scorcher

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scorch·er

(skôr′chər)

1. One that scorches: an iron that was a scorcher.

2. Informal An extremely hot day.

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scorcher

(ˈskɔːtʃə)

1. a person or thing that scorches

2. something severe or caustic

3. informal a very hot day

4. informal Brit something remarkable

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scorch•er

(ˈskɔr tʃər)

n.

1. a person or thing that scorches.

2. Informal. a very hot day.

3. something caustic or severe.

[1835–45]

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Noun	1.	scorcher - an extremely hot day hot weather - a period of unusually high temperatures
	2.	scorcher - a very hard hit ball screamer hitting, striking, hit - the act of contacting one thing with another; "repeated hitting raised a large bruise"; "after three misses she finally got a hit"

Translations

Verriss

che brucia giornata caldissima giornata torrida

scorcher

[ˈskɔːtʃəʳ] N (= hot day) → día m abrasador

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

scorcher

[ˈskɔː^rtʃə^r] n (= hot day) → journée f torride

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

scorcher

n (inf) last summer was a real scorcher → im letzten Sommer war es wirklich heiß; phew, what a scorcher! → das ist vielleicht eine Bullenhitze! (inf); his goal was quite a scorcher → das war ein scharfes Tor

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

scorcher

[ˈskɔːtʃəʳ] n (fam) (hot day) → giornata torrida

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

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