Meaning
flashlight, torch
- a portable battery-powered electric light; flashlight
- a burning stick of resinous wood or firebrand used for illumination
In a sentence
Prendi la torcia, è andata via la luce.
Take the flashlight, the power went out.
Hai controllato le batterie della torcia prima di partire?
Did you check the flashlight's batteries before leaving?
Non riusciamo a vedere nulla senza una torcia accesa.
We cannot see anything without a lit flashlight.
Word forms (2)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| torcia | feminine · singular |
| torce | feminine · plural |
Usage notes
- Can refer both to a modern electric flashlight and a flaming stick torch.
- Plural is 'torce', dropping the 'i' because 'c' is preceded by an 'r'.