burst into flame

English

Alternative forms

burst into flames

Verb

burst into flame (third-person singular simple present bursts into flame, present participle bursting into flame, simple past and past participle burst into flame)

To catch fire suddenly and unexpectedly.

Translations

to catch fire suddenly and unexpectedly

French: prendre feu (fr), s’enflammer
Hungarian: lángba borul
Maore Comorian: usika moro
Maori: papahū
Swedish: fatta eld (sv)

See also

spontaneous combustion

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