- flare-up
- noun Date: 1839 1. a sudden outburst or intensification 2. a sudden bursting (as of a smoldering fire) into flame or light 3. a sudden outburst of or increase in the symptoms of a disease or condition
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Flare — may refer to:In culture and the arts*Flare (magazine), a Canadian fashion and style magazine *Flare (breakdance move), a move employed in breakdancing *Mylene Flare Jenius (ミレーヌF ジーナス, Mirēnu F. Jīnasu), a fictional character in the Macross… … Wikipedia
flare — ● flare nom masculin (anglais flare, flamboiement) Variation rapide et irrégulière de la luminosité d une étoile. ● flare (expressions) nom masculin (anglais flare, flamboiement) Étoile à flares, synonyme de étoile à sursauts. ● flare (synonymes) … Encyclopédie Universelle
flare — (izg. flȇr) m DEFINICIJA astron. iznenadna, kratkotrajna, ali uočljiva pojačanja svjetlosti u okolini Sunčevih pjega SINTAGMA flare path (izg. flare pȃt) term. osvijetljeni dio aerodromske piste; poletno slijetna staza; flare spektar emisijski… … Hrvatski jezični portal
Flare — Flare, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Flared}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Flaring}.] [Cf. Norw. flara to blaze, flame, adorn with tinsel, dial. Sw. flasa upp, and E. flash, or flacker.] 1. To burn with an unsteady or waving flame; as, the candle flares. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Flare — (englisch für Aufflackern oder Lichtschein) bezeichnet Flare (Täuschkörper), ein Ablenksystem gegen Lenkwaffen Iridium Flare, eine durch Reflexion von Sonnenlicht an einem Iridium Satelliten erzeugte Leuchterscheinung am Himmel Lens Flare, in der … Deutsch Wikipedia
flare-up — [flerup΄] n. 1. a sudden outburst of flame 2. a sudden, brief outburst of anger, trouble, etc. * * * flare up (flârʹŭp ) n. 1. A sudden outbreak of flame or light: a flare up of the embers. 2. An outburst or eruption: a flare … Universalium
Flare — [fleə, englisch] das, s/ s, eine plötzliche Erhöhung der Strahlung eines Sterns; speziell ein intensiver, stürmisch verlaufender Strahlungsausbruch in der Chromosphäre der Sonne, der im Zusammenhang mit Sonnenflecken auftritt (Sonneneruption,… … Universal-Lexikon
flare-up — flare ups N COUNT: usu a N of/in n If there is a flare up of violence or of an illness, it suddenly starts or gets worse. There s been a flare up of violence in South Africa. ...a flare up in her arthritis … English dictionary
flare up — {v.} 1. To burn brightly for a short time especially after having died down. * /The fire flared up again and then died./ 2. To become suddenly angry. * /The mayor flared up at the reporter s remark./ * /The mother flared up at her children./ 3.… … Dictionary of American idioms
flare up — {v.} 1. To burn brightly for a short time especially after having died down. * /The fire flared up again and then died./ 2. To become suddenly angry. * /The mayor flared up at the reporter s remark./ * /The mother flared up at her children./ 3.… … Dictionary of American idioms
Flare — Flare, n. Leaf of lard. Pig s flare. Dunglison. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
