sytyttää — meaning in English
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English meaning
- blaze noun A large, fast-burning fire.
- fire noun The chemical reaction of burning, producing heat, light, and flame.
- flare noun A bright light or flame used as a signal or for illumination, often a handheld or fired device.
- flush verb To clean by flooding with water, especially a toilet.
- ignite verb To set something on fire, or to begin burning.
- inflame verb To make a feeling, situation, or conflict more intense or heated.
- kindle verb To light or start a fire.
- light noun Brightness that lets people see, from the sun, a lamp, or fire.
- prime adj Of the highest quality or importance; excellent.
- tend verb To be likely to behave, happen, or turn out in a particular way.
Senses
sytyttää is used for these senses in English:
- blaze (transitive, rare) To set in a blaze; burn.
- fire (transitive) To inflame; to irritate, as the passions.
- fire To animate; to give life or spirit to.
- flare (transitive) To cause to burn; in particular, to burn off excess gas.
- flush To cause to be full; to flood; to overflow; to overwhelm with water.
- ignite (transitive) to set fire to (something), to light (something)
- ignite (transitive) to spark off (something), to trigger
- inflame (transitive) To set on fire; to kindle; to cause to burn, flame, or glow.
blaze — full definition
- noun A large, fast-burning fire.
- verb To burn brightly, or to shine with intense light.
- noun A white or light-coloured mark on a horse's face, or a mark cut into a tree's bark to show a trail.
fire — full definition
- noun The chemical reaction of burning, producing heat, light, and flame.
- noun Bullets or projectiles shot from a weapon, or the act of shooting.
- verb To shoot a weapon.
- verb To dismiss someone from their job.
- verb To set something alight, or to heat it strongly, as with ceramics.