Meaning

8 senses
  1. (countable, uncountable)The visible part of fire; a stream of burning vapour or gas, emitting light and heat.

    Flamme, Lohe

    пла́мяplámja, по́лымяpólymja, полы́мяpolýmja

    по́лум'яpólumʺja

  2. (countable, uncountable)A romantic partner or lover in a usually short-lived but passionate affair.

    Flamme

    страстьstrastʹ, предме́т любви́predmét ljubví

  3. (Internet, countable, dated, uncountable)An aggressively insulting criticism or remark.

    флеймflejm

  4. (countable, uncountable)A brilliant reddish orange-gold fiery colour.

    огненно-кра́сныйognenno-krásnyj

  5. A brilliant reddish orange-gold fiery colour. flame:

    (countable, uncountable)Flame

  6. (countable, uncountable)The contrasting light and dark figure seen in wood used for stringed instrument making; the curl.

    The cello has a two-piece back with a beautiful narrow flame.

  7. (countable, uncountable)Burning zeal, passion, imagination, excitement, or anger.

    страстьstrastʹ, пылpyl, огонёкogonjók

  8. (countable, obsolete, uncountable)A variety of carnation.

More definitions
  • the process of combustion of inflammable materials producing heat and light and (often) smoke

Examples

292 sentences
  1. The flame went out.

    Полум'я згасло.

    ruПламя погасло.

    deDie Flamme erlosch.

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  2. The house was in flames.

    Будинок палав.

    ruДом пылал.

    deDas Haus stand in Flammen.

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  3. The smoldering firewood burst into flame.

    ruНа тлеющих дровах вспыхнули языки пламени.

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  4. Tom was staring at the flame.

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  5. The firemen couldn't extinguish the flames.

    ruПожарные не смогли погасить пламя.

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
visible part of fire:
Русский
By meaning 5
visible part of fire:
romantic partner:
criticism:
colour:
burning sentiment:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
visible part of fire:

Origin

From Middle English flawme, blend of Old French flame and flambe, flamble, the first from

From Middle English flawme, blend of Old French flame and flambe, flamble, the first from Latin flamma, the second from Latin flammula, diminutive of flamma, both from pre-Latin *fladma; Proto-Italic *flagmā, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰel- (“to shimmer, gleam, shine”). Displaced native Old English līeġ.

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