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1 wane
[wein]((of the moon) to appear to become smaller as less of it is visible.) pojemati* * *I [wéin]nounupadanje, pojemanje, popuščanje, slabitev, pešanje, zmanjševanje; propadanje, izginjanjeto be on ( —ali at, in) the wane — upadati, pojemati (luna); iti h koncu, izginjati, izgubljati se, propadatiII [wéin]intransitive verbpojemati (luna), upadati, pešati, popuščati, manjšati se; bledeti (svetloba); bližati se koncu, izginjati, izgubljati se, propadati; zmanjkovati -
2 wax
I 1. [wæks] noun1) (the sticky, fatty substance of which bees make their cells; beeswax.) vosek2) (the sticky, yellowish substance formed in the ears.) ušesno maslo3) (a manufactured, fatty substance used in polishing, to give a good shine: furniture wax.) vosek4) (( also adjective) (also candle-wax) (of) a substance made from paraffin, used in making candles, models etc, that melts when heated: a wax model.) vosek; voščen5) (sealing-wax.) pečatni vosek2. verb(to smear, polish or rub with wax.) navoščiti- waxed- waxen
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- waxworks II [wæks] verb1) ((of the moon) to appear to grow in size as more of it becomes visible.) rasti2) (an old word for to grow or increase.) rasti* * *I [wæks]1.noun(čebelji) vosek; vosku podobna snov; predmet iz voska; chemistry vosek (parafin); American gost sirup; gramofonska plošča; figuratively "vosek", oseba, ki si da hitro vplivatiear-wax medicine ušesno maslo, cerumen; (= cobbler's wax) čevljarska smolasealing-wax — pečatni vosek;2.adjectivevoščen;3.transitive verbnamazati, prevleči z voskom; navoščiti, polirati; zatesniti z voskom; namazati, prevleči s smolo; posneti na gramofonsko ploščohe is wax in her hands — on je "vosek" v njenih rokahto be as close ( —ali tight) as wax figuratively biti molčečto stick like wax to s.o. — držati se kot klòp (klošč) kogaII [wæks]nounslang besna jeza, besnost, razjarjenostto be in a wax — biti besen, razjarjento get into a wax — pobesneti, razjariti seIII [wæks]intransitive verb obsolete rasti, narasti; rasti (o mescu, luni); povečati se, napredovati, razvijati se, postatiIV [wæks]transitive verbAmerican colloquially dobiti premoč nad (kom), premagati
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wane — [wān] vi. waned, waning [ME wanien < OE wanian, to decrease, grow less, akin to wan, lacking: for IE base see WANT] 1. to grow gradually less in extent: said esp. of the visible face of the moon during the phases after full moon in which the… … English World dictionary
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wane — [[t]weɪn[/t]] v. waned, wan•ing, n. 1) to decrease in strength, intensity, etc.: My joy is waning[/ex] 2) to decline in power, importance, etc.: Colonialism began to wane after World War II[/ex] 3) to draw to a close: Summer is waning[/ex] 4)… … From formal English to slang
