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wax+candle

  • 1 wax candle

    wax candle
    vela de cera.

    English-Portuguese dictionary > wax candle

  • 2 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.) vela
    - candlestick
    * * *
    can.dle
    [k'ændəl] n 1 vela. 2 luz de vela. 3 obs vela: antiga medida padrão de intensidade da luz. he can’t hold a candle to depr ele não chega aos pés de. standard candle vela-padrão: vela espermacete usada como padrão de energia de iluminação. the game is not worth the candle não vale a pena. to burn the candles at both ends trabalhar demais, gastar muita energia, extenuar-se. wax candle vela de cera.

    English-Portuguese dictionary > candle

  • 3 wax

    I 1. [wæks] noun
    1) (the sticky, fatty substance of which bees make their cells; beeswax.) cera
    2) (the sticky, yellowish substance formed in the ears.) cera
    3) (a manufactured, fatty substance used in polishing, to give a good shine: furniture wax.) cera
    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.) cera
    5) (sealing-wax.) lacre
    2. verb
    (to smear, polish or rub with wax.) encerar
    - waxen
    - waxy
    - waxwork
    - waxworks     II [wæks] verb
    1) ((of the moon) to appear to grow in size as more of it becomes visible.) crescer
    2) (an old word for to grow or increase.) crescer
    * * *
    wax1
    [wæks] n 1 cera. 2 ceral. 3 cerume. 4 sl disco, gravação fonográfica. • vt 1 encerar, untar de cera. 2 gravar em disco. • adj de ou como cera. as tight as wax fig mudo como um peixe. a wax in one’s hands uma pessoa subserviente. bee’s wax cera de abelha. ear-wax cerume. she sticks to him like wax ela se prende a ele como um carrapato. shoemaker’s/cobbler’s wax cerol. to put on wax gravar em disco. vegetable wax cera vegetal.
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    wax2
    [wæks] vi Poet 1 crescer, desenvolver-se, aumentar ( into para), ficar cheia (lua). 2 tornar(-se). the party waxed merry a reunião ou festa tornou-se alegre. to wax and wane aumentar e diminuir. to wax old envelhecer.

    English-Portuguese dictionary > wax

  • 4 wax

    I 1. [wæks] noun
    1) (the sticky, fatty substance of which bees make their cells; beeswax.) cera
    2) (the sticky, yellowish substance formed in the ears.) cera
    3) (a manufactured, fatty substance used in polishing, to give a good shine: furniture wax.) cera
    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.) cera
    5) (sealing-wax.) lacre
    2. verb
    (to smear, polish or rub with wax.) encerar
    - waxen - waxy - waxwork - waxworks II [wæks] verb
    1) ((of the moon) to appear to grow in size as more of it becomes visible.) crescer
    2) (an old word for to grow or increase.) crescer

    English-Portuguese (Brazil) dictionary > wax

  • 5 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.) vela
    - candlestick

    English-Portuguese (Brazil) dictionary > candle

  • 6 wick

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

    English-Portuguese dictionary > wick

  • 7 wick

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

    English-Portuguese (Brazil) dictionary > wick

См. также в других словарях:

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  • wax candle — …   Useful english dictionary

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  • 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 — 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

  • wax light — noun stick of wax with a wick in the middle • Syn: ↑candle, ↑taper • Hypernyms: ↑lamp • Hyponyms: ↑chandlery, ↑dip, ↑rushlight, ↑rush candle …   Useful english dictionary

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  • wax — wax1 waxable, adj. waxlike, adj. /waks/, n. 1. Also called beeswax. a solid, yellowish, nonglycerine substance allied to fats and oils, secreted by bees, plastic when warm and melting at about 145°F, variously employed in making candles, models,… …   Universalium

  • 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 (disambiguation) — A candle is a source of light, typically made of wax.Candle can also refer to: *Candle (unit), an old unit of luminous intensity, now replaced by the SI unit candela *Candling, a method of observing the growth of an embryo inside an egg, using a… …   Wikipedia

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