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opáliti to burn, to singe, to scorch; to parch; (sonce) to tan

sear¹ [síə]

1. pridevnik
poetično ovenel, posušen, suh
figurativno izčrpan, obnošen, ponošen, oguljen (obleka)

sear leaves suho listje
the sear, the yellow leaf figurativno jesen življenja

2. prehodni glagol
posušiti, osušiti; ožgati, opaliti, osmoditi, prismoditi, pustiti (kaj) oveneti; izžgati (rano)
veterina vtisniti žig, žigosati; napraviti (koga) brezčutnega, utrditi (koga)

a seared conscience otopela vest
searing iron izžigalo (za izžiganje ran)
to sear one's brains pognati si kroglo v glavo
his soul has been seared by injustice krivica ga je naredila brezčutnega