Complete Definition of "ablaze"

English

Etymology
Prefix a- + blaze.

Pronunciation
rfap
IPA|/��bleɪz/
SAMPA|/@"bleIz/
Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-eɪz|-eɪz

Adjective
en-adj

  1. On fire; in a blaze, gleaming.

#:All ablaze with crimson and gold. -w:Henry Wadsworth Longfellow|Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

  1. In a state of glowing excitement or ardent desire.

#:The young Cambridge democrats were all ablaze to assist Torrijos. -w:Thomas Carlyle|Thomas Carlyle

Translations
trans-top|On fire
Catalan: rogent, cremant, ardent
Finnish:
*on fire: tuli|tulessa (inessive form of a noun), ilmiliekeissä
*gleaming: kiiltävä
German: lodernd
trans-mid
Japanese: ����� (moete iru)
Portuguese: em chamas, em brasas
Russian:
*on fire: го���ий
*gleaming: �ве�ка��ий
Spanish: ardiendo
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trans-top|glowing
Catalan: rogent, brillant, ardent
Finnish: innokas, innoissaan
Japanese: �奮���� (k�fun shiteiru)
trans-mid
Portuguese: ardente, brilhante
Russian: возб�жд�нн�й, п�лкий, го���ий
Spanish: radiante
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Adverb
en-adv

  1. On fire; in a blaze, gleaming.
  2. In a state of glowing excitement or ardent desire.

Translations
trans-top|on fire
Finnish: tuli|tulessa (on fire; inessive form of a noun), ilmiliekeissä
French: en flammes
trans-mid
German: in Flammen
Portuguese: em chamas
Russian: в огон�|огне
Spanish: en llamas
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trans-top|glowing
Finnish: innokkaasti, innoissaan, intoa täynnä
trans-mid
Portuguese: ardor
Russian: в п�л|п�л�
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ttbc|Ido: flam-oza
ttbc|Vietnamese: rực cháy, b�c cháy, sáng chói l�i, bừng bừng, rừng rực
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Shorthand
Gregg (Version: Centennial, Series 90, DJS,Simplified,Anniversary,Pre-Anniversary): a - b - l - a - left s

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