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torches Meaning in Japanese (torches 英語 意味)

nounたいまつ
verb燃やす
たいまつ in English:torches
IPA:taɪmɑt͡sɯ
Plural: torches
Quick Answer • 要約

torches の日本語の意味は「たいまつ, 燃やす」です。 (光を生み出す携帯用の装置で、通常、棒の先に可燃性の物質が付いたもので、特に過去や儀式目的で使用される。)

Definitions of Torches

  1. 1
    noun
    たいまつ

    Portable devices that produce light, typically consisting of a stick with combustible material at one end, used especially in the past or for ceremonial purposes.

    光を生み出す携帯用の装置で、通常、棒の先に可燃性の物質が付いたもので、特に過去や儀式目的で使用される。

  2. 2
    verb
    燃やす

    To set fire to something, especially deliberately, often in the third person singular present tense.

    何かを燃やすこと、特に意図的に燃やすこと。しばしば三人称単数現在形。

Example Sentences

casual

“The villagers carried torches to light their way through the dark forest.”

村人たちは暗い森を照らすためにたいまつを運んだ。

formal

“The arsonist torches the abandoned building every year.”

放火犯は毎年廃墟となった建物を燃やす。

Synonyms (類語)

In English:

flareslanterns

Inflected Word Forms

past tensetorched
gerundtorching
nountorch

Phrases & Idiomatic Expressions

pass the torchidiom

To hand over responsibility, knowledge, or a tradition to the next generation or successor.

carry a torch for someoneidiom

To have unrequited love or a lingering affection for someone, often from the past.