29 May 2011

to be ablaze with

- ablaze /əˈbleɪz/ adjetivo (pred): 
to be ablaze  
arder, estar en llamas; ardiendo
- to set sth ablaze :  
prenderle fuego a algo;
to be ~ with sth:  
her eyes were ablaze with indignation  
tenía los ojos encendidos de indignación;
the street was ablaze with color la calle resplandecía de color
note:
Hay una serie de adjetivos en inglés que se usan solo como predicado: por ejemplo, se dice the house was ablaze, pero no se puede decir the ablaze house.
 This time of the year, the whole street is ablaze with scarlet;  the sight of cheongsams, silk kimonos and samfu-style shirts will assail your eyes in a vivid burst of colours.
I finally drive down our street and all the trees are ablaze with color.

By early to mid-October, the countryside was ablaze. Hues of yellow and gold, red and burgundy slowly appeared on trees up and down the streets.

For nine days in October, the New Mexico skies are ablaze with colour.
Fitzroy gardens Conservatory curator David Murphy takes a break. 
Photo: Angela Wylie


 

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