Asturian

Verb

quemar (first-person singular indicative present quemo, past participle quemáu)

1. to burn

Conjugation

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin cremāre, present active infintive of cremō.

Verb

quemar ‎(first-person singular present quemo, first-person singular preterite quemé, past participle quemado)

1. (transitive) to burn
2. (transitive) to scorch
3. (transitive) to tan
4. (intransitive) to be very hot
5. (transitive, colloquial) to freeze
6. (intransitive, colloquial) to be very cold
7. (transitive, computing) to burn (e.g. a CD)

Usage notes

• Preferred verb for to tan is broncearse (almost always reflexive).
• When used to indicate cold, the speaker must clarify so unless the context is known.

Han quemado muchos árboles en la montaña. (Too many trees have been burned down on the mountain)

Había nevado tanto que el frío quemaba en la montaña. (It had snowed so much that it was freezing by the mountain)

Conjugation

Synonyms

• arder
• chamuscar

Related terms

• quema
• quemador, quemadora
• quemadura
• quemazón