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brenne seg

Senses and Example SentencesBetydning og bruk

see:Se: brenneto burn (something) · to roast, to fire, to distil · to miss, to squander (a chance)
  1. skade seg på ild, varme eller sviende stoff to injure oneself on fire, heat or a stinging substance Eng. phraseto burn oneself
    • kaffen var så varm at han brente seg the coffee was so hot that he burned himself
    • hun brente seg på en brennmanet she got stung by a jellyfish
  2. erfare at noe får svært uheldige følger to find that something has very unfortunate consequences Eng. phraseto get one's fingers burned
    • brenne seg på en aksjehandel to come a cropper on a share deal