singe

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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”).

62 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Czech: ožehnutí — a slight burn
• Czech: ožeh — a slight burn
• Bulgarian: изгарям (izgarjam) — to burn slightly
• Chinese Mandarin: 燒灼 /烧灼 (shāozhuó) — to burn slightly
• Chinese Mandarin: 燒焦 /烧焦 (shāojiāo) — to burn slightly
• Czech: ožehnout — to burn slightly
• Czech: lehce popálit — to burn slightly
• Dutch: aanbranden — to burn slightly
• Finnish: kärventää — to burn slightly
• French: roussir — to burn slightly
• Galician: chamuscar — to burn slightly
• German: ansengen — to burn slightly
• German: versengen — to burn slightly
• Hebrew: חרך (kharákh) — to burn slightly
• Hungarian: pörköl — to burn slightly
• Icelandic: svíða — to burn slightly
• Icelandic: brenna — to burn slightly
• Icelandic: sviðna — to burn slightly
• Icelandic: brenna lítillega — to burn slightly
• Irish: tíor — to burn slightly
• Italian: scottare — to burn slightly
• Italian: bruciacchiare — to burn slightly
• Japanese: 焦がす (kogasu) — to burn slightly
• Korean: 그슬리다 (geuseullida) — to burn slightly
• Latin: adūrō — to burn slightly
• Latin: sēmustulō — to burn slightly
• Māori: ngunu — to burn slightly
• Māori: hunuhunu — to burn slightly
• Māori: whakapākākā — to burn slightly
• Māori: tāina — to burn slightly
• Norman: roussi — to burn slightly
• Norman: traler — to burn slightly
• Norwegian: svi — to burn slightly
• Old English: senġan — to burn slightly
• Polish: przypalać — to burn slightly
• Polish: przypalić — to burn slightly
• Portuguese: chamuscar — to burn slightly
• Romanian: pârli — to burn slightly
• Russian: подпа́ливать (podpálivatʹ) — to burn slightly
• Russian: опаля́ть (opaljátʹ) — to burn slightly
• Russian: пали́ть (palítʹ) — to burn slightly
• Sanskrit: प्लोषति (ploṣati) — to burn slightly
• Santali: ᱨᱳ (ro) — to burn slightly
• Spanish: chamuscar — to burn slightly
• Spanish: flamear — to burn slightly
• Swedish: sveda — to burn slightly
• Telugu: కమలు (kamalu) — to burn slightly
• Turkish: ütmek — to burn slightly
• Yoruba: wì — to burn slightly
• Czech: ožehovat — to remove the nap of cloth by heat
• Czech: požehovat — to remove the nap of cloth by heat
• Hebrew: הבהב (hivhév) — to remove the nap of cloth by heat
• Bulgarian: опърлям (opǎrljam) — to remove the hair from skin by passing over a flame
• Czech: opálit — to remove the hair from skin by passing over a flame
• Danish: svide — to remove the hair from skin by passing over a flame
• Finnish: kärventää — to remove the hair from skin by passing over a flame
• Finnish: kärähdyttää — to remove the hair from skin by passing over a flame
• Galician: chamuscar — to remove the hair from skin by passing over a flame
• German: absengen — to remove the hair from skin by passing over a flame
• Hebrew: הבהב (hivhév) — to remove the hair from skin by passing over a flame
• Māori: tāina — to remove the hair from skin by passing over a flame
• Romanian: pârli — to remove the hair from skin by passing over a flame