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燃
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to spread (of fire)
Examples
火がめらめらと隣家に燃え移っていった。
The fire spread and licked the neighboring house.
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to blaze up; to burn up
Examples
間の垣根が恋をいっそう燃え立たせる。
A fence between makes love more keen.
1
incomplete combustion; imperfect combustion
Examples
一酸化炭素とは炭素化合物の不完全燃焼で発生する有害物質です。
Carbon monoxide is a poisonous substance formed by the incomplete combustion of carbon compounds.
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Idiomatic expression
being off one's game; not doing one's best; being unable to use all of one's strength; failing to obtain the desired result
1
to catch fire
Examples
ゆうべこの町に火事があったが、燃え出した正確な時刻はわからない。
There was a fire in this city last night. We can't tell exactly what time it broke out.
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out of fuel
Examples
その車は町につく前に燃料切れになってしまった。
The car ran out of gas before reaching the city.
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nonburnable garbage; nonflammables
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fossil fuel
Examples
その大陸は化石燃料が豊富だ。
The continent is abundant in fossil fuels.
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complete combustion; perfect combustion
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Idiomatic expression
giving one's all; doing one's best; using all of one's ability; obtaining the desired result
