singe

Betekenis (Engels)

Verb

1. (transitive) To burn slightly.
2. (transitive) To remove the nap of (cloth), by passing it rapidly over a red-hot bar, or over a flame, preliminary to dyeing it.
3. (transitive) To remove the hair or down from (a plucked chicken, etc.) by passing it over a flame.

Noun

A burning of the surface; a slight burn.

Concepten

branden

brandwond

schroeien

verschroeiing

zengen

aanbraden

verschroeien

verzengen

Synoniemen

scorch

burn

char

sear

roast

swinge

scald

parch

blacken

toast

sizzle

burn to a crisp

combust

get burnt

set afire

expose to heat

hold something over the fire

smoke on a flame

soften something with the fire

4

barbecue

pass through fire

bite

broil

burn down

burned

cauterise

dry

seduce

set on fire

sing

Vertalingen

chamuscar

roussir

bruciacchiare

versengen

ansengen

brûler légèrement

bruciacchiatura

leicht rösten

aduro

bruciare

ustilo ustulo

arrostire

flamber

brûler

τσουρουφλίζω

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/sɪnd͡ʒ/

Etymologie (Engels)

Overgenomen van Middelengels: sengen

Overgenomen van Oudengels: senġan

Verwant aan Fries: singe

Verwant aan Saterfries: soange

Verwant aan Nederlands: zengen

Verwant aan Duits: sengen

Verwant aan IJslands: sangur

In summary

From Middle English sengen, from Old English senġan, sænċġan (“to singe, burn slightly, scorch, afflict”), from Proto-West Germanic *sangijan (“to burn, torch”), from Proto-Indo-European *senk- (“to burn”). Cognate with West Frisian singe, sinzje (“to singe”), Saterland Frisian soange (“to singe”), Dutch zengen (“to singe, scorch”), German Low German sengen (“to singe”), German sengen (“to singe, scorch”), Icelandic sangur (“singed, burnt, scorched”).