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Pronunciation / Transliteration: flamber
"Les prix des carburants ont flambé cette semaine."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
1 sense- 1
To increase very quickly and suddenly by a large amount.
"Housing prices in the downtown area have skyrocketed over the past year."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the noun 'skyrocket', combining 'sky' (Old Norse sky, meaning cloud) and 'rocket' (from Italian rocchetto, a bobbin or spool shaped like an early firework). The verb sense emerged in the mid-20th century, metaphorical of the rapid, steep ascent characteristic of a firework launched into the sky.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Skyrocket" is said worldwide
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flamber
Transliteration: flamber
"Les prix des carburants ont flambé cette semaine."
in die Höhe schnellen
Transliteration: in die Hoehe schnellen
"Die Mieten in der Großstadt sind in die Höhe schnellt."
impennarsi
Transliteration: impennarsi
"I prezzi delle case si sono impennati quest'anno."
dispararse
Transliteration: dispararse
"El costo de vida se ha disparado considerablemente."
disparar
Transliteration: disparar
"Os preços dos alimentos dispararam no mês passado."
तेजी से बढ़ना
Transliteration: teji se badhana
"महंगाई तेजी से बढ़ गई है।"
飙升
Transliteration: biāoshēng
"房价急剧飙升。"
치솟다
Transliteration: chisotda
"물가가 하늘 높은 줄 모르고 치솟았다."
急騰する
Transliteration: kyūtō suru
"物価が急騰している。"
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