burn in

graver dans la mémoire

Faire qu’une expérience, une image ou un fait reste fortement présent dans la mémoire.

En anglais simple : To make an experience, image, or fact stay strongly in someone's memory.

• The shock burned the scene in my memory.
• Years of practice burned the rules in.
• That terrible sight has been burned in my mind forever.

Comment l'utiliser : burn something in someone's memory (The accident burned that sound in her memory.)

Synonymes : imprint, engrave

Expressions courantes : burn something in, burn in a memory

effectuer un déverminage

Faire fonctionner des composants électroniques neufs pendant un temps, souvent dans des conditions difficiles, pour détecter les premiers défauts.

En anglais simple : To run new electronic parts for a while, often under stress, to find early faults.

• They burn in every circuit board.
• The factory burned in the chips for two days.
• Have these components been burned in at high temperatures?

Comment l'utiliser : burn in something / burn something in (We burn the processors in before shipping them.)

Synonymes : stress-test

Expressions courantes : burn in new components, burn something in

brûler, creuser par le feu

Abîmer profondément une surface par le feu ou une forte chaleur, en laissant une marque ou un trou.

En anglais simple : To damage a surface deeply with fire or strong heat, leaving a mark or hole.

• The hot coal burned a hole in the rug.
• The heat burned deep marks in the wood.
• A spark landed on the seat and burned in.

Comment l'utiliser : burn something in something (The hot coal burned a hole in the carpet.)

Synonymes : scorch

Expressions courantes : burn in a hole, burn something in

fixer par cuisson

Fixer durablement des couleurs ou un motif sur une surface grâce à une forte chaleur.

En anglais simple : To make colors or a design stay permanently on a surface by using strong heat.

• The potter burned in the colors.
• Strong heat burns the painted design in permanently.
• Have you burned in the decoration yet?

Comment l'utiliser : burn in something / burn something in (The kiln burns the colors in permanently.)

Synonymes : fire in

Expressions courantes : burn in the colors, burn something in