singe

singe  (snj)

tr.v. singed, singe·ing, sing·es

1. To burn superficially; scorch.

2. To burn off the feathers or bristles of (a carcass of a bird or animal) by subjecting briefly to flame. See Synonyms at burn¹.

3. To burn the ends of (hair, for example).

4. To burn the nap from (cloth) in manufacturing.

n.

A slight or surface burn; a scorch.

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[Middle English sengen, from Old English sengan.]

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singe [sɪndʒ]

vb singes, singeing, singed

1. to burn or be burnt superficially; scorch to singe one's clothes

2. (tr) to burn the ends of (hair, etc.)

3. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Agriculture) (tr) to expose (a carcass) to flame to remove bristles or hair

n

(Medicine / Pathology) a superficial burn

[Old English sengan; related to Middle High German sengen to singe, Dutch sengel spark, Norwegian sengla to smell of burning, Swedish sjängla to singe, Icelandic sāngr]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	singe - a surface burn                       scorch burn - an injury caused by exposure to heat or chemicals or radiation
Verb	1.	singe - burn superficially or lightly; "I singed my eyebrows" swinge blacken, char, sear, scorch - burn slightly and superficially so as to affect color; "The cook blackened the chicken breast"; "The fire charred the ceiling above the mantelpiece"; "the flames scorched the ceiling"
	2.	singe - become superficially burned; "my eyebrows singed when I bent over the flames" scorch, sear burn, combust - undergo combustion; "Maple wood burns well"

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singe

verb burn, sear, scorch, char, blacken Her hair was singed and her anorak was burnt.

Translations

singe [sɪndʒ]

A. VT (gen) → chamuscar, quemar; [+ hair] → quemar las puntas de

B. N (also singe mark) → quemadura f

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singe [ˈsɪndʒ] vt [+ hair, fur] → roussir; [+ flesh] → brûler

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singe

vt → sengen; clothes also → versengen; (slightly) → ansengen; hairs, eyebrows → absengen

vi → versengt/angesengt werden, sengen

n (on clothes etc) → versengte/angesengte Stelle; there’s a slight singe on the sleeve → der Ärmel ist leicht angesengt

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singe [sɪndʒ] vt → bruciacchiare

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singe [sɪndʒ] vt → bruciacchiare

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singe

v singe [sindʒ]

to (cause to) burn on the surface; to scorch She singed her dress by pressing it with too hot an iron. skroei يَحْرِق опърлям připálit, opálit svide versengen καψαλίζω chamuscar kõrvetama از رو سوختن kärventää roussir לַחֲרוֹך झुलसना, झुलसाना opržiti, oprljiti megperzsel menghanguskan svíða bruciare, bruciacchiare 焦がす 겉을 조금 태우다 (nu)svilinti, pradeginti, pradegti apsvilināt menyebabkan sesuatu terbakar schroeien svi przypalać (się) chamuscar a arde, a pârli (под)палить pripáliť, spáliť ožgati (se) oprljiti se sveda, bränna ทำให้ไหม้ alazlamak (使)燒焦，烤焦 обпалювати, палити ہلکا سا چرکا کھانا، جل جانا làm cháy xém 烤焦