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blaze

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blaze 1  (blz)
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.

[Middle English blase, from Old English blæse; see bhel-1 in Indo-European roots.]

blazing·ly adv.

blaze 2  (blz)
n.
1. A white or light-colored spot or stripe on the face of an animal, such as a horse.
2. A mark cut or painted on a tree to indicate a trail.
tr.v. blazed, blaz·ing, blaz·es
1. To mark (a tree) with or as if with blazes.
2. To indicate (a trail) by marking trees with blazes.

[Of Germanic origin; akin to blaze.]

blaze 3  (blz)
tr.v. blazed, blaz·ing, blaz·es
To make known publicly; proclaim: Headlines blazed the news.

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

blaze1
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)
1. to burn fiercely
2. to shine brightly
3. (often foll by up) to become stirred, as with anger or excitement
4. (usually foll by away) to shoot continuously See also blazes
[Old English blæse]

blaze2
n
1. a mark, usually indicating a path, made on a tree, esp by chipping off the bark
2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Zoology) a light-coloured marking on the face of a domestic animal, esp a horse
vb (tr)
1. to indicate or mark (a tree, path, etc.) with a blaze
blaze a trail to explore new territories, areas of knowledge, etc., in such a way that others can follow
[probably from Middle Low German bles white marking; compare blemish]

blaze3
vb
(tr; often foll by abroad) to make widely known; proclaim
[from Middle Dutch blāsen, from Old High German blāsan; related to Old Norse blāsa]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.blazeblaze - a strong flame that burns brightly; "the blaze spread rapidly"
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"
trouble - an event causing distress or pain; "what is the trouble?"; "heart trouble"
3.blaze - noisy and unrestrained mischief; "raising blazes"
mischief, mischief-making, devilment, roguery, shenanigan, roguishness, devilry, deviltry, mischievousness, rascality - reckless or malicious behavior that causes discomfort or annoyance in others
4.blazeblaze - a light within the field of vision that is brighter than the brightness to which the eyes are adapted; "a glare of sunlight"
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
Verb1.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"
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"
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"

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.
Translations
blaze1 [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 colourun derroche de color
3. (= outburst) → arranque m
in a blaze of angeren un arranque de cólera
in a blaze of publicityen medio de un gran despliegue publicitario
4. (o.f.) like blazeshasta 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 blazingel sol brillaba implacablemente
all the lights were blazingbrillaban todas las luces
2. [eyes] → centellear
to blaze with angerestar muy indignado, echar chispas
C. VT the news was blazed across the front pagela 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 downel 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

blaze2 [bleɪz]
A. N (on animal) → mancha f blanca; (on tree) → señal f
B. VT [+ tree] → marcar
to blaze a trail (also fig) → abrir camino

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

blaze1
n
(= fire)Feuer nt; (of building etc also)Brand m; “blaze at factory”Brand in Fabrik; six people died in the blazesechs Menschen kamen in den Flammen um
(of guns etc)Feuer nt, → Funkeln nt; a blaze of lightsein Lichtermeer nt; a blaze of colour (Brit) or color (US) → ein Meer ntvon Farben; a sudden blaze of light from the watchtowerein plötzlicher Lichtstrahl vom Wachturm; he went out in a blaze of gloryer trat mit Glanz und Gloria ab
(of fire, sun)Glut f; (fig, of rage) → Anfall m
(inf) go to blazesscher dich zum Teufel! (inf); it can go to blazesdas kann mir gestohlen bleiben (inf); what/how the blazes …?was/wie zum Teufel …? (inf); like blazeswie verrückt (inf)
vi
(sun)brennen; (fire also)lodern; to blaze with angervor Zorn glühen
(guns)feuern; with all guns blazingaus allen Rohren feuernd

blaze2
n (of horse etc)Blesse f; (on tree) → Anreißung f
vt to blaze a trail (lit)einen Weg markieren; (fig)den Weg bahnen

blaze1 [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 + advfare una fiammata (fig) (feelings) → accendersi

blaze1 [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 + advfare una fiammata (fig) (feelings) → accendersi

blaze2 [bleɪz]
1. n (mark, on horse) → stella; (on tree) → segno
2. vt (tree) → segnare
to blaze a trail (also) (fig) → aprire una nuova via

blaze2 [bleɪz]
1. n (mark, on horse) → stella; (on tree) → segno
2. vt (tree) → segnare
to blaze a trail (also) (fig) → aprire una nuova via

blaze [bleiz]
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 razit cestu bane; vise vej den Weg bahnen/markieren ανοίγω το δρόμο, πρωτοπορώ abrir (el) 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 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

blaze1
n blaze [bleiz]
1 a bright light or fire A neighbour rescued her from the blaze. vlam, gloed حَريقٌ، لهَبٌ، لَهيبٌ ярък пламък žár, plamen lyshav; voldsom brand die Flamme δυνατή φωτιά, δυνατό φως llamarada, incendio; resplandor lõõm زبانۀ آتش؛ نور شدید roihu brasier לֶהֲבָה आग की ज्वाला plamen láng(ok) api, kobaran api eldhaf incendio 불꽃 liepsna liesma kebakaran vlammenzee sterkt lys, lyshav; flammehav ogień, pożar 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
2 an outburst (of anger, emotion etc) a blaze of fury. uitbarsting تَفَجُّر الغَضَب изблик výbuch udbrud der Ausbruch ξέσπασμα arranque, explosión purse فوران ryöpsähdys explosion הִתְפַּרצוּת गुस्सा provala kirobbanás ledakan reiðikast scoppio 激発 폭발 protrūkis (dusmu, kaislību u.tml.) uzliesmojums kemarahan uitbarsting utbrudd wybuch explosão explozie вспышка výbuch naval napad besa utbrott การระเบิดอารมณ์ patlama 爆發 спалах پھٹ پڑنا sự bột phát
3 a bright display a blaze of colour. kleureprag تأَلُّقٌ избухване třpyt, záře farvespil das Leuchten λάμψη, ακτινοβολία fulgor, resplandor sära نور شدید؛ درخشش kirkas näkymä flamboiement בָּרַק भड़क sjaj ragyogás mencolok ljómi fiammata 強い輝き 강한 반짝임 spindesys spožums; mirdzums bersemarak felle gloed fargespill feeria explosão explozie (de) сияние, блеск jas, ligot blišč more boja []sprakande การนำเสนอที่ใช้สีสดใส cümbüş 閃耀 сяяння; пишнота روشن اظہار sự rực rỡ 耀
v
(of a fire, the sun) to burn, shine brightly. brand, vlam يَلْمَعُ، يَتَوَهَّجُ، يَشْتَعِلُ светя ярко zářit, plát brænde; skinne flammen λαμποκοπώ fulgurar, 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, stråle płonąć 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
adj blazing
1 burning brightly a blazing fire. gloeiende, vlammende مُشْتَعِلٌ пламтящ planoucí, sálající blussende; flammende leuchtend φλεγόμενος fulgurante, resplandeciente lõõskav شعله ور kirkkaasti palava ardent בּוֹעֵר, זוֹהֵר 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; strålende płonący brilhante aprins пылающий žiariaci plameň žareč razbuktao flammande ลุกโพลง alev alev yanan 熊熊燃燒的 палаючий شعلوں کے ساتھ جلنا cháy sáng
2 extremely angry a blazing row. hewige غاضِبٌ جِدّا силно ядосан zuřivý blussende vred schreiend οργισμένος violento, 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 hooglopend oppfarende, illsint wściekły violento furios неистовый zúrivý razbesnel besan våldsam โกรธมาก öfke dolu 震怒的 скажений, шалений انتہائی غصے سے بھرا ہوا tức giận cực độ

blaze وهج oheň voldsom brand Feuer έκρηξη incendio roihu fournaise plamen incendio 火炎 불꽃 vlammenzee brann ogień chama яркий огонь eldsvåda เปลวไฟ parlak alev ngọn lửa 火焰


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It is obvious, therefore, that there were many people who had the strongest interest in preventing Silver Blaze from being there at the fall of the flag next Tuesday.
It was now perfectly dark, not a single star was there to direct my steps, and I know not what might have befallen me had I not at length discerned thro' the solemn Gloom that surrounded me a distant light, which as I approached it, I discovered to be the chearfull Blaze of your fire.
He saw the camp again, the tepees, and the blaze of the fires.
 
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