Usages of queimar
Se pegares nesse copo quente, usa um pano para não te queimares.
If you pick up that hot glass, use a cloth so you won’t burn yourself.
O fogo queima o bolo.
The fire burns the cake.
Se fizer frio, queimamos lenha na lareira para aquecer a casa.
If it is cold, we burn firewood in the fireplace to heat the house.
O fogo queima lenha depressa.
The fire burns firewood quickly.
Eu passo o ferro na camisa devagar, para que não a queime.
I iron the shirt slowly, so that I don’t burn it.
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