blaze

incendie, brasier

Grand feu aux flammes puissantes et brillantes.

En anglais simple : A large fire with strong, bright flames.

• The blaze destroyed the shop.
• Firefighters fought the blaze all night.
• Two blazes broke out near the railway.

Synonymes : fire, inferno

Expressions courantes : huge blaze, fight a blaze, blaze spreads

éclat brûlant

Lumière très intense qui dégage aussi de la chaleur, surtout celle du soleil.

En anglais simple : Very strong light that also gives off heat, especially from the sun.

• We escaped the midday blaze.
• The desert lay under a fierce blaze of sunlight.
• She closed the curtains against the blaze of the sun.

Comment l'utiliser : the blaze of something (We rested away from the blaze of the afternoon sun.)

Synonymes : glare

Expressions courantes : blaze of sunlight, blaze of sunshine, midday blaze

liste

Large bande blanche ou claire qui descend sur le devant de la tête d’un cheval.

En anglais simple : A wide white or pale mark down the front of a horse’s face.

• The pony has a white blaze.
• A broad blaze ran down the mare’s face.
• We recognized the chestnut horse by its blaze.

Expressions courantes : white blaze, broad blaze, horse’s blaze

marque en forme de flamme

Marque dont la forme ou l’aspect ressemble à une flamme.

En anglais simple : A mark whose shape or appearance is like a flame.

• A red blaze marked the shield.
• The artist painted an orange blaze on the vase.
• A flame-shaped blaze stood out against the dark surface.

Expressions courantes : red blaze, flame-shaped blaze

ouvrir la voie

Créer un nouveau chemin ou montrer aux autres une nouvelle façon de faire quelque chose.

En anglais simple : To make a new path or show others a new way to do something.

• They blazed a path through the forest.
• She blazed a trail for women in science.
• These early experiments helped blaze the way for new treatments.

Comment l'utiliser : blaze a trail for someone/something (Her discoveries blazed a trail for future researchers.)

Synonymes : pioneer, open up

Expressions courantes : blaze a trail, blaze a path, blaze the way

flamber, flamboyer

Brûler en produisant des flammes puissantes et brillantes.

En anglais simple : To burn with strong, bright flames.

• The fire blazed brightly.
• Dry logs were blazing in the fireplace.
• Flames blazed through the roof before help arrived.

Synonymes : burn, flame

Expressions courantes : blaze fiercely, blaze brightly, blaze away

briller, resplendir

Émettre ou refléter une lumière très intense.

En anglais simple : To give off or reflect very bright light.

• The sun blazed overhead.
• Neon signs blazed above the shops.
• Her gold necklace blazed in the afternoon light.

Comment l'utiliser : blaze with something (The windows blazed with reflected sunlight.)

Synonymes : shine, gleam

Expressions courantes : blaze overhead, blaze with light, blaze brightly

fumer du cannabis

Consommer du cannabis en inhalant sa fumée.

En anglais simple : To smoke cannabis.

• They went outside to blaze.
• He blazed a joint after the party.
• Are your friends still blazing in the garden?

Synonymes : smoke weed

Expressions courantes : blaze up, blaze a joint