mettre le feu

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Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /mɛ.tʁə l(ə) fø/, /me.tʁə l(ə) fø/
  • (file)

Verb[edit]

mettre le feu

  1. (transitive with à) to set fire to, to set on fire, to set alight, to torch, to ignite
    Synonym: bouter le feu
    Abigaïl mit le feu à la maison, et contemplant les flammes, elle réfléchissait à toutes les horreurs qui s’étaient passées là.
    Abigail set fire to the house. As she contemplated the flames, she thought about all the terrible things that had happened there.
  2. (figuratively, transitive with à) to set on fire, to set alight

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