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candle

  • 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.) kerti
    - candlestick

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  • 2 candle-light

    noun (the light from a candle: We had dinner by candle-light.) kertaljós

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  • 3 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.) slökkva á
    2) (to (cause to) come to a sudden end: Opposition was quickly snuffed out.) kæfa

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  • 4 blow out

    (to extinguish or put out (a flame etc) by blowing: The wind blew out the candle; The child blew out the match.) blása/slökkva á

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  • 5 candlestick

    noun (a holder for a candle.) kertastjaki

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  • 6 flicker

    ['flikə] 1. verb
    1) (to burn unsteadily: the candle flickered.) flökta
    2) (to move quickly and unsteadily: A smile flickered across her face.) fær(ast) hratt og létt, bregða fyrir
    2. noun
    (an unsteady light or flame: the flicker of an oil lamp.) flöktandi ljós/logi

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  • 7 glimmer

    ['ɡlimə] 1. verb
    (to shine faintly: A single candle glimmered in the darkness.) lÿsa dauft og flöktandi
    2. noun
    1) (a faint light.) tÿra
    2) (a slight sign or amount: a glimmer of hope.) (vonar)glæta

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  • 8 snuff

    I noun
    (powdered tobacco for sniffing up into the nose: He took a pinch of snuff.) neftóbak
    II verb
    (to snip off the burnt part of the wick of (a candle or lamp).) klippa brunninn kveik

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  • 9 taper

    ['teipə] 1. noun
    (a long, thin type of candle.) örmjótt kerti
    2. verb
    ((sometimes with off) to make or become narrower or slimmer at one end: The leaves taper (off) to a point.) mjókka í annan endann
    - tapering

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  • 10 wax

    I 1. [wæks] noun
    1) (the sticky, fatty substance of which bees make their cells; beeswax.) (bÿflugna)vax
    2) (the sticky, yellowish substance formed in the ears.) eyrnamergur
    3) (a manufactured, fatty substance used in polishing, to give a good shine: furniture wax.) gljávax, bón
    4) (( also adjective) (also candle-wax) (of) a substance made from paraffin, used in making candles, models etc, that melts when heated: a wax model.) kertavax
    5) (sealing-wax.) innsiglunarvax
    2. verb
    (to smear, polish or rub with wax.) vaxbera, bóna
    - waxen
    - waxy
    - waxwork
    - waxworks     II [wæks] verb
    1) ((of the moon) to appear to grow in size as more of it becomes visible.) vaxa, aukast, stækka
    2) (an old word for to grow or increase.) vaxa, aukast, stækka

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  • 11 wick

    [wik]
    (the twisted threads of cotton etc in a candle, lamp etc, which draw up the oil or wax into the flame.) kveikur

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См. также в других словарях:

  • 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

  • candle — or candela or new candle or international candle [kan′dəl] n. [ME & OE candel < L candela, a light, torch < candere: see CANDESCENT] 1. a cylindrical mass of tallow or wax with a wick through its center, which gives light when burned 2.… …   English World dictionary

  • CANDLE — (Center for the Advancement of Natural Discoveries using Light Emission) проект источника синхротронного излучения третьего поколения в Ереване, Армения. Содержание 1 Предпосылки 2 Описание 3 …   Википедия

  • candle — O.E. candel lamp, lantern, candle, an early ecclesiastical borrowing from L. candela a light, torch, candle made of tallow or wax, from candere to shine, from PIE root *kand to glow, to shine, to shoot out light (Cf. Skt. cand to give light,… …   Etymology dictionary

  • candle — ► NOUN ▪ a stick or block of wax or tallow with a central wick which is lit to produce light as it burns. ● be unable to hold a candle to Cf. ↑be unable to hold a candle to ● not worth the candle Cf. ↑not worth the candle ORIGIN …   English terms dictionary

  • Candle — (Kändl), engl. Name einer sehr guten Art Steinkohle …   Herders Conversations-Lexikon

  • Candle — For other uses, see Candle (disambiguation). A close up image of a burning candle showing the wick and the various parts of the flame …   Wikipedia

  • candle — Synonyms and related words: ASA scale, Agnus Dei, British candle, Hefner candle, Holy Grail, Host, Pieta, Sanctus bell, Sangraal, Scheiner scale, ark, asperger, asperges, aspergillum, bambino, bayberry candle, beadroll, beads, bougie, bougie… …   Moby Thesaurus

  • candle — candler, n. /kan dl/, n., v., candled, candling. n. 1. a long, usually slender piece of tallow or wax with an embedded wick that is burned to give light. 2. something resembling a candle in appearance or use. 3. Optics. a. (formerly) candela. b.… …   Universalium

  • candle — n. 1) to dip candles 2) to light a candle 3) to blow out, extinguish, snuff out a candle 4) the candle was burning; was flickering; was going out; was sputtering 5) a wax candle 6) the flame of a candle 7) (misc.) to bum the candle at both ends ( …   Combinatory dictionary

  • 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… …  

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