Usage examples of "brûlait" in French with translation to English

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Elle brûlait de dire le secret. She was burning to tell the secret.
Il brûlait d'impatience de rentrer à la maison. He was burning to go home.
Le bois sec brûle vite. Dry wood burns quickly.
Une voiture garée dans le parking brûle. A car in the parking lot is on fire.
Le café était tellement enfumé que les yeux commençaient à me brûler. The bar was so smoky that my eyes started to sting.
Ces maisons ont été entièrement brûlées par l'ennemi. These houses were burnt down to the ground by the enemy.
Ils peuvent brûler plus facilement. They can burn more easily.
La maison est en train de brûler. The house is on fire.
Je sens quelque chose brûler. I smell something burning.
Les étudiants brûlèrent leurs manuels. The students burned their textbooks.
Les élèves brûlèrent leurs manuels. The students burned their textbooks.
Ce café goûte le brûlé. This coffee tastes burnt.
Tom a brûlé la lettre. Tom burned the letter.
Elle se brûla la main gauche. She burned her left hand.
Le plastique ne brûle pas facilement. Plastic does not burn easily.
Je sens quelque chose qui brûle. I smell something burning.
Ce bois ne veut pas brûler. This wood won't burn.
Je me suis brûlé le doigt. I got a burn on my finger.
Les étudiants ont brûlé leurs manuels. The students burned their textbooks.
Chaque livre brûlé illumine le monde. Every burned book enlightens the world.
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