burn out

• Verbe à particule utilisé pour désigner un état d'épuisement, de vide ou de perte de fonctionnalité dû au surmenage ou à une utilisation excessive.

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

indénombrable · intransitif · phrasal, inséparable

1. Exhaustion from overworkinformal

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

   Épuisement professionnel

   • 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.

   Synonymesdrainenervateexhaustfrazzleovertaxoverworktire outwear downwear out

   Antonymesrechargerefreshrevive

2. Stop functioning due to overheatingformal

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

   griller (en parlant d'un appareil)

   • 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.

   Synonymesburn upfrymelt downoverheat

3. Extinguish by burningformal

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

   s'éteindre en brûlant

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

Verbe de baseburn