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torch noun

  /tɔɹt͡ʃ/ , /tɔːtʃ/
  • (by extension) A similarly shaped implement with a replaceable supply of flammable material; specifically, a pole with a lamp at one end.
  • A stick of wood or plant fibres twisted together, with one end soaked in a flammable substance such as resin or tallow and set on fire, which is held in the hand, put into a wall bracket, or stuck into the ground, and used chiefly as a light source.
 torcia, fiaccola

torch verb

  /tɔɹt͡ʃ/ , /tɔːtʃ/
  • (originally and chiefly, _, US, slang) To set fire to (something), especially by use of a torch; specifically, to intentionally destroy (something) by setting on fire to try and claim compensation on a fire insurance.
 incendiare
pass the torch
passare il testimone
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