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Danish
Pronunciation
Noun
torve n
- indefinite plural of torv
French
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin torvus.
Adjective
torve (plural torves)
- sinister, menacing
- (pathology) having a squint as exhibited by a sufferer of strabismus
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Italian
Pronunciation
Adjective
torve
- feminine plural of torvo
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Latin
Adjective
torve
- vocative masculine singular of torvus
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Old Norse torfa f.
Pronunciation
Noun
torve f (definite singular torva, indefinite plural torver, definite plural torvene)
- a turf, a piece of earth covered with grass, cut from the soil
Verb
torve (present tense torvar, past tense torva, past participle torva, passive infinitive torvast, present participle torvande, imperative torve/torv)
- to extract peat
- to cover, patch with peat
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