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1 ♦ torch
♦ torch /tɔ:tʃ/n.1 torcia; fiaccola; face (lett.): (fig.) to hand down the torch of knowledge, tramandare (o tenere accesa) la fiaccola del sapere; to hand on the Olympic torch, trasmettere la fiaccola olimpica● torch fishing, pesca con la torcia elettrica □ torch singer, chi canta ‘torch songs’ □ torch songs, canzoni popolari romantiche e sentimentali ( di dolore, amore non corrisposto, ecc.) □ (fig. fam.) to carry a torch (o the torch) for sb., spasimare per q.; amare q. in segreto (spec. se l'amore non è corrisposto).(to) torch /tɔ:tʃ/v. t.incendiare, appiccare il fuoco a ( per motivi criminali).
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