burner

n.

1. One that burns, especially:
   1. A device, as in a furnace, stove, or gas lamp, that is lighted to produce a flame.
   2. A device on a stovetop, such as a gas jet or electric element, that produces heat.
2. 1. A unit, such as a furnace, in which something is burned: an oil burner.
   2. An incinerator.
3. Slang.
   1. An elaborate mural painted by a graffiti artist, usually on the wall of an abandoned building.
   2. A large, multicolored graffito.

idioms:

on the back burner

1. As a low priority: kept the project on the back burner all summer.

on the front burner

1. As a high priority.

A drive that writes write-once optical discs such as CD-Rs and DVD-Rs. A "burner" implies a one-time recording, but the term is erroneously used to refer to drives that "write" to re-recordable CD-RW and DVD-RW/+RW media as well. See burn, CD-R and DVD-R.

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That part of a furnace, boiler, etc., where the flame is produced.

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - brænder

Nederlands (Dutch)
stookinrichting, brander

Français (French)
n. - brûleur, bec

Deutsch (German)
n. - Brenner, (tech.) Ofen

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - καυστήρας, μάτι (εστία) κουζίνας γκαζιού

idioms:

• back burner    σε δεύτερη μοίρα

Italiano (Italian)
bruciatore, impianto di combustione

idioms:

• on the back/front burner    che riceve poca/molta attenzione

Português (Portuguese)
n. - bico (m) de gás, maçarico (m), queimador (m)

idioms:

• on the back burner    adiar
• on the front burner    dar prioridade

Русский (Russian)
горелка, форсунка, топка, камера сгорания

idioms:

• on the back burner    на заднем плане
• on the front burner    на переднем плане

Español (Spanish)
n. - fogón, quemador, mechero

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - brännare

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
火炉, 烧火的人

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 火爐, 燒火的人

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 버너

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 焼くもの, 火口, バーナー, 焼く人

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) محراق, شعله‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮מבער‬

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Wax Burner	cd burner
Cd Burner	dvd burner