"mettre à feu et à sang" meaning in French

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Verb

IPA: /mɛ.tʁ‿a fø e a sɑ̃/
Etymology: Literally, “to put to fire and to blood”, or more loosely translated as “to put to the torch and to the sword”. Etymology templates: {{m-g|to put to fire and to blood}} “to put to fire and to blood”, {{m-g|to put to the torch and to the sword}} “to put to the torch and to the sword”, {{lit|to put to fire and to blood|to put to the torch and to the sword}} Literally, “to put to fire and to blood”, or more loosely translated as “to put to the torch and to the sword” Head templates: {{fr-verb}} mettre à feu et à sang
  1. (transitive) to lay waste to, to wreak bloody havoc on Tags: transitive Related terms: réduire en cendres
    Sense id: en-mettre_à_feu_et_à_sang-fr-verb-xOPELodM Categories (other): French coordinated pairs, French entries with incorrect language header

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