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Meanings of torch in inglés

portugués
verbascum thapsus
español
verbascum thapsus
Wikidata

Tall-stalked very woolly mullein with densely packed yellow flowers; ancient Greeks and Romans dipped the stalks in tallow for funeral torches.

      verbascum thapsus
      portugués
      lanterna
      catalán
      llanterna
      español
      linterna
      Wikidata

      A small portable battery-powered electric lamp.

            linterna
            portugués
            maçarico

            A burner that mixes air and gas to produce a very hot flame.

                  maçarico
                  Usage of torch in inglés
                  1
                  Meanwhile, feelgood stories about the torch's progress thus far continue to surface.
                  The Guardian
                  2
                  The good news is that there is always a new torch lit.
                  The Rational Optimist
                  3
                  War is the torch of liberty in the hands of the people.
                  Arms and the Woman
                  4
                  Mr Donner refused to leave without getting his torch back, he said.
                  Radio NZ
                  5
                  By all means take a torch, but try not to use it.
                  The Guardian
                  6
                  STRAFOREL rises in front of SYLVETTE, and torch-bearers appear in the background.
                  The Romancers: A Comedy in Three Acts
                  7
                  There he saw his carefully hoarded reading matter set to the torch.
                  The Illustrated Man
                  8
                  Jerry was drenched in sweat and the torch trembled in his hand.
                  The Invaders
                  9
                  Someone had brought in a cutting torch and done the job right.
                  Gods go begging
                  10
                  There remained in the square only Ivan Ogareff and the torch bearers.
                  Michael Strogoff; Or, The Courier of the Czar
                  11
                  The torch had been blown out in the hand of his guide.
                  The Night Horseman
                  12
                  He looked like a giant in the wavering light of the torch.
                  The Redemption of David Corson
                  13
                  From donations to spreading awareness, every person can help carry this torch.
                  The South African
                  14
                  Apparently, fear of illness had caused the Celts to torch the building.
                  Celtic fire
                  15
                  The torch now put to the dried wood is in his hand.
                  Princess Maritza
                  16
                  Here in the open there was no chance to use the torch.
                  Storm Over Warlock
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                  catalán
                  llanterna
                  Torch through the time
                  Torch across language varieties
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