torch song in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for torch song in the English»Spanish Dictionary

torch song N

torch song

canción f de amor

Translations for torch song in the English»Spanish Dictionary

torch [Am tɔrtʃ, Brit tɔːtʃ] N

1.1. torch (flame):

torch

antorcha f

torch

tea f

to carry a torch for sb

estar perdidamente enamorado de alguien

to go up like a torch

arder como una tea

to put sth to the torch, to set a torch to sth

prenderle fuego a algo

1.2. torch (electric):

torch Brit

linterna f

2. torch (arsonist) Am:

torch sl

incendiario m / incendiaria f

song [Am sɔŋ, Brit sɒŋ] N

1. song C (piece):

song

canción f

sing/give us a song!

¡cántanos una canción!

sing/give us a song!

¡cántanos algo!

to burst into song U

ponerse a cantar

the Song of Songs, the Song of Solomon BIBL

el Cantar de los Cantares, el Cantar de Salomón

to buy/sell sth for a song inf

comprar/vender algo por una bicoca inf

2. song U (of bird):

song

canto m

the song of the nightingale

el canto del ruiseñor

3. song (digression) Am:

song inf

vaguedad f

See also sing

I.sing <pt sang, pp sung> [Am sɪŋ, Brit sɪŋ] VB intr

1.1. sing person/bird:

sing

cantar

to sing alto/bass

tener voz de tenor/de bajo

a mother was singing to her child

una madre le cantaba a su hijo

she sings to (the accompaniment of) the guitar

canta acompañada de la guitarra

1.2. sing wind/kettle:

sing

silbar

my ears are singing

me zumban or me silban los oídos

2. sing (turn informer):

sing sl

cantar sl

sing sl

desembuchar sl

II.sing <pt sang, pp sung> [Am sɪŋ, Brit sɪŋ] VB trans

1. sing song/tune/chorus:

sing

cantar

sing

entonar

sing me a song

cántame una canción

to sing sb to sleep

cantarle a alguien para que se duerma

to sing sb to sleep

arrullar a alguien cantando

a sung mass

una misa cantada

to sing a different song or tune if you were seventy, you'd be singing a different tune

si tuvieras setenta años, no opinarías lo mismo

2. sing (celebrate) liter:

sing hero/exploits/beauty

cantar

torch song in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for torch song in the English»Spanish Dictionary

torch <-es> [tɔ:tʃ, Am tɔ:rtʃ] N

1. torch Aus, Brit (electric):

torch

linterna f

2. torch (burning stick):

torch

antorcha f

to carry a torch for sb

estar enamorado de alguien

to put sth to the torch

prender fuego a algo

3. torch Am (blowlamp):

torch

soplete m

song [sɒŋ, Am sɑ:ŋ] N

1. song MUS (piece of music):

song

canción f

to give sb a song

cantar para alguien

2. song (action of singing):

song

canto m

Phrases:

song and dance Brit pej inf

numerito m

song and dance Am inf (untrue justification)

rollo m

to make a song and dance about sth

montar un número por algo

(to go) for a song

venderse a precio de saldo

to be on song

estar en forma

torch VB

User Entry

torch trans

incendiar

to torch sth

prender(le) fuego a algo

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

The new version changed the song from an up-tempo electronic song into a torch song.

en.wikipedia.org

They allowed room to get a sip of water, relax, and enjoy a delicious torch song.

consequenceofsound.net

And at the same time, its this classic torch song that talks about love like a crime scene.

en.wikipedia.org

For all of its coos about love and devotion, it's the album equivalent of a faked orgasma collection of torch songs with no fire.

en.wikipedia.org

A sultry blues number with her band could be followed by a stripped-down melancholic torch song.

en.wikipedia.org

All of the tracks on the album are torch songs, hence the lonely name of the album.

en.wikipedia.org

A torch song of love won and lost.

www.chroniclelive.co.uk

It is the reverse of the classical torch song.

en.wikipedia.org

It's a torch song about longtime lovers trying to renew their spark.

www.npr.org

It's a torch song, but within a very sort of theatrical sense.

en.wikipedia.org