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burner

UK
/ˈbɜːnə/
US
/ˈbɜrnər/

Translations

burnernoun
burners
pl
UK
/ˈbɜːnə/
US
/ˈbɜrnər/
She turned on the burner to start cooking dinner.
Elle a allumé le brûleur pour commencer à préparer le dîner.
graveurInformatique, pour les disques enregistrables.
You'll need a DVD burner to back up those video files.
Tu auras besoin d’un graveur DVD pour sauvegarder ces fichiers vidéo.
téléphone jetableAppareil temporaire utilisé notamment pour préserver l’anonymat.
He used a burner to make the call so it couldn't be traced back to him.
Il a utilisé un téléphone jetable pour passer l’appel afin qu’on ne puisse pas remonter jusqu’à lui.
pyromanePersonne qui met volontairement le feu.
The police finally caught the burner responsible for the series of warehouse fires.
La police a finalement arrêté le pyromane responsable de la série d’incendies d’entrepôts.
brûleurAppareil qui brûle du combustible pour produire de la chaleur ou de l’énergie.
The furnace's burner needed to be cleaned for it to work efficiently.
Le brûleur du four devait être nettoyé pour fonctionner efficacement.
Additional translations
incendiaireTerme plus formel ou juridique.
Synonyms
heating element
flame
cooker
hot plate
stove
burneradjective
UK
/ˈbɜː.nə/
US
/ˈbɝː.nɚ/
Attributive use, chiefly before another noun, meaning 'disposable' or 'temporary', especially of mobile phones.
jetableSurtout pour un téléphone destiné à un usage bref puis à être abandonné.
He bought a burner phone before traveling overseas.
Il a acheté un téléphone jetable avant de partir à l’étranger.

Definitions

burnernoun
A part of a stove, lamp, or other device that produces a flame or heat.
She turned on the burner to start cooking dinner.
A device in which fuel is burned to produce heat or power.
The furnace's burner needed to be cleaned for it to work efficiently.
A person who deliberately sets something on fire; an arsonist.
The police finally caught the burner responsible for the series of warehouse fires.
A temporary or disposable phone, often used for privacy or anonymity.
He used a burner to make the call so it couldn't be traced back to him.
An optical disc drive or software application that writes data onto recordable media, such as CDs, DVDs, or Blu-ray discs.
You'll need a DVD burner to back up those video files.
burneradjective
Designed to be used only briefly and then discarded; disposable or temporary (especially of a mobile phone).
He bought a burner phone before traveling overseas.
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