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waxes

/ˈwæksɪz/ /ˈwæksəz/

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noun

Cire d'abeille

Examples :

"The candle maker uses waxes from beehives to make natural, sweet-smelling candles. "

Le fabricant de bougies utilise de la cire d'abeille provenant de ruches pour fabriquer des bougies naturelles et parfumées.

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noun

Cérumen

Examples :

"What role does the wax in your earhole fulfill?"

Quel rôle joue le cérumen dans votre conduit auditif ?

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noun

Cires

Any oily, water-resistant substance; normally long-chain hydrocarbons, alcohols or esters.

Examples :

"The car detailer uses special waxes to protect the paint from sun and rain. "

Le spécialiste de l'esthétique automobile utilise des cires spéciales pour protéger la peinture du soleil et de la pluie.

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noun

Cire, cirage

Any preparation containing wax, used as a polish.

Examples :

"She uses waxes to keep her wooden furniture shiny and protected. "

Elle utilise des cires pour garder ses meubles en bois brillants et protégés.

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noun

Disque

The phonograph record format for music.

Examples :

"My grandfather still keeps all his old jazz music on waxes in the attic. "

Mon grand-père conserve toujours toute sa vieille musique de jazz sur des disques au grenier.

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noun

Sirop d'érable

A thick syrup made by boiling down the sap of the sugar maple and then cooling it.

Examples :

"Grandma's recipe called for a generous amount of maple waxes to flavor the pancakes. "

La recette de grand-mère demandait une généreuse quantité de sirop d'érable pour parfumer les crêpes.

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noun

Cires, huile de haschisch

A type of drugs with as main ingredients weed oil and butane; hash oil

Examples :

"Due to the strong smell, the student got caught trying to smoke waxes in the school bathroom. "

En raison de la forte odeur, l'élève s'est fait prendre en train d'essayer de fumer des cires dans les toilettes de l'école.

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verb

Cirer

To apply wax to (something, such as a shoe, a floor, a car, or an apple), usually to make it shiny.

Examples :

"She waxes her surfboard so she won't slip. "

Elle cire sa planche de surf pour ne pas glisser.

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verb

Épiler à la cire

To remove hair at the roots from (a part of the body) by coating the skin with a film of wax that is then pulled away sharply.

Examples :

"Maria waxes her legs to make them smooth for the summer. "

Maria épile ses jambes pour les rendre lisses pour l'été.

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verb

Vaincre complètement, anéantir

To defeat utterly.

Examples :

""Our school's basketball team waxes all of its opponents this season." "

L'équipe de basket de notre école vainc tous ses adversaires cette saison.

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verb

Tuer, assassiner

To kill, especially to murder a person.

Examples :

"The gangster threatened to wax anyone who crossed him. "

Le gangster a menacé de tuer quiconque le contrarierait.

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verb

Enregistrer

(usually of a musical or oral performance) To record.

Examples :

"The band waxes their new single next week at a recording studio downtown. "

Le groupe va enregistrer son nouveau single la semaine prochaine dans un studio d'enregistrement en centre-ville.

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verb

S'accroître, augmenter

To increasingly assume the specified characteristic.

Examples :

"Her enthusiasm for the project waxed as the deadline approached. "

Son enthousiasme pour le projet s'est accru à l'approche de l'échéance.

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verb

Croître, grandir

Examples :

"The child's excitement waxes as Christmas approaches. "

L'excitation de l'enfant grandit à l'approche de Noël.

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verb

Croître

(of the moon) To appear larger each night as a progression from a new moon to a full moon.

Examples :

"As the moon waxes each night, it becomes brighter and more visible in the sky. "

Au fur et à mesure que la lune croît chaque nuit, elle devient plus brillante et plus visible dans le ciel.

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verb

Monter, croître

(of the tide) To move from low tide to high tide.

Examples :

"The tide waxes each day, bringing the sailboats closer to shore. "

La marée monte chaque jour, rapprochant les voiliers du rivage.

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noun

Accès de colère, emportement

An outburst of anger.

Examples :

"The teacher often ignored the student's little waxes, hoping they would stop on their own. "

Le professeur ignorait souvent les petits accès de colère de l'élève, espérant qu'ils cesseraient d'eux-mêmes.

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