burn out

• Verbo frasal que se usa para indicar el estado de agotamiento, vaciamiento o pérdida de funcionalidad debido a exceso de trabajo o uso excesivo.

A phrasal verb used to indicate the state of becoming exhausted, depleted, or no longer functional due to overwork or excessive use.

incontable · intransitivo · phrasal, inseparable

1. Exhaustion from overworkinformal

   To become extremely tired, stressed, or exhausted due to prolonged work or pressure.

   Agotamiento por exceso de trabajo

   • She burned out after working 80-hour weeks for months.
   • Many teachers burn out early in their careers.
   • He felt completely burned out from the constant deadlines.

   Sinónimosdrainenervateexhaustfrazzleovertaxoverworktire outwear downwear out

   Antónimosrechargerefreshrevive

2. Stop functioning due to overheatingformal

   For an electrical device or engine to stop working because it has become too hot.

   Fundirse por sobrecalentamiento

   • The motor burned out after running for hours without a break.
   • The light bulb burned out and needs to be replaced.
   • The old fan's engine burned out during the heatwave.

   Sinónimosburn upfrymelt downoverheat

3. Extinguish by burningformal

   To cause a fire to stop burning by using up all its fuel.

   consumirse hasta apagarse

   • The campfire burned out by morning.
   • The candle burned out after a few hours.
   • The fire burned out because there was no more wood.

Verbo baseburn