🇵🇹Portuguese Source WordCode: PT

Alargar

Pronunciation / Transliteration: a-lar-gar

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Flare/flɛər/
verbnounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #1500 frequency
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🇵🇹 Example Sentence in Portuguese:

"O vestido alargava na parte inferior, criando uma bela silhueta."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As verb
  1. 1

    To become wider or to spread outward.

    "The dress flared at the bottom, creating a beautiful silhouette."
As noun
  1. 1

    A sudden burst of light or flame.

    "The flare from the campfire illuminated the surrounding area."

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Synonyms (3)
Antonyms & Contrasting Words (1)

Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The word 'flare' originates from Middle English 'flaren', which is derived from Old English 'flaeran', meaning to blaze or to shine. The term has evolved over centuries to encompass various meanings, including a sudden burst of light or a widening shape.

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