spark

spark ¹

 (spärk)

n.

1. An incandescent particle, especially:

a. One thrown off from a burning substance.

b. One resulting from friction.

c. One remaining in an otherwise extinguished fire; an ember.

2. A glistening particle, as of metal.

3.

a. A flash of light, especially a flash produced by electric discharge.

b. A short pulse or flow of electric current.

4. A trace or suggestion, as:

a. A quality or feeling with latent potential; a seed or germ: the spark of genius.

b. A vital, animating, or activating factor: the spark of revolution.

5. sparks(used with a sing. verb) Informal A radio operator aboard a ship.

6. Electricity

a. The luminous phenomenon resulting from a disruptive discharge through an insulating material.

b. The discharge itself.

v. sparked, spark·ing, sparks

v.intr.

1. To give off sparks.

2. To operate correctly. Used of the ignition system of an internal-combustion engine.

v.tr.

1. To set in motion; activate: The incident sparked a controversy.

2. To rouse to action; spur: A cheering crowd sparked the runner to triumph.

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[Middle English sparke, from Old English spearca. V., from Middle English sparken, from Old English spearcian.]

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spark′er n.

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spark ²

 (spärk) Archaic

n.

1. An elegantly dressed, highly self-conscious young man.

2. A male suitor; a beau.

v. sparked, spark·ing, sparks

v.tr.

To court or woo.

v.intr.

To court a woman or women.

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[Perhaps of Scandinavian origin or from spark.]

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spark′er n.

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spark

(spɑːk)

n

1. a fiery particle thrown out or left by burning material or caused by the friction of two hard surfaces

2. (Electronics)

a. a momentary flash of light accompanied by a sharp crackling noise, produced by a sudden electrical discharge through the air or some other insulating medium between two points

b. the electrical discharge itself

c. (as modifier): a spark gap.

3. anything that serves to animate, kindle, or excite

4. a trace or hint: she doesn't show a spark of interest.

5. vivacity, enthusiasm, or humour

6. (Ceramics) a small piece of diamond, as used in the cutting of glass

vb

7. (intr) to give off sparks

8. (Automotive Engineering) (intr) (of the sparking plug or ignition system of an internal-combustion engine) to produce a spark

9. (often foll by: off) to kindle, excite, or animate

[Old English spearca; related to Middle Low German sparke, Middle Dutch spranke, Lettish spirgsti cinders, Latin spargere to strew]

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spark

(spɑːk)

n

1. a fashionable or gallant young man

2. bright spark usually ironic Brit a person who appears clever or witty: some bright spark left the papers next to the open window.

vb

rare to woo (a person)

[C16 (in the sense: beautiful or witty woman): perhaps of Scandinavian origin; compare Old Norse sparkr vivacious]

ˈsparkish adj

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Spark

(spɑːk)

n

(Biography) Dame Muriel (Sarah). 1918–2006, British novelist and writer; her novels include Memento Mori (1959), The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie (1961), The Takeover (1976), A Far Cry from Kensington (1988), Symposium (1990), and The Finishing School (2004)

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spark¹

(spɑrk)

n.

1. an ignited or fiery particle such as is thrown off by burning wood or produced by one hard body striking against another.

2.

a. the light produced by a sudden discontinuous discharge of electricity through air or another dielectric.

b. the discharge itself.

c. any electric arc of relatively small energy content.

d. the electric discharge produced by a spark plug in an internal-combustion engine.

3. anything that activates or stimulates; an inspiration or catalyst.

4. a small amount or trace of something.

5. a trace of life or vitality.

6. animation; liveliness.

7. sparks, (used with a sing. v.) Slang. a radio operator on a ship or aircraft.

v.i.

8. to emit or produce sparks.

9. to issue as or like sparks.

10. to send forth gleams or flashes.

11. (of the ignition of an internal-combustion engine) to function correctly in producing sparks.

v.t.

12. to kindle, animate, or stimulate: to spark someone's enthusiasm.

[before 900; (n.) Middle English; Old English spearca, c. Middle Dutch, Middle Low German sparke]

spark′er, n.

spark²

(spɑrk)

n.

1. a lively, elegant, or foppish young man.

2. a beau, lover, or suitor.

[1565–75; perhaps figurative use of spark¹, or < Old Norse sparkr quick, lively]

spark′ish, adj.

Spark

(spɑrk)

n.

Muriel (Sarah) (Camberg), born 1918, British novelist, born in Scotland.

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spark

Past participle: sparked
Gerund: sparking

Imperative

spark

spark

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	spark - a momentary flash of light     flicker, glint flash - a sudden intense burst of radiant energy
	2.	spark - merriment expressed by a brightness or gleam or animation of countenance; "he had a sparkle in his eye"; "there's a perpetual twinkle in his eyes" sparkle, twinkle, light verve, vitality - an energetic style expression, look, face, facial expression, aspect - the feelings expressed on a person's face; "a sad expression"; "a look of triumph"; "an angry face"
	3.	spark - electrical conduction through a gas in an applied electric field arc, electric arc, electric discharge, discharge brush discharge - discharge between electrodes creating visible streamers of ionized particles corona discharge, corposant, electric glow, Saint Elmo's fire, Saint Elmo's light, Saint Ulmo's fire, Saint Ulmo's light, St. Elmo's fire, corona - an electrical discharge accompanied by ionization of surrounding atmosphere flashover - an unintended electric discharge (as over or around an insulator) electrical conduction - the passage of electricity through a conductor
	4.	spark - a small but noticeable trace of some quality that might become stronger; "a spark of interest"; "a spark of decency" trace, suggestion, hint - a just detectable amount; "he speaks French with a trace of an accent"
	5.	Spark - Scottish writer of satirical novels (born in 1918) Dame Muriel Spark, Muriel Sarah Spark, Muriel Spark
	6.	spark - a small fragment of a burning substance thrown out by burning material or by friction fragment - a piece broken off or cut off of something else; "a fragment of rock"
Verb	1.	spark - put in motion or move to act; "trigger a reaction"; "actuate the circuits" activate, actuate, set off, spark off, touch off, trigger, trigger off, trip initiate, pioneer - take the lead or initiative in; participate in the development of; "This South African surgeon pioneered heart transplants"
	2.	spark - emit or produce sparks; "A high tension wire, brought down by a storm, can continue to spark" sparkle give out, emit, give off - give off, send forth, or discharge; as of light, heat, or radiation, vapor, etc.; "The ozone layer blocks some harmful rays which the sun emits"

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spark

noun

1. flicker, flash, gleam, glint, spit, flare, scintillation Sparks flew in all directions.

2. trace, hint, scrap, atom, jot, vestige, scintilla Even Oliver felt a tiny spark of excitement.

verb

1. (often with off) start, stimulate, provoke, excite, inspire, stir, trigger (off), set off, animate, rouse, prod, precipitate, kick-start, set in motion, kindle, touch off What was it that sparked your interest in motoring?

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spark ¹

noun

1. A sudden quick light:

blink, coruscation, flash, flicker, glance, gleam, glimmer, glint, twinkle, wink.

2. A source of further growth and development:

bud, embryo, germ, kernel, nucleus, seed.

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spark ²

verb

To attempt to gain the affection of:

court, pursue, woo.

Informal: romance.

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Translations

شَرارَهشَرَّارَةقَدْحَه كهرُبائِيَّهوَمْضَه مِنيُرْسِلُ شَرَرا

jiskrajiskřičkajiskřitpodnítitroznítit

gnistgnistreudløseglimtglimte

FunkeFunken sprühenauslösen

σπίθασπινθήρας

chispachispearechar chispas

kipinä

étincelledéclencher

iskra

szikrasziporka

koma af staîneistirafneistiskjóta neistumsnefill, vottur

scintillascintillareaccendersiavere una conversazione brillantelampo

火花

불꽃

kibirkščiuotikibirkštėlėkibirkštis

dzirksteledzirksteļotdzirkstītdzirkstsizraisīt

vonk

gnistslå gnister

iskra

centelha

искра

dať podnetiskravýboj

iskra

gnista

ประกายไฟ

kıvılcımkıvılcım çıkarmak/saçmakneden olmakbaşlatmakelektrik kıvılcımı

tia lửa

火花电火花引起放射活力

spark

[spɑːk]

A. N

1. (from fire, Elec) → chispa f
to make the sparks fly → provocar una bronca
they struck sparks off each other → por efecto mutuo hacían chispear el ingenio
see also bright C

2. (= trace, hint) → pizca f
the book hasn't a spark of interest → el libro no tiene ni pizca de interés
there's not a spark of life about it → no tiene ni un átomo de vida

3. sparks (Naut) → telegrafista mf (Cine, TV) → iluminista mf (Elec) → electricista mf

B. VT (also spark off) → provocar

C. VI → chispear, echar chispas

D. CPD spark gap N → entrehierro m
spark plug N (Aut) → bujía f

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

spark

[ˈspɑː^rk]

n

(from fire, fireworks) → étincelle f

(produced by electric current) → étincelle f

(fig) [interest, enthusiasm, excitement] → étincelle f; [imagination] → touche f
to ignite a spark of interest in sb → susciter une étincelle d'intérêt chez qn

vi [fire, wire] → faire des étincelles

vt

[+ fire] → déclencher

[+ riot, crisis, row, debate] → déclencher; [+ interest] → éveiller

spark off

vt sep [+ riot, revolution, crisis, row] → déclenchersparking plug n → bougie f

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spark

n

(from fire, Elec) → Funke m; (fig: = glimmer) → Fünkchen nt, → Funke(n) m; not a spark of life → kein Fünkchen Leben, kein Lebensfunke; a spark of interest → ein Fünkchen or Funke(n) Interesse; a few sparks of wit toward(s) the end of the speech → ein paar geistreiche Bemerkungen am Ende der Rede; when the sparks start to fly (fig) → wenn die Funken anfangen zu fliegen

(dated inf, = person) → Stutzer m (dated); a bright spark (iro) → ein Intelligenzbolzen m (iro); (clumsy) → ein Tollpatsch m

vt (also spark off) → entzünden; explosion → verursachen; (fig) → auslösen; quarrel → entfachen; interest, enthusiasm → wecken; to spark a fire → ein Feuer entzünden or entfachen; (by accident) → ein Feuer auslösen or verursachen

vi → Funken sprühen; (Elec) → zünden

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spark

:

spark coil

n → Zündspule f

spark gap

n → Funkenstrecke f

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spark

[spɑːk]

1. n (from fire) → scintilla (fig) there wasn't a spark of life in the battery → la batteria non dava segni di vita
he didn't show a spark of interest → non ha mostrato il benché minimo interesse
bright spark (iro) → genio

2. vt (also spark off) (debate, quarrel, revolt) → provocare; (interest) → suscitare

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spark

(spaːk) noun

1. a tiny red-hot piece thrown off by something burning, or when two very hard (eg metal) surfaces are struck together. Sparks were being thrown into the air from the burning building. vonk شَرارَه искра faísca jiskra der Funke gnist σπίθαchispa säde جرقه kipinä étincelleניצוץ चिंगारी iskra, varnica szikra bunga api neisti scintilla 火花 불꽃 kibirkštis dzirkstele percikan api vonkgnistiskra جرقه faísca scânteie искра iskra iskra varnica gnista ประกายไฟ kıvılcım 火花 іскра, спалах شرارہ، چنگاری tia lửa, tia sáng 火花

2. an electric current jumping across a gap. a spark from a faulty light-socket. vonk قَدْحَه كهرُبائِيَّه електрическа искра faísca výboj der Funke gnist σπινθήραςchispa (elektri)säde, sähvatus جرقه ي الكتريكي kipinä étincelleניצוץ स्फुलिंग iskrenje szikra bunga api rafneisti scintilla スパーク (전기) 스파크 kibirkštis (elektrības) dzirkstele percikan api vonkgnistiskra د الکتریکی جرقه faísca scânteie искра výboj iskra iskra gnista แสงวาบของไฟที่เกิดจากเครื่องใช้ไฟฟ้า elektrik kıvılcımı 電火花 іскра بجلی کی چنگاری tia lóe, chấm sáng lóe 电火花

3. a trace (eg of life, humour). a spark of enthusiasm. spoor وَمْضَه مِن проблясък centelha jiskřička der Funke glimt ίχνοςchispa sähvatus, (elu)märk رد پا kipinä étincelleזיק लवलेश mrva sziporka tanda-tanda snefill, vottur barlume, traccia ひらめき 흔적 kibirkštėlė dzirksts; dzirkstele sekelumit; sedikit sprankjegnistiskra د پښی پل centelha scânteie проблеск iskra iskra iskra gnista, spår ร่องรอย iz, eser 活力 ознака, іскра رمق، کسی چیز کا کوئی ذرّہ dấu hiệu 活力

verb

1. to give off sparks. vonke gee يُرْسِلُ شَرَرا искря soltar faíscas jiskřit Funken sprühen gnistre; glimte βγάζω σπίθες echar chispas, chispear sädemeid pilduma جرقه زدن kipinöidä jeter des étincelles לְהָתִיז נִיצוֹצוֹת चिंगारियां फेंकना izbacivati iskre, iskriti szikrázik mengeluarkan bunga api skjóta neistum scintillare 火花を出す 스파크를 내다 kibirkščiuoti dzirksteļot; dzirkstīt mengeluarkan percikan api vonkengnistre, slå gnister iskrzyć جرقه وهل soltar faíscas a face scântei искрить iskriť iskriti se varničiti gnistra เกิดประกายไฟ kıvılcım çıkarmak/saçmak 放射，濺出火花 іскрити(ся); спалахувати چنگاری پیدا کرنا phát ra tia lửa 放射，溅出火花

2. (often with off) to start (a row, disagreement etc). Their action sparked off a major row. begin يُشْعِلُ خِلافا слагам начало на provocar podnítit, roznítit auslösen udløse προκαλώ, αποτελώ το έναυσμα hacer estallar, provocar põhjustama آغاز كردن sytyttää déclencher לְהַצִית का कारण बनना potaknuti kirobbant vmit mengobarkan koma af stað scatenare, provocare ひき起こす 촉발시키다 įžiebti, pradėti izraisīt menyebabkan sesuatu terbakar ontketenensette i gangzapoczątkować پیل کول provocar a declanşa вызывать; стать причинои dať podnet sprožiti započeti utlösa, vara den tändande gnistan till เริ่ม (ทะเลาะวิวาท) başlatmak, neden olmak 引起(爭吵等) викликати کسی بحث یا جذبے کو اکسانا khuấy động 引起（争吵等）

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spark

→ شَرَّارَة jiskra gnist Funke σπίθα chispa kipinä étincelle iskra scintilla 火花 불꽃 vonk gnist iskra centelha искра gnista ประกายไฟ kıvılcım tia lửa 火花

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