mettre le feu

French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mɛ.tʁə l(ə) fø/ ~ /me.tʁə l(ə) fø/
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Verb

mettre le feu

  1. to set fire to, to set on fire, to set alight, to torch, to ignite [with à ‘something’]
    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) to set on fire, to set alight [with à ‘something’]

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