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Principal Translations
Inglés		Español
catch fire, catch on fire, also UK: catch light, catch alight, also US: take fire v expr	(ignite)	prender fuego loc verb
		prender en llamas loc verb
	Gasoline can catch fire very easily.
	If you knock that candle onto the rug, it will catch on fire.
	La gasolina puede prender fuego fácilmente.
		incendiarse⇒ v prnl
		prenderse fuego loc verb
	La gasolina puede incendiarse fácilmente.
catch fire, catch on fire v expr	figurative (create enthusiasm) (figurado)	prender fuego loc verb
		entusiasmar⇒ vtr

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'catch fire' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:

In the English description:

burst into flame - ignite

Spanish:

encender - incendiar - prender fuego - inflamar

Forum discussions with the word(s) "catch fire" in the title:

catch fire
catch on fire
If you catch on fire
'to catch fire' - English Only forum
Catch A Fire - English Only forum
catch fire vs. catch on fire - English Only forum
catch fire vs. start to burn - English Only forum
catch something on fire - English Only forum
catch the fire in time - English Only forum
fire imagination/catch imagination - English Only forum
On fire or catch fire [house] - English Only forum
seemed to have caught fire or seemed to catch fire - English Only forum
take fire / catch fire - English Only forum
the fire wouldn't catch on to the trees - English Only forum
This material is impossible to catch fire. - English Only forum

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