Sentence examples of "catch fire" in English

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Wooden buildings catch fire easily. Holzgebäude geraten leicht in Brand.

Wooden houses catch fire easily. Holzhäuser brennen leichter.

Houses made of wood are the easiest to catch on fire. Holzhäuser fangen am leichtesten Feuer.

They had to leave at once to catch the train. Sie mussten sofort aufbrechen, um den Zug zu kriegen.

Yesterday a fire broke out near my house. Gestern ist in der Nähe meines Hauses ein Feuer ausgebrochen.

Did you catch the first train? Hast du den ersten Zug bekommen?

A lot of houses were on fire. Viele Häuser standen in Flammen.

I must catch the first train. Ich muss den ersten Zug bekommen.

The fire was soon extinguished. Das Feuer wurde bald gelöscht.

I beg your pardon; I didn't quite catch your name. Verzeihen Sie; ich habe Ihren Namen nicht ganz verstanden.

Fire is very dangerous. Feuer ist sehr gefährlich.

I ran as fast as possible to catch up with her. Ich lief so schnell wie möglich, um sie einzuholen.

The fire spread throughout the house. Das Feuer breitete sich im Haus aus.

"How about playing catch?" "Sure, why not?" "Sollen wir Fangen spielen?" — "Klar, warum nicht?"

In case of fire, break the glass and push the red button. Bei Feuer Scheibe einschlagen und Knopf drücken.

I am running in order to catch the train. Ich renne, um den Zug zu erreichen.

He explained how to make a fire. Er erklärte, wie man Feuer macht.

Come catch me if you dare. Komm, fang mich, wenn du es wagst.

The fire, which caused the disaster, broke out on the second floor of the hospital. Das Feuer, welches diese Katastrophe verursacht hatte, brach im zweiten Stock des Krankenhauses aus.

Will he be able to catch the train? Wird er den Zug erreichen?

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