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1 flare-up
(of fire, light) flamboiement m; figurative (of anger, violence) explosion f; (of tension) montée f; (of disease, epidemic) apparition f; (quarrel) dispute f;∎ renewed flare-up (of anger, violence) reprise f, nouvelle explosion f; (of tension) remontée f; (of disease, epidemic) réapparition f -
2 flare
A n1 ( light signal) Aviat ( on runway) balise f lumineuse ; Mil ( on target) fusée f éclairante ; Naut ( distress signal) fusée f (de détresse) ;4 Fashn évasement m ;6 Phot lumière f parasite.B flares npl ( trousers) pantalon m à pattes d'éléphant ; a pair of flares un pantalon à pattes d'éléphant.C vtr1 ( widen) évaser [skirt, trouser leg] ; a flared skirt une jupe évasée ; a pair of flared trousers un pantalon à pattes d'éléphant ;2 Ind brûler [qch] en torche [gases].D vi1 ( burn briefly) [firework, match, torch] jeter une brève lueur ;2 ( erupt) [violence] éclater, se déchaîner ; tempers started to flare les esprits ont commencé à s'échauffer ;4 [nostrils] se dilater.■ flare up1 ( burn brightly) [fire] s'embraser ; -
3 flare-up
flare-up n1 (of fire, light) flamboiement m ;2 ( outburst) (of fighting, trouble) recrudescence f ; ( of dispute) reprise f ; ( of war) intensification f ; ( of anger) crise f ; a violent flare-up une flambée de violence ;3 ( argument) altercation f ; -
4 flare up
1) ( burn brightly) [fire] s'embraser3) ( recur) [illness] réapparaître; [pain] se réveiller
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