English-German Dictionary

German Translation of “flare”

flare (flɛəʳ Pronunciation for flare

Translations

noun

    1. (= signal) Leuchtsignal neuter noun
      1. (from pistol etc) Leuchtrakete feminine noun
    2. (= fire, landing flare) Leuchtfeuer neuter noun
  1. (fashion) a skirt with a slight flare ein leicht ausgestellter Rock ⇒ (a pair of) flares (British, informal) eine Hose mit Schlag, eine Schlaghose

intransitive verb

  1. [match] aufleuchten
  2. [trousers, skirts] ausgestellt sein
  3. (figurative)
    1. (trouble, violence) aufflammen
     ⇒ tempers flared die Gemüter erhitzten sich

Similar Words

= erupt, break out, fire up, burst out, boil over
= lose your temper, explode, lose it, lose control, lose the plot, throw a tantrum, fly off the handle, lose your cool, blow your top, fly into a temper
= recur, come back, reappear, come again

'flare' in Other Languages

  • Brazilian Portuguese: foguete sinalizador
  • Chinese: 信号弹信号號弹彈
  • European Spanish: bengala
  • French: signal
  • German: Leuchtsignal
  • Italian: razzo
  • Japanese: 発火信号
  • Korean: 조명탄
  • Portuguese: foguete sinalizador
  • Spanish: bengala

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