flare up

s’aggraver, s’intensifier

Devenir brusquement plus fort ou plus grave, souvent après une période calme.

En anglais simple : To suddenly become stronger or worse, often after a quiet period.

• My back pain flared up again.
• Fighting flared up along the border last night.
• Do your symptoms flare up when you feel stressed?

Synonymes : intensify, worsen

Contraires : ease, subside

Expressions courantes : symptoms flare up, tensions flare up, pain flare up

se raviver, flamber

Se dit d’un feu qui se remet brusquement à brûler plus vivement.

En anglais simple : If a fire does this, it suddenly burns more brightly again.

• The fire flared up again.
• Flames flared up when she added dry wood.
• Watch out if the coals flare up under the meat.

Synonymes : blaze up

Contraires : die down

Expressions courantes : flames flare up, fire flare up

s’emporter, exploser

Se mettre brusquement en colère et le montrer.

En anglais simple : To suddenly become angry and show it.

• She flared up when I laughed.
• He flared up at the suggestion that he had lied.
• Why do you flare up whenever we discuss money?

Comment l'utiliser : flare up at someone/something (He flared up at the slightest criticism.)

Synonymes : explode, lose your temper

Contraires : calm down

Expressions courantes : flare up at someone, flare up in anger