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blaze [bleɪz]1 noun∎ five die in blaze (in headline) un incendie a fait cinq morts(b) (burst → of colour) éclat m, flamboiement m; (→ of light) éclat m; (→ of eloquence, enthusiasm) élan m, transport m; (→ of sunlight) torrent m;∎ the street was a blaze of light la rue était tout illuminée;∎ a blaze of gunfire des coups de feu, une fusillade;∎ in a sudden blaze of anger sous le coup de la colère;∎ she married in a blaze of publicity elle s'est mariée sous les feux des projecteurs;∎ he finished in a blaze of glory il a terminé en beauté∎ what the blazes are you doing here? qu'est-ce que tu fabriques ici?;∎ how the blazes would I know? comment veux-tu que je le sache?;∎ we ran like blazes nous avons couru à toutes jambes;∎ go or get to blazes! va te faire voir!∎ he suddenly blazed with anger il s'est enflammé de colère;∎ his eyes were blazing with anger/passion ses yeux lançaient des éclairs de colère/passion∎ the fields blazed with colour les champs resplendissaient de mille couleurs∎ the news was blazed across the front page la nouvelle faisait la une du journal;∎ it's not the kind of thing you want blazed abroad ce n'est pas le genre de chose qu'on veut crier sur les toits∎ to blaze the way for sth préparer le terrain pour qch∎ to blaze a trail frayer un chemin;∎ they're blazing a trail in biotechnology ils font un travail de pionniers dans le domaine de la biotechnologie∎ the gangsters blazed away at the police les gangsters maintenaient un feu nourri contre la police;∎ I blazed away at the target je tirais sans cesse sur la cible(sun) flamboyer, darder ses rayons -
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blaze [bleɪz]1. noun* * *[bleɪz] 1.1) ( fire) ( in hearth) feu m, flambée f; ( accidental) incendie m2) ( sudden burst) ( of flames) embrasement m3) ( on horse) liste f4) ( cut in tree) encoche f2.blazes (colloq & dated) plural noun3.to run like blazes — courir comme un dératé/une dératée
transitive verb ( mark) griffer [tree]4.to blaze a trail — lit baliser une voie; fig faire œuvre de pionnier
1) (also blaze away) ( burn) [fire] brûler, flamber; [house, car] brûler2) (also blaze away) ( give out light) [lights] briller3) ( shoot) [gun] pétarader5.blazing present participle adjective1) ( violent) [argument] violent; [heat] accablant; [fire] ronflant; [building, car] embrasé; [sunshine] plein (before n)2) (colloq) ( furious) fou/folle de rage -
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A n1 ( fire) ( in hearth) feu m, flambée f ; ( accidental) incendie m ; firemen got the blaze under control les pompiers ont maîtrisé l'incendie ;2 ( sudden burst) ( of flames) embrasement m ; the garden is a blaze of colour le jardin est éclatant de couleurs ; there was a sudden blaze of colour in the sky le ciel a brusquement changé de couleur ; she left in a blaze of glory/in a blaze of publicity fig elle est partie couronnée de gloire/sous les feux des médias ;3 Equit liste f ;B blazes ○ npl ( hell) what the blazes are you up to? qu'est-ce que tu fabriques ○ ? ; how the blazes did he do it? comment diable a-t-il fait ça? ; to run like blazes courir comme un dératé/une dératée ; go to blazes! allez au diable!C vtr1 ( mark) griffer, marquer [tree] ; to blaze a trail lit baliser une voie ; fig faire œuvre de pionnier ;D vi3 ( shoot) [gun, cannon] pétarader ; the troops advanced, all guns blazing lit les troupes avançaient en tirant ; she went into the meeting all guns blazing fig elle est entrée dans la réunion tout feu tout flamme.1 ( violent) [argument] violent ; [heat] accablant ; [fire] ronflant ; [building, car] embrasé ; [sun, sunshine] plein (before n) ;2 ○ ( furious) furax ○ inv, fou/folle de rage ; she was blazing (mad) elle était furax ○.■ blaze down [sun] taper (on sur).■ blaze up [fat, fire] s'embraser. -
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I 1. [bleiz] noun1) (a bright light or fire: A neighbour rescued her from the blaze.) brasier2) (an outburst (of anger, emotion etc): a blaze of fury.) explosion3) (a bright display: a blaze of colour.) flamboiement2. verb((of a fire, the sun) to burn, shine brightly.) resplendir- blazingII [bleiz]
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blaze — blaze1 [bleız] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(fire)¦ 2¦(light/colour)¦ 3 blaze of publicity/glory 4 5 what the blazes/who the blazes etc 6 like blazes 7 ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [Sense: 1 6; Origin: Old English blAse torch ] [ … Dictionary of contemporary English
blaze — Synonyms and related words: Vandyke, arrow, backfire, bake, balefire, be bright, be in heat, beacon, beacon fire, beam, bedazzle, birthmark, blare, blare forth, blast, blaze a trail, blaze abroad, blaze of light, blaze up, blazing light, blazon,… … Moby Thesaurus
blaze — 01. Firemen say the [blaze] that destroyed the school started in the furnace room. 02. We built a [blazing] fire on the beach and cooked our supper over it. 03. A brilliant sunset [blazed] in the evening sky. 04. The wreckage of the car [blazed]… … Grammatical examples in English
blaze — 1. noun 1) firemen fought the blaze Syn: fire, flames, conflagration, inferno, holocaust; forest fire, wildfire, bush fire 2) a blaze of light Syn: glare, gleam, flash, burst … Thesaurus of popular words
blaze — 1. noun 1) Syn: fire, flames, conflagration, inferno, holocaust 2) a blaze of light Syn: glare, flash, burst, flare, streak, radiance, brilliance, beam … Synonyms and antonyms dictionary
Blaze — (bl[=a]z), n. [OE. blase, AS. bl[ae]se, blase; akin to OHG. blass whitish, G. blass pale, MHG. blas torch, Icel. blys torch; perh. fr. the same root as E. blast. Cf. {Blast}, {Blush}, {Blink}.] 1. A stream of gas or vapor emitting light and heat… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
blaze — blaze1 [blāz] n. [ME blase < OE blæse, blase, a torch, flame < IE * bhles , shine < base * bhel : see BLACK] 1. a brilliant mass or burst of flame; strongly burning fire 2. any very bright, often hot, light or glare [the blaze of… … English World dictionary
blaze — n flare, flame, glare, glow (see under BLAZE vb) Analogous words: firing or fire, kindling, igniting or ignition (see corresponding verbs at LIGHT): effulgence, refulgence, radiance, brilliance or brilliancy (see corresponding adjectives at… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
Blaze — may refer to: *FireIn sailing* Blaze (dinghy), a high performance racing dinghy designed by Ian Howlett and John CaigIn Music* Blaze Bayley, former Wolfsbane and Iron Maiden vocalist * Blaze Bayley (band), his current band, formerly known as… … Wikipedia
blaze — [n1] fire bonfire, burning, combustion, conflagration, flame, flames, holocaust, wildfire; concepts 478,521 blaze [n2] flash of light beam, brilliance, burst, flare, glare, gleam, glitter, glow, radiance; concept 628 blaze [n3] torrent blast … New thesaurus
Blaze — Blaze, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Blazed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Blazing}.] 1. To shine with flame; to glow with flame; as, the fire blazes. [1913 Webster] 2. To send forth or reflect glowing or brilliant light; to show a blaze. [1913 Webster] And far and… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
