aflame

a·flame  (-flm)

adv. & adj.

1. On or as if on fire.

2. Keenly excited and interested.

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aflame [əˈfleɪm]

adv & adj (postpositive)

1. in flames; ablaze

2. deeply aroused, as with passion he was aflame with desire

3. (of the face) red or inflamed

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	aflame - keenly excited (especially sexually) or indicating excitement; "his face all ablaze with excitement"- Bram Stoker; "he was aflame with desire" ablaze, aroused passionate - having or expressing strong emotions
	2.	aflame - lighted up by or as by fire or flame; "forests set ablaze (or afire) by lightning"; "even the car's tires were aflame"; "a night aflare with fireworks"; "candles alight on the tables"; "houses on fire" afire, alight, on fire, aflare, ablaze lighted, lit - set afire or burning; "the lighted candles"; "a lighted cigarette"; "a lit firecracker"

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aflame

adjective

1. burning, lighted, lit, flaming, blazing, on fire, fiery, ignited, alight, ablaze, afire Hundreds of tightly rolled newspapers were set aflame.

2. red, flushed, inflamed, ruddy, aglow The shop windows were aflame with Christmas lights.

3. passionate, excited, stimulated, aroused, fervent, impassioned, afire Everything about this spectacular movie is aflame.

Translations

aflame [əˈfleɪm] ADJ (liter) → en llamas

aflame [əˈfleɪm]

adj

(= alight, ablaze) [grass, forest, woods] → en flammes

(= aglow) (with colour) → flamboyant(e)
to be aflame with light → flamboyer

(with emotion) [heart] → embrasé(e); [face] → en feu
to be aflame with embarrassment → être cramoisi(e) de honte
to be aflame with indignation → être rempli(e) d'indignation
to be aflame with ambition → être enflammé(e) par l'ambition

adv (literary) → en flammes
to set sth aflame → mettre le feu à qch

aflame

adj pred, adv → in Flammen; to set something aflame → etw in Brand stecken, etw anzünden; to be aflame → in Flammen stehen; to be aflame with colour (Brit) or color (US) → in roter Glut leuchten; aflame with anger/passion → flammend or glühend vor Zorn/Leidenschaft