bränna vid

Swedish

Alternative forms

  • vidbränna

Etymology

bränna (burn) + vid (at)

Verb

bränna vid (present bränner vid, preterite brände vid, supine bränt vid, imperative bränn vid)

  1. to burn (of food) by sticking to a cooking vessel
    Rör om hela tiden så att såsen inte bränns vid
    Stir constantly so the sauce doesn't burn/stick
  2. (literally) to singe, (idiomatic) to burn (of food, more generally – always of undesirable singing)
    Jag råkade bränna vid steken
    I accidentally burned (singed) the roast

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