ele ateou

set fire to, ignited

→ atear

ate set on fire; kindle + ou 3rd-person singular past tense

verb · 3rd-person singular, past tense Rare #37,564

set fire to, ignited

PO: Ela ateou fogo ao papel.

EN: She set fire to the paper.

Tom ateou fogo à própria casa.

Tom set fire to his own house.

Alguém ateou fogo na casa.

Someone set fire to the 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)

Ela ateou fogo a uma barraca.

She set fire to a tent.