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ele ateou

set fire to, lit, stirred up, incited

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ate set on fire; kindle + ou 3rd-person singular past
verb · third singular · past indicative Rare #36,969
set fire to, lit
PO: Ele ateou fogo na lareira.
EN: He lit a fire in the fireplace.
stirred up, incited Often used with things like "confusão" (confusion) or "conflito" (conflict).
PO: A mentira ateou a confusão no grupo.
EN: The lie stirred up confusion in the group.

Ela ateou fogo a uma barraca.

She set fire to a tent.

Alguém ateou fogo na casa.

Someone set fire to the house.

Tom ateou fogo à própria casa.

Tom set fire to his own house.

O vento ateou o fogo.

The wind started the fire.

As que molhou com petróleo e mais tarde ateou o fogo.

Those that he soaked in oil and later set on fire.

— Pacto de Sangue (1944)