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Brûlure - Mot du Jour - French Word of the Day

By Laura K. Lawless, About.com

Definition: le 6 avril 2004

une brûlure - burn, burning sensation

Comment as-tu reçu cette brûlure ? - How did you get this burn?

Je sens une brûlure sur ma main - I feel a burning sensation on my hand.

Related: une brûlure du premier degré - first-degree burn; des brûlures d'estomac - heartburn; brûlant (adj) - burning (hot), brûler - to burn

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Pronunciation: [bru lur]Audio Link

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