Usage examples of "quemarse" in Spanish with translation to English

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Los genios son meteoros destinados a quemarse para iluminar su siglo. Men of genius are meteors destined to burn in order to illuminate their century.
Me quemé con agua hirviendo. I burned myself with boiling water.
Me quemé en la pierna. I burnt myself on the leg.
Los dos edificios se quemaron. Both buildings burned down.
El papel se quema rápidamente. Paper burns quickly.
Me quemé la yema del dedo. I burned my fingertip.
El papel se quema fácilmente. Paper burns easily.
Me quemé la mano con una plancha. I burned my hand with an iron.
La madera se quema fácilmente. Wood burns easily.
María se quemó mientras revolvía el arroz. Mary was burned while she stirred the rice.
Su piel se quema con facilidad. Her skin burns easily.
Ella se quemó mientras encendía un cigarrillo. She burned herself while lighting a cigarette.
Ella se quemó la mano izquierda. She got burnt in the right hand.
Tom se quemó los dedos con una sartén caliente. Tom burned his fingers on a hot frying pan.
Me quemé los dedos mientras preparaba pochoclo. I burnt my fingers while I was preparing popcorn.
Nuestra hija se quemó el dedo con un fósforo. Our daughter burned her finger with a match.
El plástico no se quema con facilidad. Plastic does not burn easily.
La papa estaba tan caliente que me quemé la boca. The potato was so hot that it burned my mouth.
Tienes que derretir el chocolate al baño maría para que no se queme. You have to melt chocolate in a double-boiler so it doesn't burn.
Se han quemado las naves y las posibilidades son escasas. Bridges are burning and chances are few.
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