burn out

esaurirsi

Esaurire le proprie energie fisiche o mentali per il troppo lavoro o stress, fino a non riuscire a continuare.

In inglese semplice: To become too mentally or physically tired to continue because of too much work or stress.

• You will burn out without rest.
• Years of constant pressure burned her out.
• Many nurses burned out during the crisis.

Come si usa: burn yourself out (Do not burn yourself out working every weekend.); burn someone out (The constant overtime burned him out.)

Sinonimi: exhaust oneself, wear oneself out

Espressioni comuni: burn out at work, burn out someone

bruciarsi

Smettere di funzionare perché una parte si è danneggiata per il calore o l'uso prolungato.

In inglese semplice: To stop working because a part has been damaged by heat or long use.

• The bulb burned out.
• Our old motor has finally burned out.
• Will leaving it on all night burn it out?

Come si usa: burn something out (Too much current can burn the motor out.)

Sinonimi: fail, blow

Espressioni comuni: burn out suddenly, burn out a motor

consumarsi, spegnersi

Smettere di bruciare perché non rimane più nulla da consumare.

In inglese semplice: To stop burning because there is nothing left for the fire to use.

• The candle burned out.
• We waited for the fire to burn out.
• These logs will burn out before morning.

Sinonimi: go out

Espressioni comuni: burn out completely, burn out overnight

distruggere col fuoco

Distruggere con il fuoco un edificio o il suo interno.

In inglese semplice: To destroy a building or its inside with fire.

• The fire burned out the garage.
• Flames burned out three shops overnight.
• The attackers tried to burn the building out.

Come si usa: burn something out (The blaze burned the house out.)

Sinonimi: gut, destroy by fire

Espressioni comuni: burn out a building, burn out something

bruciare completamente

Essere distrutto dal fuoco, all'interno o completamente.

In inglese semplice: If something burns out, fire destroys its inside or all of it.

• The car burned out.
• The empty house burnt out during the night.
• Only a metal shell remained after the tank had burned out.

Sinonimi: burn up

Espressioni comuni: burn out completely, burn out overnight

esporre alla dose limite

Esporre un lavoratore a tante radiazioni da impedirgli di continuare quel lavoro in sicurezza.

In inglese semplice: To expose a worker to so much radiation that they cannot safely do more work involving radiation.

• The reactor repairs burned out several workers.
• Repeated radiation exposure had burned out the entire repair crew.
• They rotated staff to avoid burning anyone out.

Come si usa: burn someone out (The reactor work burned the welders out.)

Espressioni comuni: burn out workers, burn out someone