Common Italian collocation
| Literally | To take fire |
| IPA pronunciation | /ˈprendere ˈfuoːko/ |
| You do NOT say |
Prendere fuoco
To catch fire
Examples
Le case di legno prendono fuoco molto facilmente.
Wooden houses catch fire very easily.
La padella ha preso fuoco mentre stavo friggendo alcune strisce di pancetta.
The pan caught fire while I was frying some strips of bacon.
Il pollaio ha preso fuoco, ma le galline sono riuscite a scappare.
The henhouse caught fire, but the chickens managed to escape.
Cosa facciamo se l’edificio prende fuoco?
What can we do if the building catches fire?
Related lessons
- prendere (to take)
- fuoco (fire)
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