burn rubber
US /bɜrn ˈrʌbər/
UK /bɜrn ˈrʌbər/
1.
queimar pneu, cantar pneu
to accelerate a vehicle so rapidly that its tires spin and smoke, often done to show off or to start quickly
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The drag racer revved his engine and then proceeded to burn rubber down the track.
O piloto de arrancada acelerou o motor e então começou a queimar pneu pela pista.
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He hit the gas and burned rubber as he sped away from the traffic light.
Ele pisou no acelerador e queimou pneu enquanto disparava do semáforo.