English

Image:Lewes_Bonfire%2C_Colonial_Boys.jpg|thumb|right|torches carried in a parade

Pronunciation

• IPA: /tɔː(ɹ)ʧ/,
• IPA: /tɔɹʧ/,
• An audio transcript can be found at en-us-torch.ogg

Noun

1. A stick with a flame on one end used as a light source.
2. : The mob of angry villagers carried torches and pitchforks to the vampire's castle.
3. In the Context of A portable source of electric light.
4. : Ernst slipped and dropped his torch on the flagstones, shattering the bulb and plunging us into darkness.

Synonyms

• (stick with fire at one end): brand
• (portable electric light): flashlight (US)

Translations

• Arabic: {{Arab|مشعل|مِشْعَل}}
• Chinese: 薪火 (xīnhuǒ), 火炬 (huǒjù)
• Czech: {{t-|cs|pochodeň|f}}
• Danish:
• Dutch: ,
• Finnish:
• French: {{t+|fr|torche|f}}
• Georgian: ჩირაღდანი (čirağdani)
• German: {{t+|de|Fackel|f}}
• Hebrew: אבוקה (avukah)
• Hungarian:
• Italian: {{t-|it|fiaccola|f}}, {{t-|it|torcia|f}}
• Japanese: 松明 (たいまつ, táimatsu)
• Khmer: (janloh)
• Korean: 횃불 (hwaetbul)
• Latin: {{t-|la|fax|f}}, {{t-|la|taeda|f}}

• Polish: pochodnia
• Portuguese: tocha
• Russian: {{t+|ru|факел|m|tr=fákel|sc=Cyrl}}
• Serbian: baklja , plamnik , plamenik
• Slovene: {{t+|sl|bakla|f}}
• Swedish: ,

• Arabic: {{Arab|مشعل|مِشْعَل}}
• Chinese: 手电筒 (shǒu diàn tǒng)
• Czech: {{t-|cs|baterka|f}}
• Dutch:
• Finnish: taskulamppu
• French: {{t-|fr|lampe de poche|f}}
• Georgian: ელექტრო ფარანი (elek‘tro p‘arani)
• German: {{t+|de|Taschenlampe|f}}

• Hungarian:
• Italian: {{t-|it|torcia|f}}
• Korean: 등불 (deungbul)
• Polish: {{t-|pl|latarka|f}}
• Portuguese: {{t+|pt|lanterna|f}}
• Russian: фонарик (fonárik)
• Swedish: {{t+|sv|ficklampa|c}}

See also

• handlamp

Verb

1. To set fire to, especially using a torch (1) above.
2. : Some hoodlums had torched a derelict automobile, which emitted a ghastly pall of thick, black smoke that filled the street.

Synonyms

• (set fire to): burn, firebomb, ignite, inflame, set ablaze

Translations

• Finnish: polttaa, sytyttää tuleen
• French: incendier v
• German:
• Italian:

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