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May 17, 2013 · Oregon, USA. English. May 17, 2013. #1. Hi all! May I ask you if the word "flâme" in the following line of poetry is the same meaning as "flamme?" I cannot find a word spelled this way in the dictionary, but I am imagining it to mean "flame." "L'aurore qui dans son ame brûle d'une douce flâme, laissant au lit endormi son vieil mari, froid et ...
Mar 1, 2018 · gout: ‹literary› a drop or spot, especially of blood, smoke, or flame • gouts of flame and phlegm. Text: There was the sound of smashing glass. A huge gout of flame stroked its way up into the night. Johnny’s head collided with the cab’s windshield and knocked it out. Reality began to go down a hole.
Feb 24, 2013 · Feb 25, 2013. #5. I wouldn't use the expression "the flames are licking across her body" to describe someone who'd actually caught fire. When flames lick something, it means they're stretching out and just touching it, the way you'd put out your tongue to lick something. It implies the burning is either slight, or brief, or has only just ...
Jun 19, 2013 · Jun 19, 2013. #2. It means a flame that is out in the open -- naked, not covered -- such as a lighter or candle or match. The sign would seem to indicate that a flame inside a glass enclosure would be all right, but in reality I imagine that's not true either, so I think "naked" is a way of emphasizing the message about flame and fire.
Mar 10, 2014 · American English. Mar 10, 2014. #3. "Turn the fire up/down" is what I use for a gas stove. Also, there's "Make it higher/lower," since we know we're talking about a flame. S.
Mar 4, 2018 · English - England. Mar 2, 2018. #2. The following ngrams show the relative frequencies of "in flames" and "on fire" in the two versions of English. They show that in both cases "on fire" occurs more frequently than "in flames". American English: Google Ngram Viewer British English: Google Ngram Viewer.
Aug 13, 2018 · 1. “Like a moth to a flame” –. a) a moth – we don’t have in mind a particular moth, rather the concept of moth – something like: “there are millions of moths, choose one and will be talking about it, using it as an example”. b) a flame – the same situation as with our moth, “flame” we are talking about isn’t specified ...
Mar 24, 2015 · English - British. Mar 24, 2015. #3. It is like the passage where the Cheshire cat gradually vanishes until there is nothing left but the smile on its face. And she tried to fancy what the flame of a candle is like after the candle is blown out, for she could not remember ever having seen such a thing. Here, the author means she is trying to ...
May 30, 2006 · May 30, 2006. #5. chix_06 said: Oh well they say soul mates there can be many for one person and twin flame really is your other half. like your twin soul and you only have one twin flame...and when you find eachother, instantly you just know...I hope this helps..I went on yahho "twin flame" and it explains. then I would say almas gemelas (like ...
Mar 10, 2017 · Mar 10, 2017. #1. Hello there, please: George walked to the fire pile and lighted the dry leaves. The flame cracked up among the twigs and fell to work. What does crack up mean in this context?
