adjective · rare

inflammable

in·flam·ma·ble

inflammable · more inflammable · most inflammable

горючий, вспыльчивый, легковоспламеняющийся, воспламеняющийся

brennbar, entflammbar

Capable of burningCapable of burning.

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/ɪnˈflæməbəl/

» The bus carries a lot of inflammable materials.

Автобус везёт много огнеопасных материалов.

Meaning

4 senses

Capable of burning.
brennbar, entflammbar
легковоспламеня́ющийсяlexkovosplamenjájuščijsja, воспламеня́ющийсяvosplamenjájuščijsja, горю́чийgorjúčij
Easily set on fire.
easily ignited
(figuratively)Easily excited; set off by the slightest excuse; easily enraged or inflamed.
вспы́льчивыйvspýlʹčivyj
(nonstandard)Incapable of burning; not easily set on fire. From in- + flammable, via backformation.

Examples

4 sentences

The bus carries a lot of inflammable materials.
ruАвтобус везёт много огнеопасных материалов.
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The English words "inflammable" and "flammable" mean the same thing.
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Firemen don't wear inflammable outfits.
deFeuerwehrleute tragen keine leichtentzündliche Kleidung.
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Be careful. It's very inflammable.
deSei vorsichtig! Das ist hochentzündlich!
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Translations

8 languages

Русский

By meaning 2

capable of burning — see also flammable:

easily excited:

Deutsch

By meaning 1

capable of burning — see also flammable:

Origin

From Middle French inflammable, from Medieval Latin īnflammābilis, from Latin īnflammāre (

From Middle French inflammable, from Medieval Latin īnflammābilis, from Latin īnflammāre (“to set on fire”), from in (“in, on”) + flamma (“flame”). By surface analysis, inflame + -able, literally “able to be inflamed”.

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