burn off

bruciare, consumare

Consumare l’energia ricavata dal cibo, di solito muovendosi o facendo esercizio.

In inglese semplice: To use energy from food, usually by moving or exercising.

• Walking helps you burn off calories.
• The children burned off some energy in the park.
• How much exercise burns off a large meal?

Come si usa: burn something off (A long walk helped me burn the extra calories off.)

Sinonimi: use up, expend

Espressioni comuni: burn off calories, burn off energy

diradarsi, dissiparsi

Scomparire per il calore, soprattutto nebbia o nuvole riscaldate dal sole.

In inglese semplice: To disappear because of heat, especially when the sun warms fog or cloud.

• The fog will burn off soon.
• By noon, the mist had burned off.
• Low clouds usually burn off as the day warms.

Sinonimi: clear, dissipate

Espressioni comuni: burn off gradually, burn off completely

rimuovere con il calore, bruciare via

Eliminare qualcosa o farlo sparire usando il calore.

In inglese semplice: To make something disappear or remove it by using heat.

• The sun will burn off the fog.
• He burned off the old paint with a torch.
• Can this heater burn off the moisture?

Come si usa: burn something off (The sun burned the mist off.)

Sinonimi: remove, burn away

Espressioni comuni: burn off something, burn off paint

bruciare il gas in eccesso

Eliminare bruciandolo il gas non necessario di un pozzo petrolifero.

In inglese semplice: To get rid of unwanted gas from an oil well by setting it on fire.

• They burn off unwanted gas.
• The oil company burned off gas above the well.
• Why is so much methane being burned off here?

Come si usa: burn off something (The plant burns off excess gas at night.)

Sinonimi: flare, flare off

Espressioni comuni: burn off gas, burn off excess gas

sprecare, sperperare

Consumare qualcosa di prezioso senza ottenere un risultato utile.

In inglese semplice: To use up something valuable without producing a useful result.

• The company is burning off cash.
• We burned off scarce fuel while waiting.
• Leaving equipment running burns off resources needlessly.

Come si usa: burn off something (The idle machines burn off fuel for no useful purpose.)

Sinonimi: waste, squander

Contrari: conserve

Espressioni comuni: burn off cash, burn off resources

distanziare, seminare

Muoversi molto più velocemente di un avversario e lasciarlo indietro, soprattutto all’inizio di una gara.

In inglese semplice: To move much faster than a competitor and leave them behind, especially at the start of a race.

• He burned off his rivals immediately.
• The red car burned us off at the lights.
• Can she burn off the field in the opening lap?

Come si usa: burn someone off (She burned the other runners off at the start.)

Sinonimi: outpace, leave behind

Espressioni comuni: burn off someone, burn off rivals