durchbrennen

German

Etymology

durch- +‎ brennen

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈdʊʁçˌbʁɛnən/
  • Hyphenation: durch‧bren‧nen
  • Audio(file)

Verb

durchbrennen (irregular weak, third-person singular present brennt durch, past tense brannte durch, past participle durchgebrannt, past subjunctive brennte durch, auxiliary haben or sein)

  1. (intransitive) to continue to burn; to burn through (some period of time) [auxiliary haben]
    Die Kerze hat die ganze Nacht durchgebrannt.
    The candle burnt all through the night.
  2. (reflexive) to burn through [auxiliary haben]
  3. (intransitive) to burn through [auxiliary sein]
    Die Schutzhülle hat nicht funktioniert. Die Flamme ist einfach durchgebrannt.
    The protective cover did not work. The flame simply burnt through.
  4. (intransitive) to blow; to blow out (of a fuse, wire) [auxiliary sein]
    Die Glühbirne ist durchgebrannt.
    The light bulb has blown out.
  5. (intransitive, informal) to run away, especially with a lover; to elope [auxiliary sein]
    Seine Frau ist mit ihrem Jogalehrer durchgebrannt.
    His wife eloped with her yoga instructor.

Conjugation

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