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wax

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waxnoun

waxes

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Traductions

cireSubstance utilisée pour les bougies, les encaustiques et d'autres usages.

We bought wax for making candles.

Nous avons acheté de la cire pour fabriquer des bougies.

cérumenTerme médical et courant pour la cire d'oreille.

Excess wax can sometimes cause discomfort in the ear.

Un excès de cérumen peut parfois gêner l'oreille.

Traductions supplémentaires

cirePour l'épilation.

cireDans le domaine des supports anciens, notamment les cylindres phonographiques.

Définitions

A solid, yellowish substance secreted by bees, used in making candles, polishes, and other products.

The candle was made from pure beeswax, giving it a natural honey scent.

A substance similar to beeswax, used for various purposes such as polishing or creating a protective coating.

He applied a layer of car wax to protect the paint from scratches.

A resinous substance used in the production of certain types of records or phonograph cylinders.

The old phonograph played music from a wax cylinder.

A cosmetic product used for removing hair from the body.

She decided to use wax strips for her leg hair removal.

Cerumen; a yellowish, greasy secretion found in the ear canal of humans and some other mammals.

Excess ear wax can sometimes cause temporary hearing loss.

Synonymes

waxverb

waxed

Past Simple

waxed

Past Participle

waxing

Gerund

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Traductions

croîtreS'emploie surtout pour la lune dans le contraste wax and wane.

The moon waxes and wanes throughout the month.

La lune croît et décroît tout au long du mois.

cirerAppliquer de la cire sur une surface pour la protéger ou la faire briller.

She decided to wax the car before the trip.

Elle a décidé de cirer la voiture avant le voyage.

épilerEnlever les poils avec de la cire.

He went to the salon to wax his eyebrows.

Il est allé au salon pour épiler ses sourcils.

Traductions supplémentaires

devenirEmploi littéraire, notamment dans wax eloquent.

Définitions

To apply a layer of wax to a surface, typically to polish or protect it.

She decided to wax the car to give it a shiny finish.

To remove hair from a part of the body by applying wax and then peeling it off.

He went to the salon to wax his eyebrows.

To increase in size, number, strength, or intensity.

The moon waxes and wanes in a monthly cycle.

To become or grow in a specified quality or feeling.

As the evening progressed, he waxed eloquent about his travels.

Synonymes

Antonymes

waxadjective

Used attributively to describe something made of, coated with, or resembling wax (e.g., "wax candle").

Traductions

de cireQui est fait de cire, enduit de cire ou en a l'apparence.

Visitors admired the wax figures in the museum.

Les visiteurs admiraient les figures de cire dans le musée.

Définitions

Made of, coated with, or resembling wax.

Visitors admired the lifelike wax figures in the museum.

Synonymes