étape; to pass a halting-place without stopping. — le pavé; to dash along at full tilt. — ses vaisseaux; not to go back.
brûler, v.n., to burn, to be on fire; to be all in a flame. Les mains lui brûlent; his hands burn. Je brûle de vous revoir; I am impatient, longing to see you again. — d’un feu lent; to be consumed by degrees.
se brûler, v.r., to burn one’s self, to be burnt, to scorch. Venir se — à la chandelle; to burn one’s wings at the candle. — la cervelle; to blow one’s brains out. — les doigts; to burn one’s fingers.