TORCH - Translation from English into French

Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

English

French

I. torch [Brit tɔːtʃ, Am tɔrtʃ] N

torch (burning)

flambeau m

torch (burning)

torche f

torch Brit (flashlight)

torche f (électrique)

torch Brit (flashlight)

lampe f (électrique)

torch Brit (flashlight)

lampe f de poche

she shone the torch into the room

elle a éclairé la pièce de sa torche

to be turned into a human torch

être transformé en torche vivante

II. torch [Brit tɔːtʃ, Am tɔrtʃ] VB trans

torch building:

torch

mettre le feu à

III. torch [Brit tɔːtʃ, Am tɔrtʃ]

to carry a torch for sb

avoir un faible pour qn

to carry the torch for democracy/freedom

porter le flambeau de la démocratie/la liberté

to put sth to the torch castle, city

incendier

torch song N Am

torch song

chanson f d'amour triste

acetylene torch, acetylene burner N

acetylene torch

chalumeau m à acétylène

oxyacetylene burner, oxyacetylene lamp, oxyacetylene torch N

oxyacetylene burner

chalumeau m oxyacétylénique

flaming torch

allumé

French

English

flambeau

torch

flambeau

torch (de of)

le flambeau de la tradition/liberté

the torch of tradition/liberty

reprendre le flambeau

to take up the torch

chalumeau coupeur ou à découper

cutting torch

chalumeau soudeur ou à souder

welding torch

chalumeau à acétylène

oxyacetylene torch

torche

torch

être transformé en torche vivante

to become a human torch

torche électrique

torch Brit

lampe électrique

torch Brit

lampe de poche

pocket torch Brit

lampe à souder

blow torch

incendier bâtiment

to burn down, to torch

incendier véhicule, ville, forêt, récolte

to burn, to torch

in the PONS Dictionary

I. torch <-es> [tɔ:tʃ, Am tɔ:rtʃ] N

1. torch Aus, Brit (electric light):

torch

torche f électrique

2. torch (burning stick):

torch

flambeau m

3. torch Am → blowlamp

II. torch <-es> [tɔ:tʃ, Am tɔ:rtʃ] VB trans inf

torch

mettre le feu à

blowlamp [ˈbləʊlæmp, Am ˈbloʊ-] N

blowlamp → blowtorch

in the PONS Dictionary

English

French

I. torch <-es> [tɔrtʃ] N

1. torch (burning stick):

torch

flambeau m

2. torch → blowtorch

II. torch <-es> [tɔrtʃ] VB trans inf

torch

mettre le feu à

blowtorch [ˈbloʊ·tɔrtʃ] N

blowtorch

chalumeau m

to carry a torch for sb inf

avoir le béguin pour qn

French

English

flambeau

torch

chalumeau (pour souder)

welding torch

chalumeau (pour découper)

cutting torch

torche

(flaming) torch

Present

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he/she/it	torches
we	torch
you	torch
they	torch

Past

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you	torched
he/she/it	torched
we	torched
you	torched
they	torched

Present Perfect

I	have	torched
you	have	torched
he/she/it	has	torched
we	have	torched
you	have	torched
they	have	torched

Past Perfect

I	had	torched
you	had	torched
he/she/it	had	torched
we	had	torched
you	had	torched
they	had	torched

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

Pitching down the vocals to a low smolder erases their irony and melds them into a stoner-house torch song.

www.spin.com

Meditative and sanguine, these are afterglow torch songs for the alt rock set.

en.wikipedia.org

But as a singer she can handle anything from torch songs and blues to ballads.

en.wikipedia.org

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

consequenceofsound.net

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

en.wikipedia.org