achicharrar

v.

1 to burn.

2 to plague, to overwhelm (a preguntas).

3 to be boiling.

4 to char, to burn to ashes, to scorch.

El fuego quemó las cortinas The fire burned=burnt the curtains.

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achicharrar

► verbo transitivo

1 to scorch (comida) to burn

■ hace un sol que achicharra it's roasting

► verbo intransitivo

1 (molestar) to bother, pester

■ le achicharraron a/con preguntas he was plagued with questions

► verbo pronominal achicharrarse

1 to roast

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1. VT

1) (=quemar) to scorch; (Culin) to fry to a crisp; [demasiado] to burn

el sol achicharraba la ciudad — the city was roasting in the heat

2) * (=fastidiar) to bother, plague, pester

3) Chile * (=aplastar) to flatten, crush

4) ** (=matar) to shoot, riddle with bullets

2.

VI

hace un sol que achicharra — it's absolutely roasting

3.

See:

achicharrarse

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1.

verbo transitivo

a) (fam) (quemar) <carne/comida> (Coc) to burn ... to a cinder (colloq); sol <planta> to scorch

hace un sol que achicharra — the sun is scorching hot

b) (Chi fam) (aplastar) to crush; (deformar) to buckle

2.

achicharrarse v pron (fam)

a) persona to fry (colloq); planta to get scorched

b) (fam) carne/comida to be burned to a crisp (colloq)

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= bake.

Ex. Soon Frank's shoulders baked, and he could feel the day's heat singeing his cheeks and forehead.

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* achicharrarse de calor = bake.

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1.

verbo transitivo

a) (fam) (quemar) <carne/comida> (Coc) to burn ... to a cinder (colloq); sol <planta> to scorch

hace un sol que achicharra — the sun is scorching hot

b) (Chi fam) (aplastar) to crush; (deformar) to buckle

2.

achicharrarse v pron (fam)

a) persona to fry (colloq); planta to get scorched

b) (fam) carne/comida to be burned to a crisp (colloq)

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= bake.

Ex: Soon Frank's shoulders baked, and he could feel the day's heat singeing his cheeks and forehead.

* achicharrarse de calor = bake.

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achicharrar [A1 ]

vt

1

(quemar): achicharró la carne he burned the meat to a cinder o crisp

vio las plantas achicharradas por el sol he saw the plants scorched and shriveled by the sun

hace un sol que achicharra the sun is scorching hot

2 (Chi fam) (aplastar) to crush; (deformar) to buckle

■ achicharrarse

v pron

1 «persona» to fry (colloq), to get frazzled (BrE colloq); «planta» to get scorched

2 «carne/salchichas» to be burned to a cinder o crisp (colloq)

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achicharrar (conjugate achicharrar) verbo transitivo (fam)

a) ‹carne/comida› to burn … to a cinder (colloq)

b) [sol] ‹planta› to scorch;

◊ hace un sol que te achicharra the sun is scorching hot

achicharrarse verbo pronominal (fam)

a) [persona] to fry (colloq);

[planta] to get scorched

b) [carne/comida] to be burned to a crisp (colloq)

achicharrar verbo transitivo
1 (quemar algo) to burn to a crisp
2 (calentar mucho) to scorch

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achicharrar

♦ vt

1. [quemar] to burn

2. [a preguntas] to plague, to overwhelm (a with)

3. Andes [aplastar, estrujar] to squash

♦ vi

[sol, calor] to be boiling

♦ See also the pronominal verb achicharrarse

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achicharrar

v/t burn

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achicharrar vt

: to scorch, to burn to a crisp