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question		réponse
billow commencer à apprendre		(forsmoke or clouds) to move slowly upwards oracross the sky
a blaze commencer à apprendre		a large and dangerous fire [Note: to tackle a blaze: to try to put a blaze out]
o catch ftre: commencer à apprendre		to start to burn
to be ingulfed in flames commencer à apprendre		if sth (a car, a building, etc) is engulfed in flames, every part of it is on fire
to gut commencer à apprendre		if a fire guts a building, it completely destroys everything inside the building, leaving only the outside standing
to light a fire commencer à apprendre		to start a small fire (to cook on it or to provide heat for a room)
to rage commencer à apprendre		to burn intensely and be out of control
to scorch commencer à apprendre		if sb scorches sth, or if sth is scorc hed, its surface burns without catching fire - so that a black mark is left behind
to set fire to sth commencer à apprendre		to deliberately start a fire in order to damage or destroy sth
to smoulder commencer à apprendre		: to be burning but with no flames
to be ablaze with light commencer à apprendre		if sth is ablaze with light, a lot of light is coming from it
in broad daylight commencer à apprendre		in the middle of the day; used for things (especially crimes) that you would expect to happen at night
to be dazzled commencer à apprendre		to be unable to see because a bright light is shining into your eyes
to dim Shall I dim the lights? commencer à apprendre		to make a light less bright/to become less bright
to give off light commencer à apprendre		to produce light
the glare of commencer à apprendre		the very bright and unpleasant light of
to gleam commencer à apprendre		to shine brightly, especially in the sun
to glimmer We could see the city lights glimmering in the distance. commencer à apprendre		to produce a weak, unsteady light
to glisten It had been raining. The road glistened in the moonlight. commencer à apprendre		: if sth glistens, it shines, usually because it is wet
the gloom commencer à apprendre		the darkness
to glow commencer à apprendre		to shine with a very soft, warm red light, often used for sth that is burning (without flames) in the dark
to be plunged into darkness commencer à apprendre		(for a place) to suddenly become very dark
to burn yourself out commencer à apprendre		to work so hard over a period of time that you become too ill or too tired to work any more
to come to light commencer à apprendre		to become known
that' daylIght robbery: commencer à apprendre		that's ridiculously expensive
to b dazzled: commencer à apprendre		to be very impressed
to have a fiery temper: commencer à apprendre		to get angry very quickly
to flare up: commencer à apprendre		(for violence) to suddenly start
flashy commencer à apprendre		expensive and showy
to get on like a house on fire: commencer à apprendre		if two peop le get on like a house on fire, they really like each other
a glowing report: commencer à apprendre		a report that is full of praise
a glimmer of hope: commencer à apprendre		a little bit of hope
sb' face light up: commencer à apprendre		sb's face suddenly shows that they are very happy or excited
a shot In the dark: commencer à apprendre		a complete guess based on absolutely no information at all
to spark off commencer à apprendre		to cause sth to happen

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