Usage examples of "set on fire" in English with translation to German

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A lot of houses were on fire. Viele Häuser standen in Flammen.
What was his motive for setting the house on fire? Was war sein Motiv, das Haus in Brand zu setzen?
The house is on fire! Das Haus steht in Flammen!
Houses made of wood are the easiest to catch on fire. Holzhäuser fangen am leichtesten Feuer.
My house was on fire. Mein Haus brannte.
That's when we learned that the main post office was on fire and that they had kidnapped our president. Da haben wir erfahren, dass die Hauptpost brannte und sie unseren Präsidenten entführt hatten.
The curtain caught on fire. Der Vorhang hatte Feuer gefangen.
His house was on fire. Sein Haus stand in Flammen.
The flat is on fire. Das Hochhaus brennt.
The man set himself on fire. Der Mann zündete sich selbst an.
She threatened to set our house on fire. Sie drohte damit, unser Haus anzustecken.
He won't set the Thanes on fire Er reißt sich keine Beine aus
They set fire to houses and farm buildings. Sie setzten Häuser und Bauernhöfe in Brand.
They set fire to their neighbour's house in revenge. Sie rächten sich, indem sie das Haus des Nachbarn in Brand setzten.
Yesterday a fire broke out near my house. Gestern ist in der Nähe meines Hauses ein Feuer ausgebrochen.
They will set up a new company. Sie werden eine neue Firma gründen.
The fire was soon extinguished. Das Feuer wurde bald gelöscht.
The English set a high value on freedom. Die Engländer legen großen Wert auf Freiheit.
Fire is very dangerous. Feuer ist sehr gefährlich.
She set a new world record. Sie hat einen neuen Weltrekord aufgestellt.
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