noun🔗ShareTorcheA 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 hiker used a torch to light the way down the dark mountain path. "Le randonneur a utilisé une torche pour éclairer le chemin sur le sentier sombre de la montagne.utilityitemdevicethingenergyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareLampe de pocheA 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."Ernst a glissé et a laissé tomber sa lampe de poche sur les dalles, brisant l'ampoule et nous plongeant dans l'obscurité.technologyelectronicsutilityitemChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareIncendiaireAn arsonist."The police suspected the disgruntled former employee was the torch responsible for burning down the warehouse. "La police soupçonnait que l'ancien employé mécontent était l'incendiaire responsable de l'incendie de l'entrepôt.personjobpoliceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareChalumeauA blowtorch or oxy-gas torch."The welder used the torch to melt the metal pieces together. "Le soudeur a utilisé le chalumeau pour faire fondre les morceaux de métal ensemble.technologyutilitymachineindustryenergyweaponChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareIncendier, mettre le feu àTo 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."Des voyous avaient incendié une automobile abandonnée, qui émettait un voile effroyable de fumée noire et épaisse qui remplissait la rue.actiondisasterwarChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading