encendre

In a sentence

• Vaig encendre la llum per veure millor.

  I turned on the light to see better.

  Here, 'encendre' means 'to turn on' in the sense of activating the light.

• El foc es va encendre amb rapidesa.

  The fire ignited quickly.

  In this instance, 'encendre' denotes 'to ignite' referring to the start of a fire.

• No oblidis encendre les espelmes abans de sopar.

  Don't forget to light the candles before dinner.

  Here, 'encendre' conveys the action of lighting candles with a flame.