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Definición de flare en inglés:


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1.1A device producing a very bright flame, used especially as a signal or marker: a distress flare [as modifier]: a flare gun
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distress signal, rocket, Very light, beacon, light, flashlight, signal
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burst, rush, attack, eruption, explosion, bout, spasm
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1.3A sudden recurrence of an inflammation or other medical condition: corticosteroid treatment for colitis flares
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  • Other complications include acne flares and dermatitis - inflammation of the skin.
  • Second, they don't address the cause of many flares: the hidden inflammation smoldering in a child's airways.
  • Almost all lupus patients take medication to control inflammation and reduce the risk of flares (periods when the disease gets worse).
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1.5 [mass noun] Photography Extraneous illumination on film caused by internal reflection in the camera.
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2A gradual widening in shape, especially towards the hem of a garment.
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2.1 (flares) Trousers whose legs get progressively wider from the knees down.
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  • Fashions of the time were tank tops, tonic suits and trousers, flares, and long hair all round.
  • Cobain, a modern dandy in purple flares and kipper tie, is effervescently enthusiastic about all things mind - expanding.
  • Who knows… but if flares, kipper ties and tank tops can make a comeback then I guess anything's possible.
2.2 [mass noun] An upward and outward curve of a ship’s bows, designed to throw the water outwards when in motion.


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1Burn or shine with a sudden intensity: the bonfire crackled and flared up behind him, lightning flared
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blaze, flash, flare up, flame, burn unsteadily, burn violently, burn up;
burn, blaze, be ablaze, be alight, be on fire, be in flames, flame, be aflame;
literary be afire
archaic be ardent
1.1(Of a situation or emotion) suddenly become intense or violent: tempers flared as supporters scuffled with other passengers the controversy flared up again in 2003
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recur, reoccur, reappear;
break out, burst out, start suddenly, burst forth, erupt
1.2 (flare up) (Of a person) suddenly become angry: she flared up, shouting at Geoffrey
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  • But suddenly, she flared up and pushed him away.
lose one's temper, lose control, become enraged, go into a rage, fly into a temper/passion, boil over, boil over with rage, fire up, go berserk, throw a tantrum, explode
informal blow one's top, fly off the handle, lose one's cool, get mad, go crazy, go wild, go bananas, hit the roof, go through the roof, go up the wall, see red, go off the deep end, blow a fuse/gasket, lose one's rag, go ape, burst a blood vessel, flip, flip one's lid, foam at the mouth, get all steamed up, get worked up, have a fit
North American informal flip one's wig, blow one's lid/stack, have a cow, go postal, have a conniption fit
vulgar slang go apeshit
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2.1(Of a person’s nostrils) dilate: his head lifted fractionally, his nostrils flaring
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spread, broaden, widen, get wider, expand, splay;
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Mid 16th century (in the sense 'spread out one's hair'): of unknown origin. Current senses date from the 17th century.

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