blaze up

• Verbe à particule utilisé pour désigner le fait de s'enflammer ou de s'embraser soudainement, ainsi que (familier) pour fumer de la marijuana.

A phrasal verb used to indicate something suddenly burning or flaring up, or (informally) to smoke marijuana.

indénombrable · intransitif · phrasal, sans objet

1. Burst into flamesinformal

   To suddenly start burning strongly or brightly.

   S'embraser

   • The dry leaves blazed up instantly when the match was dropped.
   • The campfire blazed up after he added more wood.
   • The old barn blazed up in minutes, lighting up the night sky.

   Synonymescatch firecombustflare upignitekindle

   Antonymesdouseextinguishquenchsmotherstifle

2. Become angry suddenlyinformal

   To suddenly express strong anger or emotion.

   S'emporter soudainement

   • He blazed up when he heard the insult.
   • She blazed up at the unfair accusation.
   • The manager blazed up after seeing the mistake in the report.

   Synonymesblow uperuptexplodeflare up

   Antonymesappeasecalmsoothe

Verbe de baseblaze