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Meaning of polttaa | Babel Free

Verb CEFR B1 Frequent
/ˈpoltːɑːˣ/

Määritelmät

  1. to burn (to cause to be consumed by fire); incinerate
    transitive
  2. to burn (to overheat so as to make unusable)
    transitive
  3. to burn (to make or produce by the application of fire)
    transitive
  4. to burn (to injure with heat or chemicals that cause similar injuries)
    transitive
  5. to burn, sunburn
    transitive
  6. to burn (to consume, injure, or change the condition of, as if by action of fire or heat)
    transitive
  7. to distill alcohol
    transitive
  8. to burn (to write data on a permanent storage device)
    transitive
  9. to burn, waste (to lose money and/or other resources)
    transitive
  10. to burn (to feel burning hot)
    intransitive
  11. to get hot, burn (to come (very) close to the truth or the correct solution; from the children's game of hot and cold)
    intransitive
  12. to smoke (to deliberately inhale smoke from cigarettes, other tobacco products or some other substances such as marijuana)
    intransitive, transitive
  13. to cauterize
    transitive
  14. to put out, strike out
    transitive
  15. to inform on someone engaged in an illicit activity
    colloquial, transitive

Vastineet

English Blaze blow Burn

Esimerkit

“Poltin paperinpalasen”

I burned a piece of paper.

“Pekka poltti vahingossa illallisen pohjaan”

Pekka accidentally burned the dinner.

“En muistanut laittaa aurinkorasvaa ja poltin ihoni.”

I didn't remember to put on sunscreen and I burned my skin.

“Missä nykyään voi polttaa CD:itä?”

Where can one burn CDs nowadays?

“Yritys on polttanut miljoonia sitten huhtikuun.”

The company has burned millions since April.

“Häiritseekö, jos poltan?”

Do you mind if I smoke?

“Poltatteko? -Kyllä, poltan sikareita.”

Do you smoke? -Yes, I smoke cigars.

CEFR-taso

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.

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