Flame in spanish
pronunciation: jɑmɑ part of speech: noun
flame1 = llama, fuego. [Usado también en el sentido figurado para indicar la pérdida de control y en el enrojecimiento en un debate]
Example: The article 'Flames, fear, and loathing: learning about life on the Internet' considers issues surrounding flaming on the Internet, i.e. a critical message or angry response sent on the Internet.more:
» add + fuel to the flames = echar leña al fuego.
Example: When she started to well up, Usher added fuel to the flames by saying, 'You have to be able to take the good and bad in this business'.» be in flames = estar en llamas, arder.
Example: She had not been gone long before the city swarmed with soldiers, and that night all the public buildings were in flames.» burst into + flames = empezar a arder, prenderse fuego.
Example: The relief driver on board a coach which crashed and burst into flames in France has returned home to his family.» engulf in + flames = envolver en llamas.
Example: In less than 30 seconds, a small flame can grow into a major fire, filling a house with smoke and engulfing it in flames.» flame-coloured = de color fuego, color fuego.
Example: Famous for her flame-coloured locks, Cole recently dyed her hair jet black.» flame of love, the = llama del amor, la.
Example: It is possible to save a marriage from divorce by rekindling the flame of love back into the marriage.» flame of passion, the = llama de la pasión, la.
Example: But the flame of passion can be re-ignited with patience and persistence.» flame of peace, the = llama de la paz, la.
Example: The flame of peace project emphasized finding peaceful solutions to conflicts.» flame-red = rojo fuego.
Example: Christina Aguilera has swapped her blonde hair for new flame-red locks.» flames of love = llama del amor.
Example: Lucky is the person who gets love and keeps the flames of love burning for ever.» flame-striped = flameado, con un dibujo imitando a las llamas.
Example: The one sitting in the chair, unlike the other two, was a young man with shaggy black hair and wearing a flame-striped robe and white trousers.» flame war = enfrentamientos sobre preferencias, discusiones sobre gustos y colores.
Example: I would greatly appreciate any feedback (no flame wars, please) on this issue.» go up in + flames = arder, quemarse, ser pasto de las llamas.
Example: The title of the article is 'National library in Sarajevo destroyed; collections, archives go up in flames'.» keep + the flame alive = mantener Algo vivo.
Example: The title of the article is 'Keeping the flame alive: Second National Conference of African American Librarians'.» old flame = ex-novio, ex-amante, viejo amor.
Example: In this novel, if you remember, Henry Crawford, having been refused by the heroine Fanny, goes off and elopes with an old flame, Mrs Rushworth.» Olympic flame, the = llama olímpica, la.
Example: The Olympic flame is kept in a nearby lantern that is heavily guarded.» pour + oil on the flames = echar leña al fuego.
Example: They know that to build bigger audiences, they have to pour oil on the flames and amp up the confrontation.» put out + the flames = apagar el fuego. [También put the flames out]
Example: The article has the title 'Putting out the flames: the etiquette and law of e-mail'.» throw + oil on the flames = echar leña al fuego.
Example: The US understandably cares about the balance of power in the Caucasus, but why does it need to evoke 1968 and throw oil on the flames?.flame2
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» flame out = decir Algo de un modo colérico.
Example: 'Didn't you learn anywhere along the line that a subordinate has an obligation to keep a supervisor informed about what's going on?' she flamed out indignantly.» flame up = recrudecer, empeorar, agravarse.
Example: She looked into the distance, and the old terror flamed up for an instant, then sank again.