scorching

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈskɔːrtʃɪŋ/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(skôrching)

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scorching adj (extremely hot, burning)abrasador/a adj
  sofocante adj mf
 Even though it's still May, it's scorching outside.
 Aunque todavía estamos en mayo, fuera hace un día abrasador.
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
scorch [sth/sb] vtr (burn)quemar, abrasar vtr
  chamuscar vtr
  quemar a, abrasar a vtr + prep
  chamuscar a vtr + prep
 The bottom of the pan got scorched in the fire.
 El fondo de la sartén se quemó (or: abrasó) en el fuego.
scorch vi (become scorched)quemarse v prnl
  chamuscarse v prnl
 The cook left the heat too high and the butter scorched.
scorch [sb] vtr US, figurative, informal (criticize, scold)hacer pedazos a, hacer trizas a loc verb + prep
  criticar a vtr + prep
 Critics scorched the comedian for using an offensive word.
 Los críticos hicieron pedazos al humorista porque este usó una palabra ofensiva.
scorch vi figurative, informal (drive very fast) (coloquial)ir a toda máquina loc verb
  ir picando loc verb
 The sports car scorched down the highway.
scorch n (superficial burn)quemadura nf
 The metal dish has a black scorch on the bottom.
 El plato de metal tiene una quemadura negra en el fondo.
scorch,
leaf scorch,
sun scorch
n
(botany: disease) (de hoja, planta)escaladura nf
  quemadura nf
 Scorch had turned the leaves of the horse chestnut reddish-brown.
 La escaladura volvió marrón rojizas las hojas del castaño de indias.
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Compound Forms:
scorching | scorch
InglésEspañol
scorching heat n (heat: intense, burning)calor abrasador nm + adj
 Working in front of the blast furnace, I was exposed to scorching heat every day.
 Trabajando en frente del horno estaba expuesto diariamente a un calor abrasador.
scorching heat n (extremely hot, sunny weather) (figurado)calor abrasador nm + adj
 In scorching heat it's a good idea to keep your pets inside.
 Cuando hace un calor abrasador es recomendable mantener las mascotas dentro de casa.
  (figurado)calor asfixiante nm + adj
 Cuando hace un calor asfixiante es recomendable mantener las mascotas dentro de casa.
scorching hot adj (intensely hot, burning)abrasador/a adj
  calcinante adj mf
  tórrido/a adj
 The day was scorching hot: all the ice in our glasses melted within five minutes.
 We had scorching hot weather that summer.
 Era un día abrasador: el hielo de nuestros vasos se derretía en cinco minutos.
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