Torch in spanish
pronunciation: ɑntoʊɹ̩tʃɑ part of speech: noun
torch1 = antorcha, linterna, tea.
Example: The tone then abruptly changed from comedy to ritual as the music started, and the actors streamed into the playing area carrying torches and lighting more candles.more:
» bear + the torch of = llevar la antorcha de.
Example: It is almost impossible to bear the torch of truth through a crowd without singeing somebody's beard.» blow torch = soplete, lamparilla.
Example: Blow torches are widely used in many trades especially plumbing.» carry + a torch for + Nombre = estar enamorado de.
Example: When he deserts her and her child, Charity is forced to turn to another man who has long carried a torch for her.» carry + the torch = llevar la antorcha, servir de guía, mantener viva la llama.
Example: This book maintains that the church in Africa carries the torch of hope for many Africans today in the midst of political and economic insecurity and social disorder.» go up like + a torch = andar como una tea, arder como una antorcha.
Example: With a strong east wind it quickly went up like a torch.» hand over + the torch = pasar la antorcha, tomar el relevo, pasar el testigo.
Example: The Freedom of Information torch will be handed over to Joel Campbell during the national convention in October 1998.» Olympic torch, the = antorcha olímpica, la.
Example: The rising tension over the Olympic torch relay is heightening concerns whether this summer's Games will be clouded by political rancor.» pass (on) + the torch (to) = pasar el testigo, ceder el relevo, tomar el relevo.
Example: The burning question is how to pass the torch to a new generation of leaders.» torchbearer [torch bearer] = abanderado, líder, defensor. [Literalmente, portador de antorcha]
Example: The mission of college libraries in India is to shoulder the responsibilities of a torch bearer.» torchlight = linterna.
Example: One more reason is that in pitch darkness your torchlight can pick up the eyes of animals easily and in turn the animals cannot see beyond the blinding light.» torch song = canción de amor. [Generalmente de amor no correspondido]
Example: When she spots him with his new flame while she's singing torch songs in a cheap shanty, she tries to win him back.torch2 = quemar, prender fuego, incendiar.
Example: Alenxandria's library was torched and completely destroyed by the brutal Roman emperor Aurelian in A.D. 270.