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flame noun

  /fleɪm/
  • The visible part of fire; a stream of burning vapour or gas, emitting light and heat.
 liekki
  • A romantic partner or lover in a usually short-lived but passionate affair.
 heila, liekki
  • (music, chiefly, lutherie) The contrasting light and dark figure seen in wood used for stringed instrument making; the curl.
 loimukuvio
  • Burning zeal, passion, imagination, excitement, or anger.
 polte
  • (Internet, somewhat, dated) An aggressively insulting criticism or remark.
 trollaus
  • A brilliant reddish orange-gold fiery colour. flame:
 tulipunainen

flame verb

  /fleɪm/
  • To produce flames; to burn with a flame or blaze.
 leimuta, loimuta, olla liekeissä
  • (Internet, ambitransitive) To post a destructively critical or abusive message (to somebody).
 herjata, trollata
  • To burst forth like flame; to break out in violence of passion; to be kindled with zeal or ardour.
 leimahtaa

flame adjective

  /fleɪm/
  • Of a brilliant reddish orange-gold colour, like that of a flame.
 tulipunainen

flaming adjective

  /ˈfleɪmɪŋ/
  • (British, colloquial) Damned, bloody.
 helkkari, saamari, samperi
flame out
romuttua, sammua
flame war
polemiikki
Olympic flame
olympiatuli
flame birch
loimukoivu
like a moth to the flame
kuin hunaja mehiläisiä
twin flame
kaksoisliekki
burst into flame
ruveta palamaan
Common Flame-backed Woodpecker
tulitöyhtö
naked flame
avotuli
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