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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.) svece- candlestick* * *svece -
2 candle-light
noun (the light from a candle: We had dinner by candle-light.) sveču gaisma -
3 candle-power
sveču gaisma -
4 candle-stick
svečturis -
5 can't fit to hold a candle to somebody
nav kāda mazā pirkstiņa vērtsEnglish-Latvian dictionary > can't fit to hold a candle to somebody
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6 tallow candle
tauku svece -
7 the game is not worth the candle
tas nav tā vērtsEnglish-Latvian dictionary > the game is not worth the candle
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8 to burn the candle at both ends
neprātīgi šķiest spēkus; dzīvot uz nebēduEnglish-Latvian dictionary > to burn the candle at both ends
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9 to hold the candle to the sun
darīt kaut ko pilnīgi nevajadzīgu -
10 to quench a candle
nodzēst sveci -
11 votive candle
svece; kuru aizdedzina; pateicoties Dievam -
12 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.) nodzēst (sveci u.tml.)2) (to (cause to) come to a sudden end: Opposition was quickly snuffed out.) apslāpēt; sagraut; iznīcināt -
13 flicker
['flikə] 1. verb1) (to burn unsteadily: the candle flickered.) mirgot; ņirbēt2) (to move quickly and unsteadily: A smile flickered across her face.) plaiksnīties; uzplaiksnīt2. noun(an unsteady light or flame: the flicker of an oil lamp.) mirgoņa; ņirboņa; uzplaiksnījums* * *dzenis; mirgoņa, ņirboņa; uzplaiksnījums; plivināšana; kino; ņirbēt, mirgot; uzplaiksnīt; plivināt -
14 glimmer
['ɡlimə] 1. verb(to shine faintly: A single candle glimmered in the darkness.) blāvot; mirgot2. noun1) (a faint light.) blāva gaisma; mirgojums2) (a slight sign or amount: a glimmer of hope.) (cerību u.tml.) uzplaiksnījums* * *blāva gaisma, mirgojums; uzplaiksnījums; uguns; acis; blāvot, mirgot -
15 snuff
I noun(powdered tobacco for sniffing up into the nose: He took a pinch of snuff.) šņaucamā tabakaII verb(to snip off the burnt part of the wick of (a candle or lamp).) apgriezt degli (svecei u.tml.)* * *degļa gals; šņaucamā tabaka; šņauciens; ostīšana, ošņāšana; nogriezt degli; ostīt, ošņāt; šņaukt; šņaukāties -
16 taper
['teipə] 1. noun(a long, thin type of candle.) tieva vaska svece2. verb((sometimes with off) to make or become narrower or slimmer at one end: The leaves taper (off) to a point.) kļūt smailam; sašaurināties- tapered- tapering* * *vaska svece; vāja gaisma; konusveida forma, konuss; atslābšana, mazināšanās; kļūt smailam; padarīt smailu; taisīt karjeru; konusveidīgs; garš un tievs -
17 wax
I 1. [wæks] noun1) (the sticky, fatty substance of which bees make their cells; beeswax.) vasks2) (the sticky, yellowish substance formed in the ears.) sērs (ausī)3) (a manufactured, fatty substance used in polishing, to give a good shine: furniture wax.) vasks; spodrināšanas ziede4) (( also adjective) (also candle-wax) (of) a substance made from paraffin, used in making candles, models etc, that melts when heated: a wax model.) vasks5) (sealing-wax.) zīmoglaka2. verb(to smear, polish or rub with wax.) []vaskot- 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.) (par mēnesi) augt2) (an old word for to grow or increase.) augt un dilt* * *niknums, dusmu lēkme; vasks; sērs; skaņuplate; vaskot; augt, kļūt, tapt; aizzīmogot ar zīmoglaku; ierakstīt skaņuplatē -
18 wick
[wik](the twisted threads of cotton etc in a candle, lamp etc, which draw up the oil or wax into the flame.) dakts* * *deglis, dakts -
19 blow out
(to extinguish or put out (a flame etc) by blowing: The wind blew out the candle; The child blew out the match.) nodzēst -
20 candlestick
noun (a holder for a candle.) svečturis
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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
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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… …