set fire

sɛt ˈfaɪər
setting fire
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Translation of set fire into German

Verbal expression

1.

fire

ignite something causing it to burn
anzünden in Brand setzen
  • They set fire to the old barn.Sie zündeten die alte Scheune an.
2.

intensify

Rare
cause a situation to become intense or exciting
Rare
  • The news set fire to the debate.Die Nachricht entfachte die Debatte.
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Expressions with set fire: examples in English and translations in German

anzünden
The vandals set fire to the abandoned building.

Synonyms and analogies of set fire in English

Examples of set fire in a sentence

  • The arsonist attempted to set fire to the warehouse.
  • The announcement set fire to the audience's enthusiasm.
  • Her performance set fire to the crowd's energy.

Translations of "set fire" in Context ordered by category and frequency

Verb
zündenv.

Villagers set fire on her house.

Dorfbewohner zünden ihr Haus an.

anzündenv.

And I will make Pathros desolate, and will set fire in Zoan, and will execute judgments in No.

Ich will Pathros wüst machen und ein Feuer zu Zoan anzünden und das Recht über No gehen lassen

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Other translations for set fire:

  • in Brand steckenv.

set fire: Examples and translations in context

Soldiers set fire in their departure to the place, except for the church, the rectory, the school and a few smaller homes the whole place burned down.

Soldaten zündeten bei ihrem Abzug den Ort an, bis auf die Kirche, das Pfarrhaus, die Schule und ein paar kleineren Häusern brannte der ganze Ort nieder.

Let's reason: I throw a match in a home, set fire, then when the people who lived there knock at my door to find shelter I welcome them with a warm smile and a nice "welcome" and I feel amazing.

Lasst uns nachdenken: Ich werfe ein Streichholz in ein Haus, zünde Feuer und wenn dann die Menschen, die in diesem Haus gewohnt haben, an meine Tür klopfen, heiße ich sie mit einem herzlichen Lächeln Willkommen - und fühle mich dabei wie ein Held.

The inhabitants, especially young people, react by throwing stones as well and by building street barriers out of car wheels, litter, pieces of furniture and stones to which they set fire.

Die Leute, vor allem Jugendliche, reagieren darauf, indem sie mit Steinen zurück werfen und Straßenbarrikaden aus Autoreifen, Müll, Möbelstücken und Steinen errichten und diese dann anzünden.

And I will set fire in Egypt: Sin shall have great pain, and No shall be rent asunder, and Noph shall have distresses daily.

Ich will ein Feuer in Ägypten anzünden, und Sin soll angst und bange werden, und No soll zerrissen und Noph täglich geängstet werden.

Another attack on the ship took place on 19 December 1941 when Italian combat swimmers with manned torpedoes of the type Maiale penetrated into the port of Alexandria and explosives mounted both on the Valiant and the HMS HMS Queen Elizabeth and set fire.

Ein weiterer Angriff auf das Schiff erfolgte am 19. Dezember 1941 als italienische Kampfschwimmer mit bemannten Torpedos vom Typ Maiale in den Hafen von Alexandria eindrangen und Sprengladungen sowohl an der Valiant als auch an der HMS HMS Queen Elizabeth anbrachten und zündeten.

In the village Sankarakhole near Bhubaneswar, the capital of Orissa, on 25 August 2008 a group of Hindus beat up Father Edward Sequeira and carried the seriously injured into his house, to which the attackers then set fire.

Im Dorf Sankarakhole in der Nähe von Bhubaneswar, der Hauptstadt von Orissa, wurde am 25. August 2008 Pater Edward Sequeira von einer Gruppe Hindus zusammengeschlagen und schwer verletzt in sein Haus getragen, das die Angreifer dann anzündeten.

14And I will make Pathros desolate, and will set fire in Zoan, and will execute judgments in No. 15And I will pour my fury upon Sin, the strength of Egypt; and I will cut off the multitude of No.

14Ich will Pathros wüst machen und ein Feuer zu Zoan anzünden und das Recht über No gehen lassen 15und will meinen Grimm ausschütten über Sin, die Festung Ägyptens, und will die Menge zu No ausrotten.

See also:

set fire toset on fire
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