Common Italian collocation
Pronunciation | |
Literal translation | To take fire |
English translation | To catch fire |
You do NOT say |
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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