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Meanings of
set on fire
in inglês
português
queimar
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Set fire to; cause to start burning.
set ablaze
set aflame
set afire
português
queimar
Synonyms
Examples for "
set ablaze
"
set ablaze
set aflame
set afire
Examples for "
set ablaze
"
1
In Boston, a police SUV was
set
ablaze
near the State House.
2
Rebels also
set
ablaze
five trucks that were transporting minerals, police said.
3
A number of trucks and cars were
set
ablaze
by the protesters.
4
One driver was injured and three buildings
set
ablaze
,
police said.
5
Some Christian and Muslim homes and shops are
set
ablaze
in the violence.
1
The unrest often targets northerners, and northern-owned businesses have been
set
aflame
.
2
He's like a cake of ice dipped in alcohol and
set
aflame
.
3
The unrest has often targeted northerners, and northern-owned businesses have been
set
aflame
.
4
The dragon Abdo clung to had been
set
aflame
and decapitated.
5
Her bag had been meanly seared when half the flock was
set
aflame
.
1
The mall was among dozens of buildings
set
afire
following the dispersal.
2
Looking down, she saw the piles of logs had been
set
afire
.
3
Lewis, still alive, barely, was sprayed with burning gasoline and
set
afire
.
4
Carts and wagons were overturned, shops looted, homes plundered and
set
afire
.
5
Everything was heaped up in the Piazza della Signoria and
set
afire
.
Usage of
set on fire
in inglês
1
A car had been
set
on
fire
not far from the scene.
2
The nearby headquarters of the security services was also
set
on
fire
.
3
The neighbouring villages were surrounded and
set
on
fire
in the night.
4
On the Donegall Road a bus was hijacked and
set
on
fire
.
5
Some of the outlets were
set
on
fire
and doors were broken.
6
A kiosk was
set
on
fire
and several shop windows were smashed.
7
The bus itself was
set
on
fire
,
with the driver still inside.
8
The sulphur is moistened with alcohol before it is
set
on
fire
.
9
The Wendy's restaurant outside which Brooks died was also
set
on
fire
.
10
The disturbances started when a minibus was hijacked and
set
on
fire
.
11
It appears they were strangled before the apartment was
set
on
fire
.
12
Customs huts were repeatedly raided,
set
on
fire
,
petrol-bombed and blown up.
13
The house had been
set
on
fire
,
and burned to the ground.
14
The Boston was struck once and the officers' quarters
set
on
fire
.
15
The remaining waggons and stores were heaped together, and
set
on
fire
.
16
When nearly finished it was
set
on
fire
and burned to ashes.
Other examples for "set on fire"
Grammar, pronunciation and more
This collocation consists of:
set
on
fire
set
Verb
Preposition
Noun
Translations for
set on fire
português
queimar
atear fogo
incendiar
Set on fire
through the time
Set on fire
across language varieties
Ireland
Common
New Zealand
Common
Australia
Common
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