No. 9,684 in French

embrasé

Ablaze; engulfed in flames or glowing intensely.

In a sentence

Le ciel était embrasé par les couleurs du coucher de soleil.
The sky was ablaze with the colors of the sunset.
In this sentence, 'embrasé' is used to describe how the sky was illuminated or appeared to be on fire due to vivid sunset colors.
Son cœur était embrasé par la passion.
His heart was ablaze with passion.
Here, 'embrasé' metaphorically describes a state of intense feeling, symbolizing warmth and fervor rather than literal ignition.
La forêt était embrasée après le passage de l'incendie.
The forest was ablaze after the wildfire passed.
In this instance, 'embrasé' conveys the literal sense of being on fire, representing the destruction caused by flames.

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