a lángok martalékává vált

English translation: consumed by flames

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Hungarian term or phrase:a lángok martalékává vált
English translation:consumed by flames
Entered by: Hungary GMK

14:34 Dec 16, 2009
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Hungarian term or phrase: a lángok martalékává vált
Vagyis leégett, de választékosabban.
Hungary GMK
Hungary
Local time: 07:27
consumed by flames
Explanation:
"Car consumed by flames at N.J. auto dealership; fire deemed 'suspicious' "
http://www.dailyrecord.com/article/20091211/UPDATES01/912100...

"Greeneville woman escapes house consumed by flames"
http://www.timesnews.net/article.php?id=9018839

Selected response from:

Katalin Horváth McClure
United States
Local time: 01:27
Grading comment
köszönöm.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
5 +11consumed by flames
Katalin Horváth McClure
5 +1was eaten up by the flames
Attila Piróth
5 +1fell prey to the flames
molnar
4it went up in flames
Zoltan Bartok


  

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2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
was eaten up by the flames


Explanation:
Egy elterjedten használt lehetőség.

Attila Piróth
France
Local time: 07:27
Native speaker of: Native in HungarianHungarian
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Blanka Nagy
4 mins
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15 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +11
consumed by flames


Explanation:
"Car consumed by flames at N.J. auto dealership; fire deemed 'suspicious' "
http://www.dailyrecord.com/article/20091211/UPDATES01/912100...

"Greeneville woman escapes house consumed by flames"
http://www.timesnews.net/article.php?id=9018839



Katalin Horváth McClure
United States
Local time: 01:27
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in HungarianHungarian
PRO pts in category: 30
Grading comment
köszönöm.

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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
fell prey to the flames


Explanation:
választékos

Example sentence(s):
  • One by one the homes fell prey to the flames.
molnar
Local time: 07:27
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in HungarianHungarian

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  tfugedi: ha nem annyira hivatalos a szövegkörnyezet, inkább választékos, én ezt választanám.
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5 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
it went up in flames


Explanation:
.

Zoltan Bartok
United States
Local time: 00:27
Native speaker of: Native in HungarianHungarian, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 13
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