torch song in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for torch song in the English»French Dictionary

torch song N Am

torch song

chanson f d'amour triste

Translations for torch song in the English»French Dictionary

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

song [Brit sɒŋ, Am sɔŋ] N

1. song MUS:

song

chanson f

to sing/write a song

chanter/écrire une chanson

give us a song

chante-nous quelque chose

to burst into song

se mettre à chanter

2. song (of bird):

song

chant m (of de)

3. song LIT:

song

poème m

for a song inf

pour rien

they're going for a song

ils se vendent pour rien

on song inf Brit

en forme

torch song in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for torch song in the English»French 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

See also blowlamp

blowlamp [ˈbləʊlæmp, Am ˈbloʊ-] N

blowlamp → blowtorch

song [sɒŋ, Am sɑ:ŋ] N

1. song (musical form):

song

chanson f

2. song (action of singing):

song

chant m

to burst into song

se mettre à chanter

3. song (be in top form):

to be on song

être en pleine forme

4. song no pl (musical call):

song

chant m

Phrases:

song and dance pej inf

cinéma m

song and dance Am inf (untrue tale)

histoires fpl

to make a song and dance about sb/sth

faire toute une histoire de qc/à propos de qn

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

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

And it was a torch song, of which we talked about.

www.democracynow.org

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

www.npr.org

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

en.wikipedia.org

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

en.wikipedia.org

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

en.wikipedia.org

She fares better with torch song ballads than the upbeat stuff.

www.mtv.com

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

www.spin.com