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flamber

/flɑ̃.be/ verb B2
  1. to flame, flambé (transitive)
  2. to squander money, especially on gambling (figuratively, transitive)
  3. (of costs, rates, etc) to rise sharply; to surge; to skyrocket (figuratively, transitive)
  4. to burn, blaze (intransitive)
  5. to buckle
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Verb forms

Infinitive
flamber
Present participle
flambant
Past participle
flambé
Present (je)
flambe
Future (je)
flamberai
Passé composé (je)
ai flambé

From the library

Près de lui, couvert d'habits tout flambant neufs, s'avançait, le sourire sur les lèvres, le vicomte Andrea Cavalcanti, ce respectueux fils que nous connaissons encore.
Le Comte de Monte-Cristo, p. 643 · C1
Et je te vois tout à coup passer à la barrière des Bons-Hommes avec un groom, avec un tilbury, avec des habits tout flambant neufs.
Le Comte de Monte-Cristo, p. 666 · C1

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