carry a torch for

Englisch - Türkisch

Definition von carry a torch for im Englisch Türkisch wörterbuch

karşılıksız sevmek

karşı konulmaz bir ihtiras duymak

Relevante Übersetzungen

carry a torch

abayı yakmak

carry a torch

aşk acısı çekmek

carry a torch

gönülden bağlı olmak

Englisch - Englisch

Definition von carry a torch for im Englisch Englisch wörterbuch

To love or to be romantically infatuated with, especially when such feelings are not reciprocated

Lachey, for his part, seems to still carry a torch for his estranged wife.

{f} feel love for someone who doesn't reciprocate, feel an aching love which is not reciprocated; be in love with someone without reciprocation; be romantically interested in a person; carry on a cause

Relevante Übersetzungen

carry a torch

{f} feel love for someone who doesn't reciprocate, feel an aching love which is not reciprocated; be in love with someone without reciprocation; be romantically interested in a person; carry on a cause

carry the torch for

be in love with (generally without having the affection returned)

Silbentrennung

car·ry a torch for

Türkische aussprache

käri ı tôrç fôr

Aussprache

/ˈkarē ə ˈtôrʧ ˈfôr/ /ˈkæriː ə ˈtɔːrʧ ˈfɔːr/

Etymologie

() From the metaphor of a burning flame, to keep a fire burning. The association of a torch with love may date to the Greek and Roman tradition of a wedding torch, – lit in the bride’s hearth on her wedding night, then used to light the hearth in her new home. Such a torch is associated with the Greek god of marriage Hymenaios|Hymenaios]].