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страстите се нажежиха до червено

English translation: feelings/emotions/passions ran high // flared up


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Bulgarian term or phrase:страстите се нажежиха до червено
English translation:feelings/emotions/passions ran high // flared up
Entered by: Veta Anton
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08:31 Jun 6, 2011
Bulgarian to English translations [Non-PRO]
Social Sciences - Government / Politics
Bulgarian term or phrase: страстите се нажежиха до червено
Страстите в прламента се нажежиха до червено (became extremely heated).
Veta Anton
feelings/emotions ran high
Explanation:

PONS Business Dictionary:
страст
1. (похот) lust;
обхванат от/изпълнен със ~ feel lust for sth
2. (слабост, влечение) passion;
изпитвам ~ към хазарта gambling is my weakness
3. (разпаленост, разгорещеност) emotion, feeling;
говоря със ~ speak with deep emotion;
страстите се разгорещиха feelings ran high

SA Dictionary
СТРАСТ
1. passion;
(похoт и) lust;
СТРАСТ към полтика a passion for politics;
обхванат от СТРАСТ seized with passion;
2. (разгорещеност, разпаленост) vehemence;emotion, feeling;
(увлечение ) zeal, ardour;
СТРАСТите се разгорещиха/ разпалиха feelings ran high.

http://www.google.bg/search?hl=bg&source=hp&q="feelings ran ...
http://www.google.bg/search?hl=bg&q="emotions ran high"&aq=f...

А ако държите на нажежаването до червено - emotions ran red-hot
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4leavedClover
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Local time: 02:16
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5passions flared upEfrosina Perry
5feelings/emotions ran high
4leavedClover
5passions ran high
Tatiana Dimitrova


  

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passions ran high


Explanation:
Definition

passions run high
a way of describing a time when people feel strong emotions about a particular subject
Passions run very high at election time.
(Definition of passions run high from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary)



    Reference: http://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/british/passions-...
Tatiana Dimitrova
Local time: 02:16
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Native speaker of: Bulgarian
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
feelings/emotions ran high


Explanation:

PONS Business Dictionary:
страст
1. (похот) lust;
обхванат от/изпълнен със ~ feel lust for sth
2. (слабост, влечение) passion;
изпитвам ~ към хазарта gambling is my weakness
3. (разпаленост, разгорещеност) emotion, feeling;
говоря със ~ speak with deep emotion;
страстите се разгорещиха feelings ran high

SA Dictionary
СТРАСТ
1. passion;
(похoт и) lust;
СТРАСТ към полтика a passion for politics;
обхванат от СТРАСТ seized with passion;
2. (разгорещеност, разпаленост) vehemence;emotion, feeling;
(увлечение ) zeal, ardour;
СТРАСТите се разгорещиха/ разпалиха feelings ran high.

http://www.google.bg/search?hl=bg&source=hp&q="feelings ran ...
http://www.google.bg/search?hl=bg&q="emotions ran high"&aq=f...

А ако държите на нажежаването до червено - emotions ran red-hot

4leavedClover
Bulgaria
Local time: 02:16
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Native speaker of: Native in BulgarianBulgarian
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passions flared up


Explanation:
unlike "ran high", the verb "to flare" conveys the idea of growing in strength.

Efrosina Perry
United States
Local time: 19:16
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Native speaker of: Native in BulgarianBulgarian
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