Very rarely used word (top 20,000)
Translation
to the ground/to ashes
Examples
- Про́шлой но́чью вспы́хнул пожа́р, и три дома сгоре́ли дотла.A fire broke out last night and three houses were burnt down.
- Шко́ла сгоре́ла дотла.The schoolhouse was burnt to ashes.
- Оте́ль был сожжён дотла.The hotel was burned down.
- Гости́ница сгоре́ла дотла.The hotel was burned down.
- Пожа́р начался в дымовой трубе́, и дом сгоре́л дотла.The chimney caught on fire and the house burned down.
- Гу́нны огра́били дере́вню и сожгли́ её дотла.The Huns pillaged the village and burned it to the ground.
- Наша шко́ла сгоре́ла дотла.Our school was reduced to ashes.
- Ого́нь сжёг дом дотла.The fire reduced the house to ashes.
- Ста́рый дом сожгли́ дотла.The old house was burned to ashes.
- Том угрожа́л спали́ть дом Мэри дотла.Tom threatened to burn Mary's house down.
Contributions
- RandysPudge edited translation 1 year ago.
- Sandy edited word type 4 years ago.
- km1883 edited translation 5 years ago.