kindle

/ˈkɪn.dl̩/ [kindled, kindling]

Translation

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⇨ encender [con papel o madera]

to kindle a fire

encender un fuego

› (lit)

⇨ despertar

to kindle an emotion in somebody

despertar un sentimiento en alguien

(Definition of kindle v from the Diccionario Cambridge Compact English-Spanish © Cambridge University Press and Ediciones SM 2011)

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