burn down

incendier, réduire en cendres

Mettre le feu à un bâtiment et le détruire entièrement.

En anglais simple : To destroy a building by setting it on fire.

• They threatened to burn down the house.
• Someone burned down our old barn.
• Did the soldiers burn the village down?

Comment l'utiliser : burn something down (Someone burned the warehouse down last night.)

Synonymes : torch, destroy by fire

Expressions courantes : burn down something, burn down houses

brûler entièrement, être réduit en cendres

Pour un bâtiment, être entièrement détruit par un incendie.

En anglais simple : If a building does this, fire destroys it completely.

• The house burned down.
• Our school burned down during the holidays.
• How did the factory burn down?

Synonymes : burn to the ground

Expressions courantes : burn down completely, burn down overnight

tuer, descendre

Tuer ou attaquer quelqu’un, souvent avec une arme à feu.

En anglais simple : To kill or attack someone, often by shooting them.

• The gang threatened to burn him down.
• He claimed he had burned down a rival.
• The gunman tried to burn them down outside the club.

Comment l'utiliser : burn someone down (The gunman threatened to burn him down.)

Synonymes : kill, gun down, attack

Expressions courantes : burn someone down, burn down someone