set fire to

mettre le feu à, incendier

Faire commencer à brûler quelque chose.

En anglais simple : 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?

Comment l'utiliser : set fire to someone/something (The attackers set fire to the empty warehouse.)

Synonymes : ignite, set alight, set ablaze

Contraires : extinguish

Expressions courantes : set fire to something, set fire to paper

enflammer, exalter

Éveiller des sentiments très forts ou pousser les gens à agir.

En anglais simple : 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.

Comment l'utiliser : set fire to something (Her speech set fire to the audience’s imagination.)

Synonymes : inflame, stir up, ignite

Contraires : calm

Expressions courantes : set fire to hearts, set fire to imaginations

détruire, démanteler

Anéantir un système, un projet ou une façon de faire bien établie.

En anglais simple : 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?

Comment l'utiliser : set fire to something (The new director set fire to the old management system.)

Synonymes : destroy, dismantle, tear down

Contraires : preserve

Expressions courantes : set fire to something, set fire to tradition