set fire to

prender fuego a, incendiar

Hacer que algo empiece a arder.

En inglés sencillo: To make something start burning.

• They set fire to the paper.
• Someone set fire to the old barn last night.
• Did a dropped match set fire to the curtains?

Cómo se usa: set fire to someone/something (The attackers set fire to the empty warehouse.)

Sinónimos: ignite, set alight, set ablaze

Antónimos: extinguish

Expresiones frecuentes: set fire to something, set fire to paper

enardecer, avivar

Provocar sentimientos muy intensos o impulsar a la gente a actuar.

En inglés sencillo: To cause very strong feelings or make people take action.

• The song set fire to their hearts.
• His words set fire to the crowd’s anger.
• That discovery could set fire to young imaginations.

Cómo se usa: set fire to something (Her speech set fire to the audience’s imagination.)

Sinónimos: inflame, stir up, ignite

Antónimos: calm

Expresiones frecuentes: set fire to hearts, set fire to imaginations

destruir, desmantelar

Acabar con un sistema, un plan o una manera establecida de hacer las cosas.

En inglés sencillo: To destroy a system, plan, or established way of doing things.

• They set fire to tradition.
• Her reforms set fire to the old hiring system.
• Why are you setting fire to everything we built?

Cómo se usa: set fire to something (The new director set fire to the old management system.)

Sinónimos: destroy, dismantle, tear down

Antónimos: preserve

Expresiones frecuentes: set fire to something, set fire to tradition