German-English translation for "entflammen"

"entflammen" English translation

entflammen
transitives Verb | transitive verb v/t <kein ge-; h>

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inflame, stir up, rouse, fire up provoke, spark off, stir up inflame
  • inflame, stir (jemand | somebodysb,etwas | something sth) up, rouse, fire up
    entflammen Person, Leidenschaften etc figurativ, in übertragenem Sinn | figurative(ly)fig
    entflammen Person, Leidenschaften etc figurativ, in übertragenem Sinn | figurative(ly)fig
examples
  • provoke, spark off, stir (etwas | somethingsth) up
    entflammen Streit etc figurativ, in übertragenem Sinn | figurative(ly)fig
    entflammen Streit etc figurativ, in übertragenem Sinn | figurative(ly)fig
  • inflame
    entflammen Chemie | chemistryCHEM
    entflammen Chemie | chemistryCHEM
entflammen
intransitives Verb | intransitive verb v/i <sein>

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burst into flames be roused break out, arise rise inflame, ignite, fire, burn, flash
  • burst into flames
    entflammen von Glut etc
    entflammen von Glut etc
  • be roused
    entflammen von Gefühlen etc figurativ, in übertragenem Sinn | figurative(ly)fig
    entflammen von Gefühlen etc figurativ, in übertragenem Sinn | figurative(ly)fig
examples
  • für jemanden (in Liebe) entflammen
    to fall passionately in love withjemand | somebody sb
    für jemanden (in Liebe) entflammen
  • break out
    entflammen von Streit etc figurativ, in übertragenem Sinn | figurative(ly)fig
    arise
    entflammen von Streit etc figurativ, in übertragenem Sinn | figurative(ly)fig
    entflammen von Streit etc figurativ, in übertragenem Sinn | figurative(ly)fig
  • rise
    entflammen von Röte figurativ, in übertragenem Sinn | figurative(ly)fig poetisch, dichterisch | poetic, poeticallypoet
    entflammen von Röte figurativ, in übertragenem Sinn | figurative(ly)fig poetisch, dichterisch | poetic, poeticallypoet
  • inflame
    entflammen Technik | engineeringTECH
    ignite
    entflammen Technik | engineeringTECH
    fire
    entflammen Technik | engineeringTECH
    burn
    entflammen Technik | engineeringTECH
    entflammen Technik | engineeringTECH
  • flash
    entflammen Technik | engineeringTECH aufblitzen
    entflammen Technik | engineeringTECH aufblitzen
entflammen
reflexives Verb | reflexive verb v/r <h>

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to be excited by
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  • sich an (Dativ | dative (case)dat) etwas entflammen
    to be excited (oder | orod stirred) byetwas | something sth
    sich an (Dativ | dative (case)dat) etwas entflammen
I can see that feelings run high, and rightly so.
Ich stelle fest, dass hier zu Recht eine gewisse Leidenschaft entflammt.
Source: Europarl
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