OLD FLAME

Meaning of OLD FLAME in English

a former lover, an old sweetheart

In Toronto, I met an old flame. We were lovers many years ago.

Wayne Magnuson. English idioms vocabulary. Словарь английских идиом. 2012

OLD FLAME — past love, loved one from a past relationship
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
OLD FLAME — informal a former lover. → flame
Concise Oxford English vocab
OLD FLAME — noun a former lover : She met an old flame at the party.
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
OLD FLAME — ( old flames) An old flame is someone with whom you once had a romantic relationship. Sue was seen dating …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
OLD FLAME — (~s) An ~ is someone with whom you once had a romantic relationship. Sue was seen dating an ~... N-COUNT
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
OLD FLAME — {n. phr.} An erstwhile lover. * /Did you know that Meg was one of Howard's old flames?/
Slang English vocab
OLD FLAME — See ↑ GIRLFRIEND/BOYFRIEND 1, ↑ LOVE 6
Longman Activator English vocab
OLD FLAME — {n. phr.} An erstwhile lover. * /Did you know that Meg was one of Howard's old flames?/
Словарь английских идиом
OLD FLAME — a former lover, an old sweetheart In Toronto, I met an old flame. We were lovers many years ago.
English Idioms vocab
OLD FLAME — n. phr. An erstwhile lover. Did you know that Meg was one of Howard's old flames?
American Idioms English vocabulary
OLD FLAME — старая любовь
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
OLD FLAME — старая любовь
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
OLD FLAME — старая любовь
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
OLD FLAME — n infml Edward's an old flame of mine — Эдвард - моя старая любовь
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современной разговорной лексики - Глазунов
OLD FLAME — n infml Edward's an old flame of mine — Эдвард - моя старая любовь
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современной разговорной лексики
OLD FLAME — old flame n infml Edward's an old flame of mine Эдвард - моя старая любовь
Англо-Русский новый словарь современного неформального английского языка
OLD FLAME — Edward's an old flame of mine — Эдвард - моя старая любовь
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современного неформального английского
OLD FLAME — старая любовь
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
OLD — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) Old English script Old Ironsides Haakon the Old James Edward the Old Pretender Old …
Английский словарь Британика
OLD — I. ˈōld, before a consonant often ˈōl adjective ( -er/-est ) Etymology: Middle English ald, old, from Old English eald, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
FLAME — I. ˈflām noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English flaume, flambe, from Middle French flame, flamme (from Old French, from …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
OLD — — oldness , n. /ohld/ , adj., older, oldest or elder, eldest , n. adj. 1. far advanced in the …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
FLAME — — flamer , n. — flameless , adj. — flamelike , adj. /flaym/ , n. , v. , flamed, flaming …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
OLD — I. ˈōld; for sense 9 usually ˈōl adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Old English eald; akin to Old High German …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
FLAME — I. ˈflām noun Etymology: Middle English flaume, flaumbe, from Anglo-French flame (from Latin flamma ) & flambe, flamble, from Latin …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
OLD
Webster English vocab
FLAME — noun a person beloved; a sweetheart. 2. flame ·noun ardor of affection; the passion of love. 3. flame ·noun to …
Webster English vocab
OLD — [old] adj [ME, fr. OE eald; akin to OHG alt old, L alere to nourish, alescere to grow, altus high, …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
FLAME — [flame] n [ME flaume, flaumbe, fr. MF flamme (fr. L flamma) & flambe, fr. OF, fr. flamble, fr. L flammula, …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
FLAME — rapidly reacting body of gas, commonly a mixture of air and a combustible gas, that gives off heat and, usually, …
Britannica English vocabulary
OLD — old BrE AmE əʊld ⇨ɒʊld AmE oʊld ▷ older ˈəʊld ə ⇨ˈɒʊld- AmE ˈoʊld ə r ▷ oldest ˈəʊld ɪst …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
OLD — / əʊld; NAmE oʊld/ adjective ( old·er , old·est ) AGE 1. be ... years, months, etc. ~ of a …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
FLAME — / fleɪm; NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun 1. [ C , U ] a hot bright stream of …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
OLD
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
FLAME — I. flame 1 /fleɪm/ BrE AmE noun [ Date: 1300-1400 ; Language: Old French ; Origin: Latin flamma 'flame' ] …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
OLD — adj. (older, oldest) (cf. ELDER, ELDEST). 1 a advanced in age; far on in the natural period of existence. b …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
FLAME — n. & v. --n. 1 a ignited gas (the fire burnt with a steady flame). b one portion of this …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
OLD — adj. (older, oldest) (cf. ELDER, ELDEST). 1 a advanced in age; far on in the natural period of existence. b …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
FLAME — n. & v. n. 1 a ignited gas (the fire burnt with a steady flame). b one portion of this …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
OLD — adj. (older, oldest) (cf. ELDER, ELDEST). 1. a advanced in age; far on in the natural period of existence. b …
Oxford English vocab
FLAME — n. & v. --n. 1. a ignited gas (the fire burnt with a steady flame). b one portion of this …
Oxford English vocab
OLD — ( older, oldest) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. Someone who is …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
FLAME — ( flames, flaming, flamed) 1. A flame is a hot bright stream of burning gas that comes from something that …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
OLD
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
FLAME — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a blazing/flaming row (= a very angry row ) ▪ She had a blazing …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
OLD — (FROM THE PAST) [adjective] [before noun] -er, -est - from a period in the past; former (EARLIER)I saw my old …
Cambridge English vocab
OLD — n. Old Museum of Painting Old English script Old Ironsides Haakon the Old James Edward the Old Pretender Old Believers …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
OLD
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
FLAME
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
OLD — n. age old old age old fashioned Old Gooseberry Old Guard old hand old hat old lady old line old …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
FLAME — I. noun 1 hot bright stream of fire ADJECTIVE ▪ hot ▪ small ▪ bright ▪ dancing , flickering , …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
OLD — INDEX: not young 1. not young 2. older than someone else 3. too old to do something 4. to become …
Longman Activator English vocab
OLD — n. 25B6; adjective old people : ELDERLY, aged, older, senior, advanced in years, venerable; in one's dotage, long in the …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
FLAME
FOLDOC Computer English Dictionary
FLAME — n. 1 fire, blaze; conflagration The flame began to lick about my feet 2 passion, fervour, ardour, intensity, warmth, fire, …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
OLD — adjective 1 BAD : He is married to a twenty years old American girl. GOOD : He is married to …
Longman Common Errors English vocabulary
OLD — 1. прил.; сравн. - older, elder; превосх. - oldest, eldest 1) а) старый old age old people grow old get …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
FLAME — 1. сущ. 1) а) огонь, пламя to kindle a flame ≈ воспламенять, зажигать to burst into flame ≈ загораться open …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
OLD — old.ogg 1. əʋld n 1. (the old) собир. старики home for the old - дом для престарелых old and young …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
FLAME — flame.ogg 1. fleım n 1. пламя in flames - в огне, горящий, пылающий to burst /to break/ into flame(s), to …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
FLAME — 1) пламя 2) факел • - acute flame - adiabatic flame - arc flame - balanced flame - blue flame …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь
FLAME — 1) пламя 2) факел • - acute flame - adiabatic flame - arc flame - balanced flame - blue flame - brush flame - bushy flame - carbon black flame - …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь - РУССО
OLD — 1. əʋld n 1. (the old) собир. старики home for the old - дом для престарелых old and young /young …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
FLAME — 1. fleım n 1. пламя in flames - в огне, горящий, пылающий to burst /to break/ into flame(s), to go …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь

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