English-German translations for torch

  • Fackeldie– Herr Präsident! Die brennenden Autos in Frankreich weisen wie eine Fackel auf Diskriminierung und soziale Ausgrenzung hin. Mr President, the burning cars in France have acted like a torch, revealing the presence of discrimination and social exclusion. Wir wissen aber auch, daß die europäische Bilanz des ehemaligen Bundeskanzlers recht bemerkenswert war und es nicht leicht sein wird, die Fackel zu übernehmen. But we also know that the previous Chancellor's record on Europe was quite remarkable and it will not be easy to take up the torch. All diese Persönlichkeiten haben die Fackel Andrej Sacharows übernommen und die Sache der Verteidigung der Menschenrechte und der Grundfreiheiten zu ihrem Lebenszweck gemacht. All these illustrious people have taken up the torch carried by Andrey Sakharov in making the defence of human rights and fundamental freedoms their life' s goal.
  • abfackeln
  • anzünden
  • TaschenlampedieIch stimme Graham Watson zu, ohne den wir nicht so weit gekommen wären, dass wir nun anstelle der früheren Taschenlampe einen Suchscheinwerfer für die Dokumente benutzen können. I agree with Mr Watson - without whom we should not have come so far - that we have obtained a powerful searchlight to use on documents, instead of the pocket torch we had previously.

Definition of torch

  • 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
  • A portable light source powered by electricity; a flashlight
  • An arsonist
  • To set fire to, especially by use of a torch (flaming stick

Examples

  • The mob of angry villagers carried torches and pitchforks to the vampires castle.
  • Ernst slipped and dropped his torch on the flagstones, shattering the bulb and plunging us into darkness.
  • Some hoodlums had torched a derelict automobile, which emitted a ghastly pall of thick, black smoke that filled the street.

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