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1 candlelight
can.dle.light[k'ændəllait] n luz da vela. -
2 they got up by candlelight
they got up by candlelighteles se levantaram à luz de velas. -
3 by
1. preposition1) (next to; near; at the side of: by the door; He sat by his sister.) perto de2) (past: going by the house.) perto de3) (through; along; across: We came by the main road.) por4) (used (in the passive voice) to show the person or thing which performs an action: struck by a stone.) por5) (using: He's going to contact us by letter; We travelled by train.) por/de6) (from; through the means of: I met her by chance; by post.) por7) ((of time) not later than: by 6 o'clock.) até8) (during the time of.) durante9) (to the extent of: taller by ten centimetres.) em10) (used to give measurements etc: 4 metres by 2 metres.) por11) (in quantities of: fruit sold by the kilo.) a12) (in respect of: a teacher by profession.) de2. adverb1) (near: They stood by and watched.) perto2) (past: A dog ran by.) por aqui3) (aside; away: money put by for an emergency.) de lado•- bypass 3. verb(to avoid (a place) by taking such a road.) passar ao lado- bystander
- by and by
- by and large
- by oneself
- by the way* * *by1[bai] prep 1 perto de, ao lado, próximo de. 2 através de, por, via, pelo, pela. he went by Paris / ele viajou via Paris. it was sent by post / foi enviado pelo correio. 3 por meio de, com, pela ação de. 4 (indicando dimensão) por, multiplicado por. two feet broad by three feet long / dois pés de largura por três de comprimento. 5 na medida de, à, às, ao, aos. 6 na extensão de, em extensão, por. 7 de acordo com, conforme, segundo. 8 em relação com. 9 separado por, dividido por. 10 durante, dentro de. 11 até, antes de, não mais tarde de. 12 em direção a. 13 de, da autoria de, da origem de. a play by Oscar Wilde / uma peça da autoria de Oscar Wilde. • adj 1 perto, próximo, à mão. 2 passado (relativo ao espaço). 3 passado (relativo ao tempo). 4 ao lado, de lado. 5 Amer coll na casa, para a casa (quando de passagem). book by book livro por livro, um livro após outro. by all means de qualquer maneira, por todos os meios. by and by depois, logo, mais tarde. by and large Amer coll em geral, de modo geral. by birth de nascença. by chance por acaso. by degrees aos poucos, passo a passo. by far de longe. by heart de cor. by leave com permissão. by nature de natureza. by next year no próximo ano ao mais tardar. by night à noite, durante a noite. by no means de modo algum. by now entrementes, neste meio tempo. by oneself sozinho, sem ajuda, por iniciativa própria. I did it by myself / eu mesmo o fiz. by rights de direito, por direito. by the by a propósito, de passagem. by the hour por hora. by the job por tarefa. by the six o’clock train pelo (com o) trem das seis horas. by the way de passagem, a propósito, incidentalmente. by the yard por jardas, em jardas. by thousands aos milhares. by train por trem, por estrada de ferro. close by, hard by próximo, junto, perto. full and by Naut a favor do vento. he held the cat by the tail ele pegou (segurou) o gato pelo rabo. little by little aos poucos. side by side lado a lado. they got up by candlelight eles se levantaram à luz de velas. they passed me by deixaram-me de lado, passaram por mim. to march by passar em desfile. to set by pôr de lado. you must not judge by appearances não deve julgar pelas aparências. your being told that by him is queer é esquisito que isso lhe tenha sido dito por ele.
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Candlelight — or Candlelighting may refer to:*Candlelighting, the lighting of Shabbat candles *Candlelight Records *Candlelight (Csézy song), a song by Csézy *Candlelight (six.byseven), a song by the band six.byseven *A candlelight vigil *The Candlelight Years … Wikipedia
Candlelight — Can dle*light , n. The light of a candle. [1913 Webster] Never went by candlelight to bed. Dryden. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
candlelight — O.E. candelleoht; from CANDLE (Cf. candle) + LIGHT (Cf. light) (n.) … Etymology dictionary
candlelight — [kan′dəllīt΄] n. 1. subdued light given by or as by candles 2. Old fashioned the time for lighting candles; twilight; evening adj. CANDLELIT (sense 2) … English World dictionary
candlelight — n. by candlelight (to read by candlelight) * * * by candlelight (to read by candlelight) … Combinatory dictionary
candlelight — can|dle|light [ˈkændl laıt] n [U] the gentle light produced when a candle burns ▪ The jewels sparkled in the candlelight. by candlelight ▪ We ate by candlelight … Dictionary of contemporary English
Candlelight — … Википедия
candlelight — [[t]kæ̱nd(ə)llaɪt[/t]] N UNCOUNT Candlelight is the light that a candle produces. They dined by candlelight … English dictionary
candlelight — n. dusk; dawn. □ I’ll see you along about candlelight. □ Turn your lights on at candlelight or the cops will stop you … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
candlelight — noun Candlelight is used before these nouns: ↑dinner, ↑vigil … Collocations dictionary
candlelight — can|dle|light [ kændl,laıt ] noun uncount the light from a burning candle: We ate by candlelight … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English