torch

torch

1. soihtu

2. (UK, Australia, NZ) taskulamppu

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Synonyymisanakirja

torch

puhalluslamppu, poltin, sähkölamppu, soihtu, taskulamppu, kaasuhitsauspilli.

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Englannin sanakirja

torch (englanti > suomi)

1. soihtu

2. taskulamppu, i

3. polttaa, sytyttää tuleen

torch englanniksi

1. A stick with a flame on one end, used chiefly as a light source; a similarly shaped implement with a replaceable supply of flammable material.

The mob of angry villagers carried torches and pitchforks to the vampire′s castle.

2. 1984 June–July, Frances A. Harmon, The Olympic Games - For Good and All, w:Johnson Publishing Company|Ebony Jr, http://books.google.com.au/books?id=5MQDAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA18&dq=%22torch%22%7C%22torches%22+australia+-intitle:%22%22+-inauthor:%22%22&hl=en&sa=X&ei=L1eLUKfnCq60iQenp4Bo&redir_esc=yv=onepage&q=%22torch%22%7C%22torches%22%20australia%20-intitle%3A%22%22%20-inauthor%3A%22%22&f=false page 18,

Eleven days before the start of the Games, a flaming torch is ignited by the sun in Olympia at the ruins of the ancient Temple of Zeus.

3. 2007, Lee Mylne, Frommer′s Portable Australia′s Great Barrier Reef, http://books.google.com.au/books?id=AkW7EV4SC5QC&pg=PA87&dq=%22torch%22%7C%22torches%22+australia+-intitle:%22%22+-inauthor:%22%22&hl=en&sa=X&ei=L1eLUKfnCq60iQenp4Bo&redir_esc=yv=onepage&q=%22torch%22%7C%22torches%22%20australia%20-intitle%3A%22%22%20-inauthor%3A%22%22&f=false page 87,

Coconut palms with white-painted trunks surround the lagoon, which is lit by flaming torches at night.

4. 2008 April 22-28, w:Outlook (magazine)|Outlook, http://books.google.com.au/books?id=OTEEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA60&dq=%22torch%22%7C%22torches%22+australia+-intitle:%22%22+-inauthor:%22%22&hl=en&sa=X&ei=L1eLUKfnCq60iQenp4Bo&redir_esc=yv=onepage&q=%22torch%22%7C%22torches%22%20australia%20-intitle%3A%22%22%20-inauthor%3A%22%22&f=false page 48,

The degradation of the torch worldwide— it had to be snuffed out more than once to protect it from protesters—even provoked angry Chinese students to mobilise “150 strong and energetic runners” to defend it in Australia, raising the spectre of violence.

5. puhekieltä A portable light source powered by electricity; a flashlight.

Ernst slipped and dropped his torch on the flagstones, shattering the bulb and plunging us into darkness.

6. 2003, Margo Daly, Anne Dehne, Rough Guide to Australia, http://books.google.com.au/books?id=GLd1AmP8yckC&pg=PA385&dq=%22torch%22%7C%22torches%22+australia+-intitle:%22%22+-inauthor:%22%22&hl=en&sa=X&ei=L1eLUKfnCq60iQenp4Bo&redir_esc=yv=onepage&q=%22torch%22%7C%22torches%22%20australia%20-intitle%3A%22%22%20-inauthor%3A%22%22&f=false page 385,

There are no streetlights — so you′ll need to bring a torch with you, or buy one from Joy′s Shop, if you want to venture out at night.

7. 2006, Marc Llewellyn, Lee Mylne, Frommer′s Australia from $60 a Day, http://books.google.com.au/books?id=1fJoPZ4d3m4C&pg=PA365&dq=%22torch%22%7C%22torches%22+australia+-intitle:%22%22+-inauthor:%22%22&hl=en&sa=X&ei=L1eLUKfnCq60iQenp4Bo&redir_esc=yv=onepage&q=%22torch%22%7C%22torches%22%20australia%20-intitle%3A%22%22%20-inauthor%3A%22%22&f=false page 365,

It's a good idea to bring a torch (flashlight) and maybe binoculars for wildlife spotting.

8. 2010, Nicholas Tailey, Simon O′Connor, Examination Medicine, Elsevier Australia, http://books.google.com.au/books?id=tjzZG9gHmMUC&pg=PA349&dq=%22torch%22%7C%22torches%22+australia+-intitle:%22%22+-inauthor:%22%22&hl=en&sa=X&ei=L1eLUKfnCq60iQenp4Bo&redir_esc=yv=onepage&q=%22torch%22%7C%22torches%22%20australia%20-intitle%3A%22%22%20-inauthor%3A%22%22&f=false page 349,

Use your pocket torch and shine the light from the side to gauge the reaction to light on both sides.

9. puhekieltä An arsonist.

10. Short form for blowtorch or oxy-gas torch.

11. To set fire to, especially by use of a torch (flaming stick).

Some hoodlums had torched a derelict automobile, which emitted a ghastly pall of thick, black smoke that filled the street.

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