English-Italian translations for torch

  • fiaccolaDobbiamo andare avanti con questa alternanza di buona volontà e di coesione dell'Unione europea per portare avanti questa fiaccola. We must carry the torch of European Union forward with good will and consistency. Sono convinto che terrà alta la fiaccola del sogno di pace europeo, del sogno europeo di libertà, e del disegno di un'Unione ancora più forte. I am sure it will hold high the torch of the European dream of peace, the European dream of freedom, and the aim of an ever stronger Union. Tali personalità hanno ripreso la fiaccola di Andreï Sacharov, facendo della difesa dei diritti umani e delle libertà fondamentali lo scopo della loro vita. 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.
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  • torcia– Signor Presidente, in Francia le autovetture in fiamme hanno avuto l’effetto di una torcia che ha gettato luce sulla discriminazione e sull’emarginazione sociale. Mr President, the burning cars in France have acted like a torch, revealing the presence of discrimination and social exclusion. Voltando loro le spalle come abbiamo fatto con la torcia olimpica, possiamo solo esasperare il popolo cinese, non il suo governo. By turning our backs on them as we did over the Olympic Torch, we only infuriate the people of China, not their government. Le agitazioni in Tibet hanno portato a proteste diffuse in tutta Europa e all'interruzione della staffetta della torcia olimpica in molte capitali europee. The unrest in Tibet led to widespread protests in Europe and to the disruption of the Olympic Torch relay in several European capitals.

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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