blaze

blaze ¹

 (blāz)

n.

1.

a. A brilliant burst of fire; a flame.

b. A destructive fire.

2. A bright or steady light or glare: the blaze of the desert sun.

3. A brilliant, striking display: flowers that were a blaze of color.

4. A sudden outburst, as of emotion: a blaze of anger.

5. blazes Used as an intensive: Where in blazes are my keys?

v. blazed, blaz·ing, blaz·es

v.intr.

1. To burn with a bright flame.

2. To shine brightly.

3. To be resplendent: a garden blazing with flowers.

4. To flare up suddenly: My neighbor's temper blazed.

5. To shoot rapidly and continuously: Machine guns blazed.

v.tr.

To shine or be resplendent with: eyes that blazed hatred.

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[Middle English blase, from Old English blæse; see bhel- in Indo-European roots.]

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blaz′ing·ly adv.

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blaze ²

 (blāz)

n.

1. A white or light-colored spot or stripe on the face of an animal, such as a horse.

2. A mark to indicate a trail, usually painted on or cut into a tree.

tr.v. blazed, blaz·ing, blaz·es

1.

a. To mark (a tree) with a blaze.

b. To indicate (a trail) by making blazes.

2. To prepare or lead (the way in an endeavor): blazed the way in space exploration.

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[Of Germanic origin; akin to blaze.]

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blaze ³

 (blāz)

tr.v. blazed, blaz·ing, blaz·es

To make known publicly; proclaim: Headlines blazed the news.

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[Middle English blasen, from Middle Dutch blāsen, to blow up, swell; see bhlē- in Indo-European roots.]

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blaze

(bleɪz)

n

1. a strong fire or flame

2. a very bright light or glare

3. an outburst (of passion, acclaim, patriotism, etc)

4. brilliance; brightness

vb (intr)

5. to burn fiercely

6. to shine brightly

7. (often foll by up) to become stirred, as with anger or excitement

8. (usually foll by away) to shoot continuously

[Old English blæse]

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blaze

(bleɪz)

n

1. a mark, usually indicating a path, made on a tree, esp by chipping off the bark

2. (Zoology) a light-coloured marking on the face of a domestic animal, esp a horse

vb (tr)

3. to indicate or mark (a tree, path, etc) with a blaze

4. blaze a trail to explore new territories, areas of knowledge, etc, in such a way that others can follow

[C17: probably from Middle Low German bles white marking; compare blemish]

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blaze

(bleɪz)

vb

(often foll by: abroad) to make widely known; proclaim

[C14: from Middle Dutch blāsen, from Old High German blāsan; related to Old Norse blāsa]

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blaze¹

(bleɪz)

n., v. blazed, blaz•ing. n.

1. a bright flame or fire.

2. a bright, hot gleam or glow: the blaze of day.

3. a vivid coruscation: a blaze of jewels.

4. a sudden, intense outburst, as of passion or fury.

5. blazes, hell: Go to blazes!

v.i.

6. to burn brightly (sometimes fol. by away, up, or forth): The bonfire blazed away for hours.

7. to shine like flame (sometimes fol. by forth).

8. to burst out suddenly or intensely, as a fire or flame does; flare (sometimes fol. by up).

9. to shoot steadily or continuously (usu. fol. by away).

10. to be brilliantly conspicuous.

[before 1000; Middle English, Old English blase torch, flame]

blaze²

(bleɪz)

n., v. blazed, blaz•ing. n.

1. a distinctive mark made on a tree, as with paint or by chipping off some bark, to indicate a trail or boundary.

2. a white area down the center of the face of a horse, cow, etc.

v.t.

3. to indicate or mark with blazes.

4. to lead in forming or finding: research that blazed the way for space travel.

[1655–65; akin to Dutch bles, German Blässe, Old Norse blesi white mark on face]

blaze³

(bleɪz)

v.t. blazed, blaz•ing.

to make known; proclaim; publish.

[1350–1400; Middle English blasen < Middle Dutch; c. Old Norse blāsa to blow. compare blast]

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blaze

Past participle: blazed
Gerund: blazing

Imperative

blaze

blaze

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	blaze - a strong flame that burns brightly; "the blaze spread rapidly" blazing flame, flaming, fire - the process of combustion of inflammable materials producing heat and light and (often) smoke; "fire was one of our ancestors' first discoveries"
	2.	blaze - a cause of difficulty and suffering; "war is hell"; "go to blazes" hell trouble - an event causing distress or pain; "what is the trouble?"; "heart trouble"
	3.	blaze - noisy and unrestrained mischief; "raising blazes" hell mischief, mischief-making, devilment, roguery, shenanigan, roguishness, devilry, deviltry, mischievousness, rascality - reckless or malicious behavior that causes discomfort or annoyance in others
	4.	blaze - a light within the field of vision that is brighter than the brightness to which the eyes are adapted; "a glare of sunlight" brilliance, glare brightness - the location of a visual perception along a continuum from black to white
	5.	blaze - a light-colored marking; "they chipped off bark to mark the trail with blazes"; "the horse had a blaze between its eyes" marking - a pattern of marks
Verb	1.	blaze - shine brightly and intensively; "Meteors blazed across the atmosphere" beam, shine - emit light; be bright, as of the sun or a light; "The sun shone bright that day"; "The fire beamed on their faces"
	2.	blaze - shoot rapidly and repeatedly; "He blazed away at the men" blaze away shoot, blast - fire a shot; "the gunman blasted away"
	3.	blaze - burn brightly and intensely; "The summer sun alone can cause a pine to blaze" burn, combust - undergo combustion; "Maple wood burns well" blaze up, burn up, flame up, flare - burn brightly; "Every star seemed to flare with new intensity"
	4.	blaze - move rapidly and as if blazing; "The spaceship blazed out into space" blaze out take off, start out, set forth, set off, set out, start, depart, part - leave; "The family took off for Florida"
	5.	blaze - indicate by marking trees with blazes; "blaze a trail" mark - designate as if by a mark; "This sign marks the border"

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blaze

verb

1. burn, glow, flare, flicker, be on fire, go up in flames, be ablaze, fire, flash, flame The log fire was blazing merrily.

2. shine, flash, beam, glow, flare, glare, gleam, shimmer, radiate The gardens blazed with colour.

3. flare up, rage, boil, explode, fume, seethe, be livid, be incandescent His dark eyes were blazing with anger.

4. blast, shoot, fire She took the gun and blazed away with deadly accuracy.

noun

1. inferno, fire, flames, bonfire, combustion, conflagration Two firemen were hurt in a blaze which swept through a tower block.

2. flash, glow, glitter, flare, glare, gleam, brilliance, radiance I wanted the front garden to be a blaze of colour.

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blaze ¹

noun

1. The visible signs of combustion:

conflagration, fire, flame, flare-up.

2. An intense blinding light:

dazzle, glare.

verb

1. To undergo combustion:

burn, combust, flame, flare.

2. To emit a bright light:

beam, burn, gleam, glow, incandesce, radiate, shine.

3. To be projected with blinding intensity:

beat down, glare.

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blaze ²

verb

To make (information) generally known:

advertise, blazon, broadcast, bruit, circulate, disseminate, noise, promulgate, propagate, spread.

Idioms: spread far and wide, spread the word.

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Translations

تأَلُّقٌتَفَجُّر الغَضَبحَريقٌ، لهَبٌ، لَهيبٌوَهْجيَشُقُّ طَريقا جَديدا، يكونُ رائِدا في

plamenplátpožárrazit cestutřpyt

banebrændefarvespillyshavskinne

AusbruchBlasiusBrandFeuerFlamme

έκρηξη

resplandorincendiollamaradaresplandecerarranque

roihuroihutahehkuahehkuttaaliekkikuvio

brasierexplosionflamboiementfournaiseresplendir

plamen

eldhafljómiloga, skíîlogareiîikastryîja braut

fiammatavampavampataviolentoincendio

火炎

불꽃

kvēlotlauzt ceļuliesmaliesmotmirdzēt

vlammenzee

blussebrannfargespillflammeflammehav

ogień

chamalabareda

пламя

planúť

goretiplamenžgati

eldsvåda

เปลวไฟ

alev alev yanmakçığır açmakcümbüşönderlik yapmakparlak alev

ngọn lửa

火焰烈火燃烧爆发闪耀

blaze

¹ [bleɪz]

A. N

1. (= fire) (in hearth) → fuego m; (= flare-up) → llamarada f; [of buildings etc] → incendio m; (= bonfire) → hoguera f; (= glow) [of fire, sun etc] → resplandor m

2. (= display) → derroche m
a blaze of colour → un derroche de color

3. (= outburst) → arranque m
in a blaze of anger → en un arranque de cólera
in a blaze of publicity → en medio de un gran despliegue publicitario

4. (o.f.) like blazes → hasta más no poder
what the blazes ...? → ¿qué diablos ...?
go to blazes! → ¡vete a la porra!

B. VI

1. [fire] → arder; [light] → resplandecer
the sun was blazing → el sol brillaba implacablemente
all the lights were blazing → brillaban todas las luces

2. [eyes] → centellear
to blaze with anger → estar muy indignado, echar chispas

C. VT the news was blazed across the front page → la noticia venía en grandes titulares en la primera plana

blaze abroad VT + ADV (liter) [+ news etc] → proclamar a voz en grito

blaze away VI + ADV [soldiers] → disparar continuamente

blaze down VI + ADV the sun was blazing down → el sol brillaba implacablemente

blaze forth VI + ADV (liter) [sun] → aparecer súbitamente (fig) [anger] → estallar

blaze out VI + ADV [fire] → llamear; [sun] → resplandecer, relucir; [light] → relucir (fig) [anger, hatred] → estallar

blaze up VI + ADV [fire] → llamear (fig) [feelings] → estallar

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blaze

² [bleɪz]

A. N (on animal) → mancha f blanca; (on tree) → señal f

B. VT [+ tree] → marcar
to blaze a trail (also fig) → abrir camino

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blaze

[ˈbleɪz]

n

(= fire) → incendie m

(= flames) [fire] → flammes fpl; [sun] → flamboiement m

(in hearth) → flambée f

to be a blaze of colour → être un flamboiement de couleurs

in a blaze of publicity → sous le feu des médias
to do sth in a blaze of glory [end, retire] → faire qch plein gloire, faire qch auréolé(e) de gloire

vi

[fire] → flamber

[eyes] (with anger) → lancer des éclairs (de colère)

to blaze with colour [garden] → resplendir

[gun] → tirer

vt
to blaze a trail (= show the way) → montrer la voie

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blaze

¹

n

(= fire) → Feuer nt; (of building etc also) → Brand m; “blaze at factory” → „Brand in Fabrik“; six people died in the blaze → sechs Menschen kamen in den Flammen um

(of guns etc) → Feuer nt, → Funkeln nt; a blaze of lights → ein Lichtermeer nt; a blaze of colour (Brit) or color (US) → ein Meer nt → von Farben; a sudden blaze of light from the watchtower → ein plötzlicher Lichtstrahl vom Wachturm; he went out in a blaze of glory → er trat mit Glanz und Gloria ab

(of fire, sun) → Glut f; (fig, of rage) → Anfall m

(inf) go to blazes → scher dich zum Teufel! (inf); it can go to blazes → das kann mir gestohlen bleiben (inf); what/how the blazes …? → was/wie zum Teufel …? (inf); like blazes → wie verrückt (inf)

vi

(sun) → brennen; (fire also) → lodern; to blaze with anger → vor Zorn glühen

(guns) → feuern; with all guns blazing → aus allen Rohren feuernd

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blaze

²

n (of horse etc) → Blesse f; (on tree) → Anreißung f

vt to blaze a trail (lit) → einen Weg markieren; (fig) → den Weg bahnen

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blaze

¹ [bleɪz]

1. n (fire, of buildings) → incendio; (glow, of fire, sun) → bagliore m; (of gems, beauty) → splendore m
a blaze of colour → un'esplosione di colori
a blaze of anger → un impeto d'ira
in a blaze of publicity → circondato/a da grande pubblicità
go to blazes! (fam) → va' al diavolo!
like the blazes (fam) → come un matto

2. vi (fire) → ardere, fiammeggiare; (conflagration) → divampare; (building) → essere in fiamme; (sun) → sfolgorare; (light) → risplendere
to blaze with anger (eyes) → fiammeggiare dalla rabbia
to blaze with passion → ardere di passione

blaze away vi + adv to blaze away (at) → continuare a far fuoco (su)

blaze up vi + adv → fare una fiammata (fig) (feelings) → accendersi

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blaze

² [bleɪz]

1. n (mark, on horse) → stella; (on tree) → segno

2. vt (tree) → segnare
to blaze a trail (also) (fig) → aprire una nuova via

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blaze¹

(bleiz) noun

1. a bright light or fire. A neighbour rescued her from the blaze. vlam, gloed حَريقٌ، لهَبٌ، لَهيبٌ ярък пламък chamas žár, plamen die Flamme lyshav; voldsom brand δυνατή φωτιά, δυνατό φως llamarada, incendio; resplandor lõõm زبانۀ آتش؛ نور شدید roihu brasierלהבה आग की ज्वाला plamen láng(ok) api, kobaran api eldhaf incendio 炎 불꽃 liepsna liesma kebakaran vlammenzee sterkt lys, lyshav; flammehavogień, pożar شدیده رڼا chamas flă­cări пламя, пожар plameň plameni plamen stark låga, flammande eld เปลวไฟ pırıl pırıl ışık; yangın 烈火 полум'я تیز آگ کے شعلے ánh sáng chói/ lửa 烈火，火焰

2. an outburst (of anger, emotion etc). a blaze of fury. uitbarsting تَفَجُّر الغَضَب изблик explosão výbuch der Ausbruch udbrud ξέσπασμαarranque, explosión purse فوران purkaus explosionהתפרצות गुस्सा provala kirobbanás ledakan reiðikast scoppio 激発 폭발 protrūkis (dusmu, kaislību u.tml.) uzliesmojums kemarahan uitbarstingutbruddwybuch جریان، فوران explosão explozie вспышка výbuch naval napad besa utbrott การระเบิดอารมณ์ patlama 爆發 спалах پھٹ پڑنا sự bột phát 爆发

3. a bright display. a blaze of colour. kleureprag تأَلُّقٌ избухване explosão třpyt, záře das Leuchten farvespil λάμψη, ακτινοβολίαfulgor, resplandor sära نور شدید؛ درخشش kirkas näkymä flamboiementברק भड़क sjaj ragyogás mencolok ljómi fiammata 強い輝き 강한 반짝임 spindesys spožums; mirdzums bersemarak felle gloed fargespill feeria شدیده رڼا، ځلیدل explosão explozie (de) сияние, блеск jas, ligot blišč more boja [färg]sprakande การนำเสนอที่ใช้สีสดใส cümbüş 閃耀 сяяння; пишнота روشن اظہار sự rực rỡ 闪耀

verb

(of a fire, the sun) to burn, shine brightly. brand, vlam يَلْمَعُ، يَتَوَهَّجُ، يَشْتَعِلُ светя ярко brilhar zářit, plát flammen brænde; skinne λαμποκοπώfulgurar, resplandecer lõõskama سوختن؛ درخشیدن porottaa resplendir לְהַבהִיק दहक उठना plamtjeti lángol bersinar terang loga, skíðloga ardere, fiammeggiare 燃え立つ 빛나다 liepsnoti, spindėti liesmot; kvēlot; mirdzēt berapi-api fel branden blusse, flamme; skinne sterkt, strålepłonąć سوځیدل، ځلیدل brilhar a străluci гореть, сиять žiariť, planúť plameneti plamteti flamma, lysa (skina) starkt ลุกโพลง; ส่องแสงจ้า alev alev yanmak, pırıl pırıl parlamak 熊熊燃燒，陽光燦爛 палати; сяяти چمکنا ، دمکنا cháy dữ dội; chiếu sáng rực 燃烧，发光

ˈblazing adjective

1. burning brightly. a blazing fire. gloeiende, vlammende مُشْتَعِلٌ пламтящ brilhante planoucí, sálající leuchtend blussende; flammende φλεγόμενοςfulgurante, resplandeciente lõõskav شعله ور kirkkaasti palava ardentבוער, זוהר धधकता हुआ, जलता हुआ plamteći lángoló berkobar skíðlogandi ardente 燃えている 확 타오르는 liepsnojantis liesmojošs; degošs terbakar dengan menyala-nyala fel brandend blussende, flammende; strålendepłonący لمبه آور brilhante aprins пылающий žiariaci plameň žareč razbuktao flammande ลุกโพลง alev alev yanan 熊熊燃燒的 палаючий شعلوں کے ساتھ جلنا cháy sáng 烧得旺的

2. extremely angry. a blazing row. hewige غاضِبٌ جِدّا силно ядосан violento zuřivý schreiend blussende vred οργισμένοςviolento, encolerizado raevukas خشمگین؛ برآشفته erittäin vihainen furieux כּוֹעֵס מְאוֹד गुस्से से धधकता हुआ bijesno heves penuh kemarahan logandi furioso 激怒している 격노한 nirtingas (niknumā) kvēlojošs terlalu marah hooglopendoppfarende, illsintwściekły خفه ، غمګیر violento furios неистовый zúrivý razbesnel besan våldsam โกรธมาก öfke dolu 震怒的 скажений, шалений انتہائی غصے سے بھرا ہوا tức giận cực độ 极怒的

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blaze²

(bleiz) : blaze a trail

to lead or show the way towards something new. He blazed a trail in the field of nuclear power. baan die weg يَشُقُّ طَريقا جَديدا، يكونُ رائِدا في пробивам/проправям път abrir caminho razit cestu den Weg bahnen/markieren bane; vise vej ανοίγω το δρόμο, πρωτοπορώ abrir camino, dar los primeros pasos teed rajama پیشقدم شدن näyttää tietä uuteen frayer le chemin לְפָלֵס דֶרֶך चमक, प्रदीप्ति utrti put utat vág; úttörő munkát végez merintis jalan, membuat jalan ryðja braut aprire una via nuova* 新しい道をひらく 널리 알리다 praminti kelią lauzt ceļu membuat takuk een nieuwe weg inslaan bane/rydde/vise vei wytyczać szlak پیشقدم کیدل، وړاندی تلل abrir caminho a fi un des­chizător de drumuri (în) прокладывать путь raziť cestu utreti (pot) utrti put bana väg แนะนำ çığır açmak, önderlik yapmak 開闢新道路 прокладати шлях نئی راہ دکھانا tiên phong 开辟道路

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blaze

→ وَهْج požár voldsom brand Feuer έκρηξη incendio roihu fournaise plamen incendio 火炎 불꽃 vlammenzee brann ogień chama пламя eldsvåda เปลวไฟ parlak alev ngọn lửa 火焰

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