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torch in Finnish

torch in Finnish

soihtu
noun
(by extension) A similarly shaped implement with a replaceable supply of flammable material; specifically, a pole with a lamp at one end.
polttaa tahallaan
verb
(informal, originally, US) To intentionally destroy (something) by setting it on fire, especially when committing arson in furtherance of some other criminal act (e.g. insurance fraud or the destruction of evidence).
polttaa
verb
(figurative) To make damaging claims about (someone or something); to ruin the reputation of (someone or something); to disparage, to insult.
sytyttää tuleen
verb
(figurative) To make damaging claims about (someone or something); to ruin the reputation of (someone or something); to disparage, to insult.
valaista soihduin
verb
To illuminate or provide (a place) with torches (noun sense 1).
rapata hiuksilla vahvistetulla kalkkilaastilla
verb
(transitive, masonry, archaic, or, historical) To point (inside joints of slates laid on laths) using lime hair mortar.
kalastaa soihdunvalossa
verb
(US, fishing) To catch fish or other aquatic animals by torchlight; to go torch-fishing.
matkustaa fuusiolla toimivalla avaruusaluksella
verb
(science fiction) To travel in a spacecraft propelled by a torch drive.
palaa
verb
Of a fire: to burn.
syttyä kuin soihtu
verb
(UK, dialectal, figurative) To (appear to) flare up like a torch.
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