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1 candle
['kændl](a moulded piece of wax with a wick in the centre, for giving light: We had to use candles when the electric lights went out.) sviečka- candlestick* * *• sviecka• dymovnica -
2 candle-light
noun (the light from a candle: We had dinner by candle-light.) svetlo sviečky -
3 candle end
• zbytok sviecky -
4 candle lamp
• sviecková žiarovka -
5 candle light
• stmievanie• svetlo sviecky• umelé svetlo• podvecer -
6 candle power
• svietivost -
7 Hefner candle
• Hefnerova sviecka -
8 wax candle
• vosková svieca -
9 snuff out
1) (to extinguish the flame of (a candle etc): He snuffed out the candle by squeezing the wick between his thumb and forefinger.) zhasnúť2) (to (cause to) come to a sudden end: Opposition was quickly snuffed out.) zlikvidovať -
10 blow out
(to extinguish or put out (a flame etc) by blowing: The wind blew out the candle; The child blew out the match.) sfúknuť* * *• zahasit• sfúknut• prasknút -
11 candlestick
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12 flicker
['flikə] 1. verb1) (to burn unsteadily: the candle flickered.) blikať2) (to move quickly and unsteadily: A smile flickered across her face.) preblesknúť2. noun(an unsteady light or flame: the flicker of an oil lamp.) blikanie* * *• vzplanutie• zachvenie• trepotat krídlami• trepot• triast sa• trepotat sa• trepotanie• film (slang)• iskricka• kino• kmitanie• kmitat sa• blikanie• blikot• blikat• dohorievat• chviet sa• dohasínat• prebleskovat• kreslit• mihanie -
13 glimmer
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14 snuff
I noun(powdered tobacco for sniffing up into the nose: He took a pinch of snuff.) šňupací tabakII verb(to snip off the burnt part of the wick of (a candle or lamp).) odstrihnúť knôt* * *• vetrit• vsmrkávat• vtahovat nosom• zhasit• sfúknut• šnupanie• šnupat tabak• šnupat• šnupavý tabak• cuchat• cítit nosom• potahovat nosom• nadýchnutie nosom• ohorok• ocuchávat -
15 taper
['teipə] 1. noun(a long, thin type of candle.) sviečka2. verb((sometimes with off) to make or become narrower or slimmer at one end: The leaves taper (off) to a point.) zužovať sa- tapered- tapering* * *• voskovaný knôt• velmi tenká sviecka• zbiehavost• zužovat sa• stencit sa• pochoden• kužel -
16 wax
I 1. [wæks] noun1) (the sticky, fatty substance of which bees make their cells; beeswax.) vosk2) (the sticky, yellowish substance formed in the ears.) ušný maz3) (a manufactured, fatty substance used in polishing, to give a good shine: furniture wax.) vosk4) (( also adjective) (also candle-wax) (of) a substance made from paraffin, used in making candles, models etc, that melts when heated: a wax model.) voskový5) (sealing-wax.) pečatný vosk2. verb(to smear, polish or rub with wax.) voskovať- waxed- waxen
- waxy
- waxwork
- waxworks II [wæks] verb1) ((of the moon) to appear to grow in size as more of it becomes visible.) dorastať2) (an old word for to grow or increase.) narastať* * *• vosk• voskový• voskovat• pribúdat• dorastat (o mesiaci)• rást (o mesiaci) -
17 wick
[wik](the twisted threads of cotton etc in a candle, lamp etc, which draw up the oil or wax into the flame.) knôt* * *• tampón• knôt
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Candle — Can dle, n. [OE. candel, candel, AS, candel, fr. L. candela a (white) light made of wax or tallow, fr. cand[ e]re to be white. See {Candid}, and cf. {Chandler}, {Cannel}, {Kindle}.] 1. A slender, cylindrical body of tallow, containing a wick… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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candle — /ˈkændl / (say kandl) noun 1. a long, usually slender, piece of tallow, wax, etc., with an embedded wick, burnt to give light. 2. something like this in appearance or use. 3. international candle, a unit of luminous intensity established by… …