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can·dle
(kăn′dl)n.
1.
a. A solid, usually cylindrical mass of tallow, wax, or other fatty substance with an axially embedded wick that is burned to provide light.
b. Something resembling this object in shape or use.
2. Physics An obsolete unit of luminous intensity, originally defined in terms of a wax candle with standard composition, later in terms of a carbon-filament lamp, and superseded by the candela. Also called international candle.
tr.v. can·dled, can·dling, can·dles
To examine (an egg) for freshness or fertility by holding it before a bright light.
[Middle English candel, from Old English and from Anglo-Norman candele, both from Latin candēla, from candēre, to shine; see kand- in Indo-European roots.]
can′dler n.
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candle
(ˈkændəl)n
1. a cylindrical piece of wax, tallow, or other fatty substance surrounding a wick, which is burned to produce light
2. (Units) physics
a. See international candle
b. another name for candela
3. burn the candle at both ends to exhaust oneself, esp by being up late and getting up early to work
4. not hold a candle to informal to be inferior or contemptible in comparison with: your dog doesn't hold a candle to mine.
5. not worth the candle informal not worth the price or trouble entailed (esp in the phrase the game's not worth the candle)
vb
(Agriculture) (tr) to examine (eggs) for freshness or the likelihood of being hatched by viewing them against a bright light
[Old English candel, from Latin candēla, from candēre to be white, glitter]
ˈcandler n
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can•dle
(ˈkæn dl)n., v. -dled, -dling. n.
1. a long, usu. slender piece of tallow or wax with an embedded wick that is burned to give light.
2. something resembling this in appearance or use.
3. any of various former international standard units of luminous intensity. Abbr.: c., c Compare candela.
v.t. 4. to examine (eggs) for freshness, fertility, etc., by holding them up to a bright light.
Idioms: 1. hold a candle to, to compare favorably with (usu. in the negative).
2. worth the candle, worth the effort involved (usu. in the negative).
[before 900; Middle English, Old English candel < Latin candēla, derivative of candēre to shine]
can′dler, n.
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candle
Past participle: candled
Gerund: candling
| Imperative |
|---|
| candle |
| candle |
| Present |
|---|
| I candle |
| you candle |
| he/she/it candles |
| we candle |
| you candle |
| they candle |
| Preterite |
|---|
| I candled |
| you candled |
| he/she/it candled |
| we candled |
| you candled |
| they candled |
| Present Continuous |
|---|
| I am candling |
| you are candling |
| he/she/it is candling |
| we are candling |
| you are candling |
| they are candling |
| Present Perfect |
|---|
| I have candled |
| you have candled |
| he/she/it has candled |
| we have candled |
| you have candled |
| they have candled |
| Past Continuous |
|---|
| I was candling |
| you were candling |
| he/she/it was candling |
| we were candling |
| you were candling |
| they were candling |
| Past Perfect |
|---|
| I had candled |
| you had candled |
| he/she/it had candled |
| we had candled |
| you had candled |
| they had candled |
| Future |
|---|
| I will candle |
| you will candle |
| he/she/it will candle |
| we will candle |
| you will candle |
| they will candle |
| Future Perfect |
|---|
| I will have candled |
| you will have candled |
| he/she/it will have candled |
| we will have candled |
| you will have candled |
| they will have candled |
| Future Continuous |
|---|
| I will be candling |
| you will be candling |
| he/she/it will be candling |
| we will be candling |
| you will be candling |
| they will be candling |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I have been candling |
| you have been candling |
| he/she/it has been candling |
| we have been candling |
| you have been candling |
| they have been candling |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I will have been candling |
| you will have been candling |
| he/she/it will have been candling |
| we will have been candling |
| you will have been candling |
| they will have been candling |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I had been candling |
| you had been candling |
| he/she/it had been candling |
| we had been candling |
| you had been candling |
| they had been candling |
| Conditional |
|---|
| I would candle |
| you would candle |
| he/she/it would candle |
| we would candle |
| you would candle |
| they would candle |
| Past Conditional |
|---|
| I would have candled |
| you would have candled |
| he/she/it would have candled |
| we would have candled |
| you would have candled |
| they would have candled |
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Noun 1. [画像:candle - stick of wax with a wick in the middle]candle - stick of wax with a wick in the middle
candlewick - the wick of a candle
chandlery - candles and other commodities sold by a chandler
dip - a candle that is made by repeated dipping in a pool of wax or tallow
lamp - an artificial source of visible illumination
rush candle, rushlight - a tallow candle with a rush stem as the wick
vigil candle, vigil light - a candle lighted by a worshiper in a church
2. candle - the basic unit of luminous intensity adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites; equal to 1/60 of the luminous intensity per square centimeter of a black body radiating at the temperature of 2,046 degrees Kelvin
candlepower unit, luminous intensity unit - a measure of luminous intensity
Verb 1. candle - examine eggs for freshness by holding them against a light
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Translations
شَمْعَة شَمْعَه
свещ
svíčkasvíce
lysstearinlys
شمع
kynttilä
svijeća
gyertya
lilin
kerti
ろうそく
양초
candela
žvakėžvakės/žvakių šviesažvakidė
svece
sveča
stearinljus
เทียน
nến
candle
[ˈkændl]A. N → vela f, candela f; (in church) → cirio m
to hold a candle to sb you can't hold a candle to him → no le llegas ni a la suela de los zapatos
it's not worth the candle → no merece or vale la pena
see also burn 1 B1
to hold a candle to sb you can't hold a candle to him → no le llegas ni a la suela de los zapatos
it's not worth the candle → no merece or vale la pena
see also burn 1 B1
B. CPD candle end N → cabo m de vela
candle grease N → cera f derretida
candle holder N = candlestick
candle grease N → cera f derretida
candle holder N = candlestick
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
candle
[ˈkændəl] n (wax) → bougie f; (tallow) → chandelle f; (in church) → cierge mto burn the candle at both ends → brûler la chandelle par les deux bouts
he can't hold a candle to you → il ne vous arrive pas à la cheville
the game is not worth the candle (old-fashioned) → le jeu n'en vaut pas la chandelle candle holder candle-holder n → porte-bougie m
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
candle
n → Kerze f; to burn the candle at both ends → mit seinen Kräften Raubbau treiben ; he can’t hold a candle to his brother → er kann seinem Bruder nicht das Wasser reichen ; the game is not worth the candle → das ist nicht der Mühe wert
candle
in cpds → Kerzen- ;candle end
n → Kerzenstummel m
candle grease
n → Kerzenwachs nt
candlelight
n → Kerzenlicht nt, → Kerzenschein m; by candle → im Kerzenschein, bei Kerzenlicht ; a candle dinner → ein Candlelight-Dinner nt, → ein Essen nt → bei Kerzenlicht
candle
:candlepower
n (old Elec) → Lichtstärke f
candlestick
n → Kerzenhalter m
candlewick
n
→ Kerzendocht m
(Tex) → Frottierplüschmuster nt
attr bedspread → im Frottierplüschmuster
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candle
(ˈkӕndl) noun 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. kers شَمْعَه свещ vela svíčka die Kerze (stearin-)lys κερί vela küünal شمع kynttilä bougie נר मोमबत्ती svijeća gyertya lilin kerti candela ろうそく 양초 žvakė svece lilin kaars stearinlys, lys świeca شمع vela lumânare свеча sviečka sveča sveća stearinljus เทียน mum 蠟燭 свічка موم بتی ، قندیل ، شمع cây nến 蜡烛
ˈcandle-light noun the light from a candle. We had dinner by candle-light. kerslig ضوء، شَمْعَه светлина на свещ luz de velas světlo svíčky das Kerzenlicht levende lys φως κεριών luz de vela küünlavalgus نور شمع kynttilänvalo lumière dechandelle אוֹר נֵרוֹת मोमबत्ती की रोशनी svjetlo svijeće gyertyafény cahaya lilin kertaljós lume di candela ろうそくの明り 촛불 žvakės/žvakių šviesa sveču gaisma cahaya lilin kaarslicht levende lys światło świec(y) د شمع رنا luz de velas lumina lumânării свет свечи svetlo sviečky svečava svetlost sveće levande ljus, sken från stearinljus แสงเทียน mum ışığı 燭光 світло свічки موم بتی کی روشنی ، دھیمی روشنی ánh nến 烛光
ˈcandlestick noun a holder for a candle. blaker شَمْعَدان свещник castiçal svícen der Kerzenleuchter lysestage κηροπήγιο candelero, palmatoria küünlajalg شمعدان kynttilänjalka chandelier פמוט दीपाधार svijećnjak gyertyatartó tempat lilin kertastjaki candeliere ろうそく立て 촛대 žvakidė svečturis pemegang lilin kandelaar lysestake świecznik شمعداني castiçal sfeşnic подсвечник svietnik svečnik svećnjak ljusstake เชิงเทียน şamdan 燭台 свічник موم بتی کو اٹھانے والا اسٹینڈ giá đỡ nến 烛台
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candle
→ شَمْعَة svíčka stearinlys Kerze κερί vela kynttilä bougie svijeća candela ろうそく 양초 kaars stearinlys świeca vela свеча stearinljus เทียน mum nến 蜡烛Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009