Enter the word for search

embers

/ˈɛmbəz/

/ˈɛmbɚz/

Translations

embernoun

embers

/ˈɛmbə/

/ˈɛmbɚ/

braiseAu sens de reste rougeoyant d’un feu ou de feu couvant; emploi courant au pluriel pour « embers ».

The campfire had burned down to a few glowing embers.

Le feu de camp n’était plus que quelques braises rougeoyantes.

Additional translations

tisonPlus concret que « braise »; pour un morceau de bois ou de charbon encore en combustion.

Synonyms

embernoun

A small piece of burning or glowing coal or wood in a dying fire.

The campfire had burned down to a few glowing embers.

The smouldering remains or glowing ashes of a fire.

They warmed their hands over the embers of the previous night's blaze.

Figurative: a small remaining but still potent part of a once-strong feeling, idea, or movement.

The embers of the revolution still burned in their hearts.