blaze

BrE /bleɪz/ AmE /bleɪz/

noun / verb en → es

1 FIRE [uncountable] B2

a very bright, hot fire that spreads quickly and is difficult to control

incendio, fuego intenso

Collocations blaze in a forest

  • The fire quickly turned into a blaze.

    El incendio se convirtió rápidamente en un fuego intenso.

2 MOVE [intransitive] B2

to move very fast, especially in a way that is exciting or impressive

correr velozmente, deslizarse rápidamente

Collocations blaze across the sky

  • The comet blazed across the night sky.

    El cometa deslizó rápidamente a través del cielo nocturno.

3 SHOW [intransitive] B2

to show something clearly and brightly, especially light or colour

resplandecer, brillar intensamente

Collocations blaze in the night sky

  • The stars blazed in the clear night sky.

    Las estrellas resplandecían en el cielo nocturno despejado.

4 PUBLISH [transitive] C1

to publish or broadcast something, especially a news story

publicar, emitir

  • blaze sth on the front page
  • The newspaper blazed the story across its front page.

    El periódico publicó la historia en su portada.

5 PAIN [intransitive] C1

to feel a sudden, sharp pain in your body

sentir un dolor agudo

Collocations blaze through the chest

  • He felt a sudden blaze of pain in his chest.

    Sintió un dolor agudo en el pecho.

6 BRAND [transitive] C1

to burn a mark on the skin of an animal as a way of showing who owns it

marcar con fuego, brandear

  • blaze sth onto sb/sth
  • The ranchers would blaze their brands onto the cattle.

    Los ganaderos marcaban sus marcas en el ganado con fuego.

7 PATH [countable] C1

a clear path or track through a forest, made by people walking there regularly

sendero, camino

Collocations blaze a trail

  • They blazed a trail through the forest.

    Abrían camino a través del bosque.

8 IDEA [transitive] C1

to be the first to do something new or different, and encourage others to follow you

iniciar algo nuevo, abrir camino

  • blaze a trail for sb/sth
  • She blazed a trail for women in business.

    Ella abrió camino para las mujeres en el mundo empresarial.