mettre le feu — meaning in English
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English meaning
- ignite verb To set something on fire, or to begin burning.
Senses
mettre le feu is used for these senses in English:
- ignite (transitive) to set fire to (something), to light (something)
- set fire to To cause (something) to be on fire; to set (something) alight. [16th c.]
ignite — full definition
- verb To set something on fire, or to begin burning.
- verb To trigger or start something suddenly, especially strong emotion or conflict.