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- IPA(key): /mɛ.tʁə l(ə) fø/, /me.tʁə l(ə) fø/
mettre le feu
- (transitive with à) to set fire to, to set on fire, to set alight, to torch, to ignite
- Synonym: bouter le feu
Abigaïl mit le feu à la maison, et contemplant les flammes, elle réfléchissait à toutes les horreurs qui s’étaient passées là.- Abigail set fire to the house. As she contemplated the flames, she thought about all the terrible things that had happened there.
- (figuratively, transitive with à) to set on fire, to set alight
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