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1 torch
[to: ]1) ((American flashlight) a small portable light worked by an electric battery: He shone his torch into her face.) žepna svetilka2) (a piece of wood etc set on fire and carried as a light.) bakla* * *I [tɔ:č]noun(smolnata) bakla, plamenica; figuratively luč, plamen, svetloba; chemistry technical gorilniktorch lamp technical spajkalka, spajkalniktorch singer American pevec, pevka sentimentalnih popevktorch song American sentimentalna ljubezenska pesemto hand on the torch — figuratively naprej, drugim poda(ja)ti znanje ita.II [tɔ:č]intransitive verbvzplamteti, plapolati, baklati; dimiti se, kaditi se (kot bakla); transitive verb pri-, za-, v-žgati; American ribariti z baklami -
2 electric
[ə'lektrik]1) (of, produced by, or worked by electricity: electric light.) električen2) (full of excitement: The atmosphere in the theatre was electric.) naelektren* * *I [iléktrik]adjective ( electrically adverb)električen; kakor elektriziranelectric car — tramvaj, elektrokarzoology electric eel — električna jeguljazoology electric ray — električni skatII [iléktrik]nounslab prevodnik elektrike; American električni voz -
3 battery
['bætəri]plural - batteries; noun1) (a series of two or more electric cells arranged to produce, or store, a current: a torch battery.) baterija, akumulator2) (an arrangement of cages in which laying hens etc are kept.) kokošnjaki3) (a group of large guns (and the people manning them).) (topniška) baterija4) (a long series: a battery of questions.) niz, plaz* * *[baetəri]nounjuridically napad na koga, grdo ravnanjemilitary baterija, topniška edinica; physics baterija, akumulator; sistem leč; juridically assault and battery — telesna poškodba
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electric torch — noun Britain : flashlight d * * * Brit. torch1 (def. 4). [1870 75] * * * electric torch, British. a flashlight: »Jean took a turn at trying to stop lorries using an electric torch (Cape Times) … Useful english dictionary
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