burn

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Example sentences

• A big fire began to burn the Hippo's fur.

  Ahi lakan boot hahu sunu Hipopotamo nia fulun.

• According to Jewish ceremonial law, when the chief priest enters the most holy place, he must burn incense.

  Tuir lei serimoniál ema Judeu nian, bainhira na'i lulik boot tama iha fatin ne'ebé lulik liu, nia tenke sunu ai-been morin.

• According to the accusation, the defendant Pedro slapped the victim on the cheek three times, and threatened to burn her house to the ground.

  Tuir akuzasaun, arguidu Pedro basa dala tolu iha lezada nia hasan, no ameasa atu sunu mutuk nia uma.

Examples from the 46,000-sentence English–Tetun parallel corpus.

Phrases using “burn”

• Yesterday I went to gather firewood to burn at home.Ha'u horiseik bá hili ai iha ai-laran para sunu iha uma.
• Don't play with the lighter! The flame could burn your eyes!Keta halimar iskeiru! Ahi lakan bele kona ó nia matan!
• If we burn kerosene to cook, soon the kitchen walls are all black.Se ita sunu mina rai hodi te'in, la kleur didin lolon dapur nian metan hotu.
• According to Jewish ceremonial law, when the chief priest enters the most holy place, he must burn incense.Tuir lei serimoniál ema Judeu nian, bainhira na'i lulik boot tama iha fatin ne'ebé lulik liu, nia tenke sunu ai-been morin.
• According to the accusation, the defendant Pedro slapped the victim on the cheek three times, and threatened to burn her house to the ground.Tuir akuzasaun, arguidu Pedro basa dala tolu iha lezada nia hasan, no ameasa atu sunu mutuk nia uma.