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afire [əˈfaɪəʳ, Am ˈfaɪɚ] ADJ inv, pred liter

1. afire (burning):

afire

afire

entflammt a. fig

afire

entbrannt a. fig

2. afire (in pain):

afire

auf brennende Weise schmerzend

3. afire (illuminated):

afire

[hell] erleuchtet

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After being set afire in four places, she was abandoned. en.wikipedia.org

She was plundered and set afire by local inhabitants. en.wikipedia.org

She then fired another salvo which set the ship afire. en.wikipedia.org

Several houses nearby were ordered set afire to improvise a smoke screen. en.wikipedia.org

Those who have heard him have seen fire in his heart, his eyes, his speech - a fire which has lept out to set them afire. en.wikipedia.org

A mendicant usually has a begging bowl and pair of tongs, which are useful for kindling afire. en.wikipedia.org

One chose the minesweeper for its target, but her gunners set it afire, and it splashed several hundred yards astern. en.wikipedia.org

They removed papers, radio equipment, and other articles then set the sampan afire. en.wikipedia.org

The mobs also set afire three police vehicles, a couple of media outdoor broadcasting vans, machinery and a temporary cabin room of a construction company. en.wikipedia.org

The final and telling round caught the lugger dead center, set it afire, and stopped it dead in the water. en.wikipedia.org

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