burn up nell'Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Traduzioni di burn up nel dizionario inglese»spagnolo

I.burn up VB [ingl am bərn -, ingl brit bəːn -] (v + o + adv, v + adv + o)

1. burn up (consume):

burn up fuel

consumir

burn up calories

quemar

this car really burns up the miles colloq

este coche corre de maravilla colloq

he was burned up with jealousy

lo consumían los celos

2. burn up (annoy, anger) ingl am:

burn up colloq

enfermar AmLat colloq

burn up colloq

calentar RíoPl colloq

burn up colloq

poner enfermo Spagna colloq

II.burn up VB [ingl am bərn -, ingl brit bəːn -] (v + adv)

burn up meteorite/rocket:

burn up

desintegrarse

Traduzioni di burn up nel dizionario spagnolo»inglese

quemar calorías

to burn up

Traduzioni di burn up nel dizionario inglese»spagnolo

I.burn¹ <pass & part perf burned or burnt> [ingl am bərn, ingl brit bəːn] VB vb intr

1.1. burn:

burn fire/flame:

arder

burn wood/coal:

arder

burn wood/coal:

quemarse

burn building/town:

arder

something's burning!

se está quemando algo

I can smell burning

huele or hay olor a quemado

a burning smell

un olor a quemado

the smell of burning rubber

el olor a goma quemada

the smell of burning rubber

el olor a hule quemado Mess

1.2. burn gas/light:

burn

estar encendido

burn

estar prendido AmLat also

I left the light burning

dejé la luz encendida

I left the light burning

dejé la luz prendida AmLat

1.3. burn food:

burn

quemarse

1.4. burn (in sun):

burn skin:

quemarse

2.1. burn (be hot):

burn

arder

my cheeks/ears were burning

me ardían las mejillas/las orejas

the midday sun burned down on them

el sol de mediodía caía a plomo sobre ellos

2.2. burn (smart, sting):

burn eyes/wound:

escocer

burn eyes/wound:

arder esp AmLat

a burning sensation

un escozor

a burning sensation

un ardor esp AmLat

2.3. burn acid/ice:

burn

quemar

3.1. burn (be consumed):

burn

arder

to burn with sth

arder de algo

she was burning with impatience/curiosity

ardía de impaciencia/curiosidad

3.2. burn (long) letter:

she burned for revenge/his embrace

deseaba ardientemente vengarse/que la abrazara

to burn to + infin

morirse por  +  infin

to burn to + infin

arder en deseos de  +  infin letter

he was burning to tell her

se moría por decírselo

he was burning to tell her

ardía en deseos de decírselo letter

II.burn¹ <pass & part perf burned or burnt> [ingl am bərn, ingl brit bəːn] VB vb trans

1.1. burn:

burn letter/book/rubbish

quemar

burn building/town

incendiar

burn building/town

quemar

I burned the paint off the door

le saqué la pintura a la puerta con un soplete

the mark is burned into the wood/on the animal's hide

la marca está grabada a fuego en la madera/en la piel del animal

I burned a hole in my sleeve

me quemé la manga (con un cigarrillo etc)

to burn one's boats or bridges

quemar las naves

1.2. burn (overcook):

I've burned the cake/meat

se me ha quemado el pastel/la carne

1.3. burn (consume):

the stove burns gas

la cocina funciona a or con gas

we burn a lot of electricity/gas

usamos or gastamos mucha electricidad/mucho gas

coal-burning stove

cocina f de or a carbón

1.4. burn witch/heretic:

burn

quemar

2.1. burn (injure):

burn

quemar

to burn oneself

quemarse

I've burned my tongue

me he quemado la lengua

careful you don't burn yourself on the iron

ten cuidado, no vayas a quemarte con la plancha

to be burned to death

morir abrasado

2.2. burn (swindle) ingl am:

burn sl

estafar

burn sl

timar colloq

3. burn (create):

burn

quemar

III.burn¹ [ingl am bərn, ingl brit bəːn] SOST

1. burn (injury):

burn

quemadura f

she suffered severe/minor burns to her face

sufrió quemaduras graves/leves en la cara

he has third-degree burns

tiene quemaduras de tercer grado

2. burn (on surface):

burn

quemadura f

a cigarette burn

una quemadura or marca de cigarrillo

3. burn (feeling):

burn

escozor m

burn

ardor m esp AmLat

slow burn ingl am colloq Mary did a slow burn when she heard it

a Mary le empezó a hervir la sangre cuando lo oyó

Vedi anche: oil, candle

I.oil [ingl am ɔɪl, ingl brit ɔɪl] SOST

1.1. oil U (petroleum):

oil

petróleo m

to strike oil colloq

dar con una mina de oro or con la gallina de los huevos de oro colloq

to strike oil lett (reach oil)

encontrar petróleo

the oil industry

la industria petrolera

oil pollution

contaminación f petrolífera or de petróleo

1.2. oil U (lubricant):

oil

aceite m

to change/check the oil

cambiar/revisar el (nivel del) aceite

to pour oil on troubled waters

tratar de apaciguar los ánimos

attr oil change

cambio m de aceite

oil filter

filtro m del aceite

oil level

nivel m del aceite

oil pressure

presión m del aceite

1.3. oil U:

fuel oil

fuel-oil m

fuel oil

gasoil m

1.4. oil U (for domestic heating):

oil

gasóleo m de calefacción

oil

gasoil m de calefacción

oil

fuel(-oil) m doméstico

1.5. oil U (for domestic lamps, stoves):

oil

queroseno m

oil

kerosene m

oil

parafina f AmLat

to burn the midnight oil

quemarse las cejas

2.1. oil U or C GASTR:

oil

aceite m

oil and vinegar dressing

vinagreta f

2.2. oil U or C (essence):

oil

esencia f

3.1. oil C (painting):

oil

óleo m

a collection of oils

una colección de óleos

3.2. oil <oils, pl > (paints):

he paints in oils

pinta al óleo

a portrait in oils

un retrato al óleo

II.oil [ingl am ɔɪl, ingl brit ɔɪl] VB vb trans

1. oil:

oil machine/hinge

lubricar

oil machine/hinge

aceitar

oil machine/hinge

engrasar

oil wood/bat

darle aceite a

2. oil <oiled, part perf >:

oiled sl (drunk)

borracho

oiled sl (drunk)

cocido colloq

candle [ingl am ˈkændl, ingl brit ˈkand(ə)l] SOST

candle (for domestic use)

vela f

candle (for domestic use)

candela f

candle (for altar)

cirio m

not to be worth the candle

no merecer or valer la pena

to burn the candle at both ends

tratar de abarcar demasiado

to burn the candle at both ends

hacer de la noche día

to hold a candle to sb she can't or doesn't hold a candle to her sister

no le llega ni a la suela del zapato a la hermana

candle snuffer

apagavelas m

burn² [ingl am bərn, ingl brit bəːn] SOST region (stream)

burn

arroyo m

I.up [ingl am əp, ingl brit ʌp] AVV up often appears as the second element of certain verb structures in English (back up, pick up, sit up, etc). For translations, see the relevant verb entry (back, pick, sit, etc).

1.1. up (in upward direction):

up a bit … left a bit

un poco más arriba … un poco a la izquierda

to go up and up

subir más y más

we went all the way up to the top

subimos hasta la cima

it looks a long way up

parece una subida larga

is there an easier way up?

¿hay algún modo más fácil de subir?

we saw them on the way up

los vimos cuando subíamos

the climb/distance/path up to the hilltop

el ascenso/la distancia/el camino hasta la cima de la colina

I'll give you a lift up

te llevo hasta arriba

from the waist/neck up

desde la cintura/el cuello para arriba

face up

boca arriba

put it right side up

ponlo con el derecho para arriba

up United! ingl brit

¡arriba el United!

1.2. up (upstairs):

I dashed back up to fetch my jacket

volví a subir corriendo a buscar mi chaqueta

shall we take the escalator up?

¿subimos por la escalera mecánica?

2.1. up (of position):

up

arriba

your book is up in my room

tu libro está arriba en mi habitación

up here/there

aquí/allí arriba

1, 000ft up

a una altura de 1.000 pies

before the sun was up

antes de que saliera el sol

2.2. up (upstairs, on upper floor):

I'll be up in a minute

subiré en un minuto

2.3. up (raised, pointing upward):

with the lid/blinds up

con la tapa levantada/las persianas levantadas or subidas

2.4. up (removed):

I had the carpet up

había quitado or levantado la alfombra

the road is up ingl brit

han levantado la calle

the road is up ingl brit

la calle está levantada

3.1. up (upright):

help me up!

¡ayúdame a levantarme!

she's up again and running well

ya está otra vez en pie y corriendo bien

3.2. up (out of bed):

they're not up yet

todavía no se han levantado

don't let me keep you up

no te quedes levantado por mí

we were up all night

pasamos la noche en vela

I'm glad to see her up and about again

me alegra verla recuperada

I've been up and about since five thirty

estoy en pie desde las cinco y media

I can't lie in bed, I have to be up and doing colloq

no me puedo quedar en la cama, tengo que levantarme y ponerme en movimiento

4.1. up (of numbers, volume, intensity):

she had the volume up high

tenía el volumen muy alto

with the volume right up

con el volumen al máximo

his blood pressure is up again

le ha vuelto a subir la tensión

prices are 5% up or up (by) 5% on last month

los precios han aumentado un 5% con respecto al mes pasado

from $25/the age of 11 up

a partir de 25 dólares/de los 11 años

4.2. up (in league, table, hierarchy):

up ten places from last year

diez puestos más arriba que el año pasado

it's a step up for me

para mí es un paso adelante

from the rank of lieutenant up

desde el rango de teniente para arriba

5.1. up (in or toward north):

in the cities up north

en las ciudades del norte

the journey up from Munich

el viaje desde Munich hacia el norte

the climate up in the north/in Alberta

el clima en el norte/en Alberta

5.2. up (at or to another place):

the path up to the house

el sendero hasta la casa

I'm going up to John's for the weekend

voy a casa de John a pasar el fin de semana

5.3. up (in or toward major center) esp ingl brit :

to go up to town

ir a la ciudad (or a Londres etc.)

I met her up in town yesterday

me la encontré ayer en la ciudad (or en Londres etc.)

5.4. up (at or to university) esp ingl brit :

to go up to/be up at Oxford

ir a estudiar/estar estudiando en Oxford

6.1. up (in position, erected):

there's a barrier up

hay una barrera

there's a barrier up

han puesto una barrera

is the tent up?

¿ya han armado la tienda?

is the tent up?

¿ya han armado la carpa? AmLat

the pictures/shelves are up

los cuadros/estantes están colocados or puestos

6.2. up (inflated):

up

inflado

7. up (going on) colloq:

what's up with you?

¿a ti qué te pasa?

there's something up with the engine

al motor le pasa algo

what's up? (what's the matter?)

¿qué pasa?

what's up? (as greeting) ingl am

¿qué hay? colloq

what's up? (as greeting) ingl am

¿qué onda? AmLat sl

what's up? (as greeting) ingl am

¿qué hubo? Ande Mess Ven colloq

what's up? (as greeting) ingl am

¿quiubo? Cile Mess colloq

8. up (finished):

your time is up

se te ha acabado el tiempo

it's all up with him/us, if this leaks out, it'll be all up with him

como esto trascienda, está arreglado colloq

9.1. up SPORT (ahead in competition):

they're three goals up on the home team

le van ganando por tres goles al equipo local

to be one up on sb

tener una ventaja sobre alguien

this put him one up on his rivals

esto le dio una ventaja sobre sus rivales

9.2. up SPORT ingl am (for each side):

the game was tied 15 up

empataron 15 a 15

10. up (under consideration):

she will be up before the board/judge

comparecerá ante la junta/el juez

her case will be up before the board/judge

su caso se verá en la junta/lo verá el juez

11. up (in cards):

two pairs, aces up

doble pareja: de ases y jotas (or reyes etc.)

12.1. up (next to):

up

contra

12.2. up (confronted by):

to come up against a powerful enemy

enfrentarse a un enemigo poderoso

you don't know what you're up against

no sabes a lo que te enfrentas

to be up against it

estar contra las cuerdas

13.1. up (vertically):

to jump up and down

dar saltos

the piston travels up and down 15 times a second

el pistón sube y baja 15 veces por segundo

to look sb up and down

mirar a alguien de arriba abajo

to swear up and down ingl am colloq

jurar por lo más sagrado

13.2. up (back and forth):

up

de arriba abajo

13.3. up (of mood):

she's been rather up and down

ha tenido bastantes altibajos de humor

14. up:

up for (subject to), to be up for sth (to be due for), the motion up for debate today

la moción que sale hoy a debate or se debate hoy

there are five nominees up for treasurer

hay cinco candidatos a tesorero

she is up for trial next month

será procesada el mes que viene

she is up for trial next month colloq (to be ready for)

apuntarse

I'm up for just about anything

me apunto a casi todo

I'm up for just about anything

soy pierna para casi todo RíoPl colloq

I'm up for just about anything

voy a casi todas las paradas Cile colloq

15. up:

up on/in (knowledgeable) pred, how well up are you on what's been happening?

¿cuánto sabes or qué tan enterado estás de lo que ha estado sucediendo?

she used to be up on current affairs

antes estaba al tanto or al corriente de los temas de actualidad

we want to see how well up he is in company law

queremos ver cuánto sabe de derecho empresarial

16. up:

up till or until

hasta

up until 12 o'clock/the 20th century

hasta las 12/el siglo xx

17.1. up (as far as):

up

hasta

up to the ceiling/edge

hasta el techo/el borde

the water was already up to his chest

el agua ya le llegaba al pecho

up to here/now/a certain point

hasta aquí/ahora/cierto punto

up to and including page 37

hasta la página 37 inclusive

17.2. up (as many as, as much as):

up

hasta

up to 20 days/twice as big

hasta 20 días/el doble de grande

17.3. up (equal to):

it isn't up to the standard we have come to expect of you

no es del alto nivel al que nos tienes acostumbrados

17.4. up (capable of):

she's not up to the job

no tiene las condiciones necesarias para el trabajo

she's not up to the job

no puede con el trabajo colloq

I don't feel I'm up to taking over the business

no me siento capaz de hacerme cargo del negocio

do you feel up to going out?

¿te sientes con fuerzas/ánimos (como) para salir?

I'm not up to much nowadays

ya no estoy para muchos trotes colloq

his performance/my spelling is not up to much ingl brit

su actuación/mi ortografía deja bastante que desear

his performance/my spelling is not up to much ingl brit

su actuación/mi ortografía no es gran cosa colloq

17.5. up (depending on):

that's entirely up to you

eso, como tú quieras

if it were up to me, they'd all be fired

si dependiera de mí or si por mí fuera, los echaba a todos

how you go about it is up to you

cómo lo hagas es cosa tuya or asunto tuyo

it's up to them to make the next move

les corresponde or les toca a ellos dar el próximo paso

it's not up to me to decide

no me corresponde a mí decidir

it's not up to me to decide

no soy yo quien tiene que decidir

the choice of color was left up to me

la elección del color quedó a mi criterio or a criterio mío

the choice of color was left up to me

dejaron que yo eligiera el color

locuzioni:

to be up to sth colloq, I wonder what she's up to in there

me pregunto qué estará haciendo allí metida

they're up to their usual tricks

están haciendo de las suyas

I'm sure they're up to something (planning)

estoy segura de que algo están tramando or algo se traen entre manos

I'm sure they're up to something (doing)

estoy segura de que algo (or alguna travesura etc.) están haciendo

she's up to no good

no anda en nada bueno

what have you been up to lately?

¿en qué has andado últimamente?

the things we used to get up to when we were kids

las travesuras que hacíamos cuando éramos chicos

the things we used to get up to when we were kids

las travesuras que hacíamos cuando éramos pequeños Spagna

II.up [ingl am əp, ingl brit ʌp] PREP

1.1. up (in upward direction):

to go up the stairs/hill

subir la escalera/colina

he hid the money up the chimney

escondió el dinero en la chimenea

he kept running up and down the stairs

subía y bajaba la escalera corriendo

up yours! volg sl

¡vete a la mierda! volg sl

up yours! volg sl

¡ándate a la mierda! Cile Col volg sl

up yours! volg sl

¡andá a la mierda! RíoPl volg sl

1.2. up (at higher level):

she stopped halfway up the stairs

se detuvo en la mitad de la escalera

50m up the cliff

a 50m del pie del acantilado

1.3. up (on scale):

to move up the league

subir en la liga

to move up the ranks

ascender

further up the salary scale

más arriba en el escalafón

2.1. up (along):

to go/come up the river

ir/venir por el río

the journey up the coast

el viaje a lo largo de la costa

he travels up and down the country

viaja por todo el país

she walked up and down the room

iba de un lado a otro de la habitación

2.2. up (further along):

the farm is just up the road

la granja queda un poco más allá or adelante

20 miles up the road

a 20 millas siguiendo la carretera

we put in up the coast for supplies

hicimos escala más adelante para aprovisionarnos

2.3. up (to, in) ingl brit region:

he's gone up the shop

ha ido a la tienda

III.up [ingl am əp, ingl brit ʌp] AGG

1.1. up attr (going upward):

the up escalator

la escalera mecánica para subir

1.2. up attr (to London) ingl brit:

the up train

el tren para Londres

2. up (elated) ingl am colloq pred:

I feel really up at the moment

me siento como en las nubes

IV.up <part pres upping; pass, part perf upped> [ingl am əp, ingl brit ʌp] VB vb trans colloq

up price/costs

aumentar

up price/costs

subir

up bid/offer

aumentar

up bid/offer

superar

up pace/output

acelerar

to up stakes or ingl brit sticks

liar el petate colloq

they upped stakes and moved to the city

liaron el petate y se mudaron a la ciudad colloq

V.up <part pres upping; pass, part perf upped> [ingl am əp, ingl brit ʌp] VB vb intr

to up and go/and run

agarrar e irse/y echar(se) a correr

to up and go/and run

coger e irse/y echar(se) a correr esp Spagna

VI.up [ingl am əp, ingl brit ʌp] SOST

on the up ingl brit

en aumento

gun-related violence is on the up ingl brit

la violencia relacionada con armas de fuego está en aumento

to be on the up and up ingl am colloq (honest) businessman/salesperson:

ser de buena ley

to be on the up and up ingl am colloq (honest) businessman/salesperson:

ser de fiar

to be on the up and up ingl brit (succeeding) business/company:

estar en alza

to be on the up and up ingl brit (succeeding) business/company:

marchar or ir cada vez mejor

ups and downs

vicisitudes fpl

life's little ups and downs

las vicisitudes de la vida

their business/marriage has had its ups and downs

su negocio/matrimonio ha tenido sus altibajos

Vedi anche: come up to

come up to VB [ingl am kəm -, ingl brit kʌm -] (v + adv + prep + o)

1. come up to (reach as far as):

come up to

llegar a

come up to

llegar hasta

the water came up to my chest

el agua me llegaba al pecho

2. come up to (attain):

come up to standard

alcanzar

come up to standard

llegar a

her performance didn't come up to expectations

su actuación no estuvo a la altura de lo que se esperaba

3. come up to (be nearly):

it's coming up to four o'clock

son cerca de las cuatro

in the weeks coming up to Christmas

en las semanas previas a la Navidad

we're coming up to the end of this stage

nos estamos acercando al final de esta etapa

burn up nel dizionario PONS

Traduzioni di burn up nel dizionario inglese»spagnolo

I.burn up VB vb trans colloq

burn up fuel

consumir

burn up calories

quemar

II.burn up VB vb intr

burn up

abrasarse

you're burning up! colloq (have fever)

¡estás ardiendo!

Traduzioni di burn up nel dizionario spagnolo»inglese

abrasarse

to burn (up)

Traduzioni di burn up nel dizionario inglese»spagnolo

burn¹ [bɜ:n, ingl am bɜ:rn] SOST ingl Scozia (stream)

burn

arroyo m

I.burn² <[or -ed]> [bɜ:n, ingl am bɜ:rn] burnt <[or -ed], burnt> burnt <[or -ed], burnt> VB vb intr

1. burn:

burn (be in flames) house, wood

arder

burn (be in flames) house, wood

quemarse

burn (be black) food

quemarse

2. burn (be hot):

burn

arder

his forehead was burning

la frente le ardía

3. burn (be switched on):

burn

estar encendido, -a

he left all the lights burning

dejó todas las luces encendidas

4. burn (long):

to be burning to do sth

estar deseando hacer algo

5. burn (feel emotion strongly):

to burn with sth

arder de algo

to burn with desire

desear ardientemente

6. burn (be red):

his face burned with anger/shame

se puso rojo de furia/vergüenza

II.burn² <[or -ed]> [bɜ:n, ingl am bɜ:rn] burnt <[or -ed], burnt> burnt <[or -ed], burnt> VB vb trans

burn paper, rubbish, food

quemar

burn building

incendiar

burn throat, tongue

quemar

burn throat, tongue

escaldar

to be burned (by the sun)

quemarse

to be burned (injured)

sufrir quemaduras

to burn calories/fat

quemar calorías/grasa

this machine burns electricity

esta máquina funciona con electricidad

we burn a lot of gas

consumimos mucho gas

III.burn² [bɜ:n, ingl am bɜ:rn] burnt <[or -ed], burnt> burnt <[or -ed], burnt> SOST

burn

quemadura f

burn

quemada f Mess

severe/minor burns

quemaduras graves/leves

I.up [ʌp] -pp- -pp- AVV

1. up (movement):

up

(hacia) arriba

up here/there

aquí/allí arriba

to look up

mirar (hacia) arriba

to stand/get up

ponerse de pie/levantarse

to go up

ir hacia arriba

to throw sth up

lanzar algo hacia arriba

to jump up

saltar hacia arriba

(stand) up!

¡levántate!

on the way up

de subida

2. up (to another point):

up in Dublin

allá en Dublín

to go up to Scotland

irse a Escocia

3. up (more volume or intensity):

apples are up

han subido las manzanas

the river is up

ha subido el río

the tide is up

la marea está alta

to come up

subir

4. up (position):

to be up all night

no dormir en toda la noche

to jump up on sth

saltar sobre algo

with one's head up

con la cabeza en alto

5. up fig (state):

to be well up in sth

estar fuerte en algo

to be up at the top of sth

estar en lo más alto de algo

to feel up to sth

sentirse capaz de algo

this isn't up to much

esto no vale gran cosa

6. up (limit):

up to

hasta

up to here

hasta aquí

up to now

hasta ahora

up to £100

hasta £100

time's up

se acabó el tiempo

when 5 hours were up

cuando pasaron 5 horas

from the age of 18 up

a partir de los 18 años (de edad)

to have it up to one's ears (with sth) fig

estar hasta la coronilla (de algo)

7. up (responsibility of):

it's up to you

tú decides

it's up to me to decide

me toca a mí decidir

8. up SPORT:

to be 2 goals up

ir ganando por 2 goles

9. up INFORM, TECN:

up

en función

locuzioni:

to be up against sth/sb

habérselas con algo/alguien

up and down

arriba y abajo

to walk up and down

caminar de arriba a abajo

what's up?

¿qué hay de nuevo?

what's up with him?

¿qué le pasa?

up with the king!

¡viva el rey!

II.up [ʌp] -pp- -pp- PREP

1. up (at top of):

up

encima de

to climb up a tree

subir arriba de un árbol

2. up (higher):

to go up the stairs

subir las escaleras

to run up the slope

correr cuesta arriba

to row up the river

remar río arriba

to go up and down sth

ir de arriba a abajo de algo

3. up (along):

to go up the street

ir por la calle

III.up [ʌp] -pp- -pp- SOST

ups and downs

altibajos m pl

to be on the up and up ingl brit

estar cada vez mejor

IV.up [ʌp] -pp- -pp- VB vb intr colloq

to up and +infin

ponerse de repente a +infin

V.up [ʌp] -pp- -pp- VB vb trans

up

subir

VI.up [ʌp] -pp- -pp- AGG

1. up (position):

up building

levantado, -a

up tent

montado, -a

up flag

izado, -a

up curtains, picture

colgado, -a

up hand

alzado, -a

up blinds

subido, -a

up person

levantado, -a

up person

a pie

2. up (under repair):

up road

abierto, -a

3. up (healthy):

up

bien

to be up and about [or around]

estar en buena forma

4. up (ready):

to be up for (doing) sth

estar listo para (hacer) algo

up for sale/discussion/trial

a la venta/a discusión/en juicio

Esempi monolingue (non verificati dalla Redazione di PONS)

inglese

Meteors begin to glow in this region though the larger ones may not burn up until they penetrate more deeply.

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Burton said that he turned to the bottle for solace to burn up the flatness, the stale, empty, dull deadness that one feels when one goes offstage.

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Kes realizes the full potential of her mental-powers when her mind causes the plants in the aeroponics bay to burn up.

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This is usually achieved by using a thin carbon strip, which will burn up in the presence of air, to connect one of the electrodes.

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This means that it would burn up from atmospheric friction before striking the ground in the case of an impact.

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They may also have served to symbolically burn up and destroy all harmful influences.

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Small particles burn up as they enter the atmosphere and are visible as meteors.

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Once a satellite descends to, it will start to burn up in the atmosphere.

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As it is, there's a chance -- albeit a small one -- that pieces of the space lab that don't burn up in the atmosphere could land in a populated area.

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Xe concentration initially decreases because the burn up is increased at the new higher power level.

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