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61 set fire to (something) / set (something) on fire
(to cause (something) to begin burning usually accidentally or deliberately as a criminal act: They set fire to the ambassador's house; She has set the house on fire.) podpáliťEnglish-Slovak dictionary > set fire to (something) / set (something) on fire
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62 set fire to (something) / set (something) on fire
(to cause (something) to begin burning usually accidentally or deliberately as a criminal act: They set fire to the ambassador's house; She has set the house on fire.) podpáliťEnglish-Slovak dictionary > set fire to (something) / set (something) on fire
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63 set in
(to begin or become established: Boredom soon set in among the children.) nastať, vzniknúť -
64 set light to
(to cause to begin burning: He set light to the pile of rubbish in his garden.) zapáliť -
65 settle down
1) (to (cause to) become quiet, calm and peaceful: He waited for the audience to settle down before he spoke; She settled the baby down at last.) utíšiť (sa)2) (to make oneself comfortable: She settled (herself) down in the back of the car and went to sleep.) uvelebiť sa3) (to begin to concentrate on something, eg work: He settled down to (do) his schoolwork.) pustiť sa do -
66 start out
(to begin a journey; to start off: We shall have to start out at dawn.) (vy)dať sa na cestu -
67 take a dislike to
(to begin to dislike: The boss has taken a dislike to me.) pocítiť odpor -
68 take a liking to
(to begin to like: I've taken a liking to him.) začať mať rád -
69 take charge
1) ((with of) to begin to control, organize etc: The department was in chaos until he took charge (of it).) prevziať riadenie2) ((with of) to take into one's care: The policeman took charge of the gun.) vziať si na starosť -
70 take to
1) (to find acceptable or pleasing: I soon took to her children/idea.) obľúbiť si, zvyknúť si2) (to begin to do (something) regularly: He took to smoking a pipe.) dať sa na -
71 take up arms
( often with against) (to begin fighting: The peasants took up arms against the dictator.) pozdvihnúť zbrane proti -
72 the green light
(permission to begin: We can't start until he gives us the green light.) zelená -
73 throw oneself into
(to begin (doing something) with great energy: She threw herself into her work with enthusiasm.) vrhnúť sa -
74 turn over a new leaf
(to begin a new and better way of behaving, working etc.) začať odznova
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