Burned up Meaning in English
expression · lemma: burn up
ˈbɝnd/ /ˈəp
BURND-UP
bˈɜːnd/ /ˈʌp
BERND-UP
Definition
'Burned up' can mean completely destroyed by fire, or very angry or upset.
Usage & Nuances
As a phrasal verb, literal for fire ('the house burned up'), informal for emotion ('I'm burned up about it'). In the emotional sense, especially North American. Not as common as 'angry' in daily speech. Sometimes confused with 'burned out' (exhausted, not angry).
Spanish: arder - consumirse - muy enojadoPortuguese (BR): queimar - consumir - muito irritadoPortuguese (PT): queimar - consumir - muito irritadoChinese (Simplified): 烧掉 - 气炸了Chinese (Traditional): 燒掉 - 氣炸了Hindi: जल जाना - बहुत गुस्सा होनाArabic: احترق - غاضب جداًBengali: সম্পূর্ণ পুড়ে যাওয়া - প্রচণ্ড রাগান্বিতRussian: сгореть - сильно разозлитьсяJapanese: 燃え尽きる - ひどく怒るVietnamese: cháy rụi - cực kỳ tức giậnKorean: 완전히 타버리다 - 몹시 화가 나다Turkish: tamamen yanmak - çok sinirlenmekUrdu: پوری طرح جل جانا - بہت زیادہ ناراض ہوناIndonesian: terbakar habis - sangat marah
Example Sentences
The old house burned up last night.
basic
She was burned up after hearing the bad news.
basic
All the letters burned up in the fire.
basic
He gets burned up whenever someone lies to him.
natural
I was so burned up when they forgot my birthday.
natural
By the time the firefighters arrived, everything had burned up.
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