TORCH SONG

Meaning of TORCH SONG in English

n. sad or sentimental song of disappointment or unhappiness in love

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TORCH SONG — noun Etymology: from the phrase to carry a torch for (to be in love) Date: 1930 a popular sentimental song …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
TORCH SONG — noun Etymology: from the phrase carry a torch : a popular sentimental song of unrequited love
Webster's New International English Dictionary
TORCH SONG — a popular song concerned with unhappiness or failure in love. [ 1925-30 ]
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
TORCH SONG — Etymology: from the phrase to carry a torch for (to be in love) Date: 1930 : a popular sentimental song …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
TORCH SONG — Function: noun Etymology: from the phrase to carry a torch for (to be in love) Date: 1930 : a popular …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
TORCH SONG — ■ noun a sad or sentimental song of unrequited love. Derivatives torch singer noun
Concise Oxford English vocab
TORCH SONG — [torch song] n [fr. the phrase to carry a torch for (to be in love)] (1930): a popular sentimental song …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
TORCH SONG — ˈtorch song BrE AmE noun [countable] a sad song about love —torch singer noun [countable]
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
TORCH SONG — ( torch songs) A torch song is a sentimental popular song about love, usually sung by a woman. N-COUNT
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
TORCH SONG — (~s) A ~ is a sentimental popular song about love, usually sung by a woman. N-COUNT
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
TORCH SONG — noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ She sang a melancholy torch song with a deep, womanly voice.
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
TORCH SONG — Synonyms and related words : Brautlied, Christmas carol, Kunstlied, Liebeslied, Volkslied, alba, anthem, art song, aubade, ballad, ballade, ballata, barcarole, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
TORCH SONG — (американизм) сентиментальная песенка о несчастной любви
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TORCH-SONG — сущ. сентиментальная песенка о несчастной любви n сентиментальная песенка о несчастной любви torch-song сентиментальная песенка о несчастной любви
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TORCH SONG — амер. сентиментальная песенка о несчастной любви
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TORCH-SONG — _n. сентиментальная песенка о несчастной любви
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
TORCH-SONG — сентиментальная песенка о несчастной любви
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TORCH SONG — амер. сентиментальная песенка о несчастной любви
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TORCH SONG — амер. сентиментальная песенка о несчастной любви
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TORCH SONG — n. сентиментальная песенка о несчастной любви
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TORCH SONG — n. сентиментальная песенка о несчастной любви
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TORCH-SONG — сущ. любовная песенка о неразделенной любви
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
TORCH-SONG — сущ. любовная песенка о неразделенной любви
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
TORCH-SONG — _n. сентиментальная песенка о несчастной любви
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TORCH-SONG — n. сентиментальная песенка о несчастной любви
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TORCH-SONG — сентиментальная песенка о несчастной любви
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TORCH-SONG — _n. сентиментальная песенка о несчастной любви
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера
TORCH SONG — грустная баллада Грустная романтическая баллада или песня, исполняемая от лица человека, "зажегшего факел [torch] памяти по утраченной любви". Выражение возникло в …
TORCH SONG — грустная баллада Грустная романтическая баллада или песня, исполняемая от лица человека, "зажегшего факел (torch) памяти по утраченной любви". Выражение возникло …
TORCH-SONG — сущ. сентиментальная песенка о несчастной любви n сентиментальная песенка о несчастной любви torch-song сентиментальная песенка о несчастной любви
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TORCH SONG — (американизм) сентиментальная песенка о несчастной любви
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SONG — I Short and usually simple piece of music for voice, with or without instrumental accompaniment. Folk songs traditional songs without …
Английский словарь Британика
TORCH — I. ˈtȯ(ə)rch, -ȯ(ə)ch noun ( -es ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English torche, from Old French, bundle of twisted …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SONG — ˈsȯŋ also ˈsäŋ noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English song, sang, from Old English; akin to Old High German …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
TORCH — torch 1 — torchable , adj. — torchless , adj. — torchlike , adj. /tawrch/ , n. 1. a light …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SONG — — songlike , adj. /sawng, song/ , n. 1. a short metrical composition intended or adapted for singing, esp. one …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
TORCH — I. ˈtȯrch noun Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English torche, from Anglo-French, from Vulgar Latin * torca, alteration of Latin …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SONG — noun a trifle. 2. song ·noun poetical composition; poetry; verse. 3. song ·noun an object of derision; a laughingstock. 4. …
Webster English vocab
TORCH — [torch] n, often attrib [ME torche, fr. OF, bundle of twisted straw or tow, torch, fr. (assumed) VL torca; akin …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
SONG — piece of music performed by a single voice, with or without instrumental accompaniment. Works for several voices are called duets, …
Britannica English vocabulary
SONG — song BrE AmE sɒŋ AmE sɔːŋ sɑːŋ ▷ songs sɒŋz AmE sɔːŋz sɑːŋz ▶ ˌ song and ˈ dance BrE …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
TORCH — / tɔːtʃ; NAmE tɔːrtʃ/ noun , verb ■ noun 1. ( BrE ) (also flash·light NAmE , BrE ) a …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SONG — / sɒŋ; NAmE sɔːŋ/ noun 1. [ C ] a short piece of music with words that you sing : …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
TORCH — I. torch 1 /tɔːtʃ $ tɔːrtʃ/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Date: 1200-1300 ; Language: Old French ; Origin: torche …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
SONG — song S1 W2 /sɒŋ $ sɒːŋ/ BrE AmE noun [ Language: Old English ; Origin: sang ] 1 . MUSIC …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
TORCH — n. & v. --n. 1 (also electric torch) Brit. a portable battery-powered electric lamp. 2 a a piece of wood, …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
SONG — n. 1 a short poem or other set of words set to music or meant to be sung. 2 singing …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
TORCH — n. & v. n. 1 (also electric torch) Brit. a portable battery-powered electric lamp. 2 a a piece of wood, …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
SONG — n. 1 a short poem or other set of words set to music or meant to be sung. 2 singing …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
TORCH — n. & v. --n. 1. (also electric torch) Brit. a portable battery-powered electric lamp. 2 a a piece of wood, …
Oxford English vocab
SONG — n.1 a short poem or other set of words set to music or meant to be sung. 2 singing or …
Oxford English vocab
TORCH — ( torches, torching, torched) 1. A torch is a small electric light which is powered by batteries and which you …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SONG — ( songs) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. A song is words …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
TORCH — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a car/torch/phone etc battery ▪ Have you checked your mobile phone battery? torch song …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
SONG — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a love song/story ▪ a tragic love story a sad story/song/film ▪ He had listened …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
SONG — [noun] [C] - a usually short piece of music with words which are sungIn the street below a child was …
Cambridge English vocab
SONG — n. Song Huizong Song of the Nibelungs song play Song of Roland vessel of song Song Hong Song dynasty Su …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
SONG — n. Short and usually simple piece of music for voice, with or without instrumental accompaniment. Folk songs traditional songs without …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
SONG — Synonyms and related words : Brautlied, Christmas carol, English sonnet, Horatian ode, Italian sonnet, Kunstlied, Liebeslied, Petrarchan sonnet, Pindaric ode, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
SONG — He changed his song; he altered his account or evidence. It was bought for an old song, i.e. very cheap. …
Slang English vocab
TORCH — I. noun 1 ( BrE ) electric light ⇨ See also ↑ flashlight ADJECTIVE ▪ powerful ▪ electric VERB + …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
SONG — noun 1 piece of music with words ADJECTIVE ▪ beautiful , good , great ▪ catchy ( informal ), memorable …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
SONG — n. 1 tune, air, melody, ditty, number Together, they wrote some of the most popular songs of this century 2 …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
TORCH — 1. сущ. 1) осветительный прибор (факел, фонарь) pocket/electric torch ≈ карманный фонарь 2) перен. светоч 3) тех. паяльная лампа; горелка …
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