verb · transitive · rare

flare

flare · flares · flared · flaring

спалахнути, спалахувати

сжечь, сжигать, вспыхнуть, расширить

anzünden, entzünden, weiten, ausweiten

To cause to burn; in particular, to burn off excess gasTo cause to burn; in particular, to burn off excess gas.

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UK/flɛə̯/US/flɛɚ̯/

» Tom's temper flared.

Meaning

10 senses

(transitive)To cause to burn; in particular, to burn off excess gas.
anzünden, entzünden
сжигатьsžigatʹ, сжечьsžečʹ
(transitive)To cause inflammation; to inflame.
воспаля́тьvospaljátʹ, воспали́тьvospalítʹ, распаля́тьraspaljátʹ
(ambitransitive)To open outward in shape.
The cat flared its nostrils while sniffing at the air. (transitive)
The cat’s nostrils flared when it sniffed at the air. (intransitive)
weiten, ausweiten, ausdehnen
расширя́тьсяrasširjátʹsja, расши́ритьсяrasšíritʹsja, расширя́тьrasširjátʹ
(ambitransitive)To (operate an aircraft to) transition from downward flight to level flight just before landing.
(intransitive)To blaze brightly.
The blast furnace flared in the night.
hell leuchten, hell lodern, abfackeln
пыла́тьpylátʹ, полыха́тьpolyxátʹ, горе́тьgorétʹ
burn brightly
(intransitive)To shine out with a sudden and unsteady light; to emit a dazzling or painfully bright light.
The candle flared in a sudden draught.
auffflackern, aufleuchten
мерца́тьmercátʹ, вспы́хиватьvspýxivatʹ, вспы́хнутьvspýxnutʹ
shine with a sudden light
(figuratively, intransitive)To shine out with gaudy colours; to be offensively bright or showy.
grell leuchten, schrill aufleuchten
крича́тьkričátʹ, пестре́тьpestrétʹ, пестри́тьpestrítʹ
(figuratively, intransitive)To suddenly happen or intensify.
auflodern
вспы́хиватьvspýxivatʹ, вспы́хнутьvspýxnutʹ, разгора́тьсяrazgorátʹsja
erupt or intensify suddenly
(figuratively, intransitive)To suddenly erupt in anger.
plötzlich auffahren, plötzlich hochfahren, explodieren
вспыли́тьvspylítʹ, вспы́хнутьvspýxnutʹ, вскипе́тьvskipétʹ
(intransitive, obsolete)To be exposed to too much light.

Examples

23 sentences

Tom's temper flared.
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The horse's nostrils were flared wide.
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The protests flared into a civil war.
ruПротесты переросли в гражданскую войну. — marafon
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The diplomatic squabble flared into an open war.
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The ship was in distress, to it lit a flare.
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Translations

3 languages

Русский

By meaning 8

to cause to burn:

to cause inflammation, to inflame:

to open outward in shape:

to blaze brightly:

to shine out with a sudden and unsteady light:

to shine out with gaudy colours:

to suddenly happen or intensify:

to suddenly erupt in anger:

Deutsch

By meaning 7

to cause to burn:

to open outward in shape:

to blaze brightly:

to shine out with a sudden and unsteady light:

to shine out with gaudy colours:

to suddenly happen or intensify:

to suddenly erupt in anger:

Origin

Origin uncertain, first recorded in the mid 16th century, probably related to Latin flagrō

Origin uncertain, first recorded in the mid 16th century, probably related to Latin flagrō (“to burn”). Norwegian flara (“to blaze; to flaunt in gaudy attire”) has a similar meaning, but the English word predates it. Possibly related to Middle High German vlederen (“to flutter”), represented by modern German flattern.

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