Translation of "alight upon" to Russian

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Dictionary translations for "alight upon"

alight upon verb

садиться

Contexts with "alight upon"

The night of November 17 - "Black Friday," as it quickly came to be known - set Czechoslovakia alight. Та ночь 17 ноября - "черная пятница", как ее вскоре стали называть - всколыхнула Чехословакию.

Upon getting home, I went straight to bed. Придя домой, я сразу лёг спать.

Its recent shelling of South Korea suggests that the failing Kim dynasty might set East Asia alight rather than undertake any serious reform. Ее недавний обстрел Южной Кореи показывает, что терпящая крах династия Ким скорее ввергнет Восточную Азию в огонь, чем проведет какие-либо серьезные реформы.

Once upon a time, there was a beautiful princess. В некотором царстве, в некотором государстве жила-была прекрасная принцесса...

While inside, they seized documents and set others alight, and took six embassy employees hostage. Попав внутрь, они завладели некоторыми документами, а остальные сожгли, а также взяли в заложники шестерых сотрудников посольства.

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