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Meanings of alight in inglês

português
desembarcar
catalão
posar

To come to rest, settle.

        desembarcar
        português
        descer

        Come down.

              descer

              Lighted up by or as by fire or flame.

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                  International nonprofit, nonsectarian organization.

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                        Sinônimos
                        Examples for "american refugee committee"
                        Examples for "american refugee committee"
                        1
                        They also asked for Alight (formerly the American Refugee Committee), responsible for the protection of minors, to be replaced.
                        The Guardian
                        2
                        An initial flight is due to take off next Monday with 60 tonnes of food, which will be distributed by the American Refugee Committee.
                        BBC
                        Usage of alight in inglês
                        1
                        Police say the attackers stabbed the victims and set alight some rooms.
                        The South African
                        2
                        There were unconfirmed reports that a number of vehicles were set alight.
                        The Irish Times
                        3
                        About a year ago another blaze came close to setting it alight.
                        Radio NZ
                        4
                        The street lamps were alight; the rays glittered on the damp pavements.
                        Bertha Garlan
                        5
                        Let them get closer before we set it alight, Josh said confidently.
                        The Sorceress
                        6
                        Fire crews found the first floor of the terraced house well alight.
                        The Irish Times
                        7
                        Petrol was doused over the Skipperstone Community Centre before being set alight.
                        The Irish Times
                        8
                        Protesters later moved to a car park where they set cars alight.
                        News.com.au
                        9
                        Several cars and two libraries were set alight in Toulouse last night.
                        The Guardian
                        10
                        They alight only at night, resting in the air during the day.
                        Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern — Vol...
                        11
                        The Omuramba station in Racecourse Road, Montague Gardens was also set alight.
                        The South African
                        12
                        His face was alight with interest in the sight that met him.
                        Jewel: A Chapter in Her Life
                        13
                        Then you yourself must see to keeping the fire alight in them.
                        Pelle the Conqueror — Volume 03
                        14
                        The vehicle was driven away by protestors who later set it alight.
                        The South African
                        15
                        The pain was, he says, akin to having his hand set alight.
                        Radio NZ
                        16
                        Together they stood, reaching up in turn to set each page alight.
                        The wandering fire
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                        Ireland
                        Common
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