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English
Pronunciation
Adjective
blase
- Alternative form of blasé
2020 April 15, Helen Ward, “We scientists said lock down. But UK politicians refused to listen”, in The Guardian:In mid-February a colleague mentioned that for the first time in his life he was more concerned than his mother, who had been relatively blase about the risks of Covid-19.
Derived terms
Anagrams
- ables, Sabel, sable, Sable, albes, bales, Ables, Basel, beals, Basle, baels, saleb, Bleas, Sablé, labes
French
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Verb
blase
- inflection of blaser:
- first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
- second-person singular imperative
Etymology 2
Clipping of blason.
Noun
blase m (plural blases) (slang)
- name
2017, “Gustavo”, in Elh Kmer (lyrics), Indépendant:T’as pas donné d’blase, t’auras tous mes honneurs.
Dans l’cas contraire, une équipe te lève à six heures.- If you haven’t handed over a name, you have all my honour,
in the opposite case a squad will wake you up at six o’clock.
- nose
Further reading
German
Pronunciation
Verb
blase
- inflection of blasen:
- first-person singular present
- first/third-person singular subjunctive I
- singular imperative
Middle English
Etymology 1
From Old English blæse, blase, from Proto-West Germanic *blasā, from Proto-Germanic *blasǭ.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈblaːz(ə)/, /ˈblɛːz(ə)/, /ˈblæːz(ə)/
Noun
blase (plural blases or blasen)
- A blaze (bright, flaming fire)
- (rare) A lamp or beacon (fire used as lighting).
- (rare) A bright thing or object.
Descendants
References
Etymology 2
Verb
blase
- Alternative form of blasen
Old English
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *blasā.
Pronunciation
Noun
blase f
- torch
- blaze
Declension
Declension of blase (weak)
Descendants