afire in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

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When he sets the house afire, in different variants, the women escape or a shower puts the blaze out.
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The final and telling round caught the lugger dead center, set it afire, and stopped it dead in the water.
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Selected wooded areas were set afire to enable bulldozing operations.
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Three days later, the hill-sides as fast as the eye could range were afire, and the roads paved, with crimson and gold.
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She then fired another salvo which set the ship afire.
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One chose the minesweeper for its target, but her gunners set it afire, and it splashed several hundred yards astern.
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But swing brings out the best in these players; the music is fully alive and afire with ideas.
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Several houses nearby were ordered set afire to improvise a smoke screen.
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It was followed by enemy bombers which attacked for almost an hour before hitting and setting her afire.
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A mendicant usually has a begging bowl and pair of tongs, which are useful for kindling afire.
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