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(also figuratively) Chiefly in set alight: in flames, on fire; aflame.

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Source Word

alight

IPA(Pronunciation)

/əˈlaɪt/

also figuratively not-comparable

(also figuratively) Chiefly in set alight: in flames, on fire; aflame.

Japanese Meaning

燃え上がる状態、燃えている状態（火がついて燃えている） / 炎上している、火が燃え盛っている状態

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Late at night the abandoned farmhouse was set alight, and its roof collapsed into a shower of sparks.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

深夜、放棄された農家が放火され、屋根は火花の雨とともに崩れ落ちた。

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(also figuratively) Chiefly in set alight: in flames, on fire; aflame.

Each chapel had its saintly shrine, hung around with offerings; its picture above the altar, although closely veiled, if by any painter of renown; and its hallowed tapers, burning continually, to set alight the devotion of the worshippers.

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