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queimar

Portuguese, verb/kejˈma(ʁ)/

queimar is spelled Q-U-E-I-M-A-R (7 letters) and appears 15 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 5,286th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Queimar is a Portuguese verb meaning “to be on fire, to be consumed by flames” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “sofrer combustão rápida ou consumir combustível de maneira a liberar calor, gases e luz”.

What does queimar mean in English?

verb

  1. 1

    to be on fire, to be consumed by flames

    A árvore está queimando.

  2. 2

    to set on fire

    Não se deve queimar livros.

  3. 3

    to feel hot

    Estou queimando aqui!

  4. 4

    to toast, to roast (to heat an object to the point of darkening it)

    O sol pode te queimar a pele.

  5. 5

    to feel or cause to feel a burning-like sensation

    Esta pimenta me queima a boca!

  6. 6

    to harm one's reputation or image

    Se divulgar este segredo, irá me queimar.

  7. 7

    Brazilinformalto stop functioning, to stop working, to break

    A geladeira queimou.

  8. 8

    to waste, to spend, to deplete

    Queimou todo o salário em bebida.

Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How Portuguese dictionaries define it

verb: 1. sofrer combustão rápida ou consumir combustível de maneira a liberar calor, gases e luz 2. sentir calor ou uma sensação fisiologicamente parecida; sentir dor como se estivesse em chamas 3. sentir emoção ou paixão forte 4. cozinhar além do ponto

verb: 1. primeira pessoa do singular do futuro do subjuntivo do verbo queimar 2. terceira pessoa do singular do futuro do subjuntivo do verbo queimar 3. infinitivo pessoal da primeira pessoa do singular do verbo queimar 4. infinitivo pessoal da terceira pessoa do singular do verbo queimar

The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.

Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.

Forms of queimar

  • queimo first-person present singular
  • queimei first-person preterite singular
  • queimado participle past
  • queimares infinitive second-person singular
  • queimarmos first-person infinitive plural
  • queimardes infinitive plural second-person
  • queimarem infinitive plural third-person
  • queimando gerund
  • queimados masculine participle past
  • queimada feminine participle past
  • queimadas feminine participle past
  • queimas indicative present second-person
  • queima indicative present singular
  • queimamos first-person indicative plural
  • queimais indicative plural present
  • queimam indicative plural present
  • queimava first-person imperfect indicative
  • queimavas imperfect indicative second-person

Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce queimar?

  • Brazil /kejˈma(ʁ)/
  • Brazil [keɪ̯ˈma(h)]
  • /kejˈma(ɾ)/

Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.

English words that translate to queimar

Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.

How common is queimar in Portuguese?

queimar appears 15 times per million words in written Portuguese.

Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).

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