la
feminine
/linˈteɾna/
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Translation
torch, lantern
Word origin
From Latin lanterna, itself borrowed from Greek lamptēr ('torch, light'), from lampein ('to shine').
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- lanterna
- English cognates
- lantern, lamp
Grammar
Genderfeminine
Plurallinternas
Examples
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I took a torch to see the path in the dark.
apagó pilas.
The torch went out because the batteries ran down.
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We looked for the keys with the phone's torch.
vigilante alumbró .
The guard lit up the courtyard with his torch.
Colgamos .
We hung an old lantern at the entrance to the garden.
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