зажечься

Russian

Etymology

заже́чь (zažéčʹ) + -ся (-sja)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [zɐˈʐɛt͡ɕsʲə]

Verb

заже́чься (zažéčʹsja) pf (imperfective зажига́ться)

  1. to catch fire
  2. to light up, (electical lights) to turn on, to go on
  3. (eyes, face etc) to light up (with), to kindle (with)
    их ли́ца зажгли́сь восто́ргомix líca zažglísʹ vostórgomtheir faces lit up with admiration
    его́ глаза́ зажгли́сь жела́нием (гне́вом)jevó glazá zažglísʹ želánijem (gnévom)his eyes kindled with desire (anger)
  4. (feeling, desire etc) to be seized (with), to be overcome (with)
  5. to get enthusiastic (about, over), to get carried away (by)
  6. passive of заже́чь (zažéčʹ)

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