polttaa.

to burn (to cause to be consumed by fire); incinerate

Poltin paperinpalasen

to burn (to overheat so as to make unusable)

Pekka poltti vahingossa illallisen pohjaan

to burn (to make or produce by the application of fire)

to burn (to injure with heat or chemicals that cause similar injuries)

to burn, sunburn

En muistanut laittaa aurinkorasvaa ja poltin ihoni.

to burn (to consume, injure, or change the condition of, as if by action of fire or heat)

to distill alcohol

to burn (to write data on a permanent storage device)

Missä nykyään voi polttaa CD:itä?

to burn, waste (to lose money and/or other resources)

Yritys on polttanut miljoonia sitten huhtikuun.

to burn (to feel burning hot)

to get hot, burn (to come (very) close to the truth or the correct solution; from the children's game of hot and cold)

to smoke (to deliberately inhale smoke from cigarettes, other tobacco products or some other substances such as marijuana)

Häiritseekö, jos poltan?

Poltatteko? -Kyllä, poltan sikareita.

to cauterize

to put out, strike out

to inform on someone engaged in an illicit activity