flare in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for flare in the English»French Dictionary

I.flare [Brit flɛː, Am flɛr] N

1. flare:

flare (light signal) AVIAT (on runway)

balise f lumineuse

flare MIL (on target)

fusée f éclairante

flare NAUT (distress signal)

fusée f (de détresse)

2. flare (burst of light):

flare (of match, lighter)

lueur f

flare (of fireworks)

flamboiement m

3. flare (in petroleum processing):

flare

torche f

4. flare FASHION:

flare

évasement m

5. flare ASTRON:

flare, a. solar flare

éruption f solaire

6. flare PHOTO:

flare

lumière f parasite

II.flares N

flares npl (trousers):

flares

pantalon m à pattes d'éléphant

a pair of flares

un pantalon à pattes d'éléphant

III.flare [Brit flɛː, Am flɛr] VB trans

1. flare (widen):

flare skirt, trouser leg

évaser

a flared skirt

une jupe évasée

a pair of flared trousers

un pantalon à pattes d'éléphant

2. flare (burn):

flare gases

brûler [qc] en torche

IV.flare [Brit flɛː, Am flɛr] VB intr

1. flare (burn briefly):

flare firework, match, torch:

jeter une brève lueur

2. flare (erupt):

flare violence:

éclater, se déchaîner

tempers started to flare

les esprits ont commencé à s'échauffer

3. flare:

flare, a. flare out (widen) skirt:

s'évaser

4. flare nostrils:

flare

se dilater

solar flare N ASTRON

solar flare

éruption f solaire

flare up VB [Brit flɛː -, Am flɛr -]

1. flare up (burn brightly):

flare up fire:

s'embraser

2. flare up (erupt) fig:

flare up trouble, violence:

éclater, se déchaîner

flare up anger, revolution:

éclater

flare up person:

s'emporter

flare up epidemic:

se déclarer

3. flare up (recur):

flare up illness, symptoms:

réapparaître

flare up pain:

se réveiller, revenir

flare-up [Brit ˈflɛːrʌp, Am ˈflɛr ˌəp] N

1. flare-up (of fire, light):

flare-up

flamboiement m

2. flare-up (outburst):

flare-up (of fighting, trouble)

recrudescence f

flare-up (of dispute)

reprise f

flare-up (of war)

intensification f

flare-up (of anger)

crise f

a violent flare-up

une flambée de violence

3. flare-up (argument):

flare-up

altercation f

4. flare-up (recurrence):

flare-up (of feeling)

regain m

flare-up (of disease)

recrudescence f

Translations for flare in the French»English Dictionary

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éclairant (éclairante)

flare

torchère

flare stack

halo

flare uncountable

des halos

points of flare

évaser FASHION vêtement

to flare

flambée (de violence, haine)

flare-up

se rallumer

to flare up again

se rallumer lutte, guerre:

to flare up again

flare in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for flare in the English»French Dictionary

I.flare [fleəʳ, Am fler] N

1. flare (blaze, burst of flame):

flare

flamme f

2. flare (signal):

flare

signal m (lumineux)

3. flare (widening):

flare

évasement m

4. flare pl FASHION:

flare

pantalon m à pattes d'éléphant

II.flare [fleəʳ, Am fler] VB intr

1. flare (burn up):

flare a. fig

s'enflammer

tempers flared

le ton est monté

2. flare (widen, broaden):

flare

s'évaser

flare nostrils

se dilater

III.flare [fleəʳ, Am fler] VB trans

flare

évaser

flare nostrils

dilater

a flared skirt

une jupe évasée

flare-up N

flare-up

crise f

flare up VB intr

1. flare up (burn up):

flare up

s'enflammer

2. flare up fig dispute, anger:

flare up

éclater

3. flare up MED:

flare up

se déclencher

Translations for flare in the French»English Dictionary

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fusée éclairante

flare

flambée de violence

flare-up

dilater narines

to flare

se dilater narines

to flare

palpiter narine

to flare

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

The frustrated pilots had to take turns dropping flares, breaking away and returning to drop more flares.

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The bow had increased flare for better control in heavy seas.

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This flare was thousands of times more powerful than the largest observed solar flare.

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Before the master gas system, the oil company flared (burn) the gas as it came from the oil well.

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There are a number of indistinct, irregular ribs that flare out from the umbo.

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She was a three-man boat, hard chine, plywood construction, reverse sheer, half-decked, heavily flared topsides and narrow (4ft 3in) beam on the chine.

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Other residents blame the rashes and lung problems on the natural gas flares.

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The fish will flare at each other when pairing up and will later swim together and breed.

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Flare ups are common with periods of remission in between.

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The pendant, tubular flowers occur in groups of 1 to 3 and are up to 40 mm long with 4 flaring triangular tips.

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