burn down

dare alle fiamme, ridurre in cenere

Distruggere completamente un edificio dandogli fuoco.

In inglese semplice: 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?

Come si usa: burn something down (Someone burned the warehouse down last night.)

Sinonimi: torch, destroy by fire

Espressioni comuni: burn down something, burn down houses

bruciare completamente, andare in cenere

Essere completamente distrutto da un incendio, detto di un edificio.

In inglese semplice: 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?

Sinonimi: burn to the ground

Espressioni comuni: burn down completely, burn down overnight

uccidere, freddare

Uccidere o attaccare qualcuno, spesso sparandogli.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Come si usa: burn someone down (The gunman threatened to burn him down.)

Sinonimi: kill, gun down, attack

Espressioni comuni: burn someone down, burn down someone