noun🔗ShareCire d'abeilleBeeswax."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.materialsubstanceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareCérumenEarwax."What role does the wax in your earhole fulfill?"Quel rôle joue le cérumen dans votre conduit auditif ?bodyorganphysiologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareCiresAny oily, water-resistant substance; normally long-chain hydrocarbons, alcohols or esters."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.substancematerialchemistryChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareCire, cirageAny preparation containing wax, used as a polish."She uses waxes to keep her wooden furniture shiny and protected. "Elle utilise des cires pour garder ses meubles en bois brillants et protégés.materialsubstanceappearanceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareDisqueThe phonograph record format for music."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.musicmediaentertainmenttechnologyhistoryChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareSirop d'érableA thick syrup made by boiling down the sap of the sugar maple and then cooling it."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.foodsubstanceplantChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareCires, huile de haschischA type of drugs with as main ingredients weed oil and butane; hash oil"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.substancechemistryfueltechnologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareCirerTo apply wax to (something, such as a shoe, a floor, a car, or an apple), usually to make it shiny."She waxes her surfboard so she won't slip. "Elle cire sa planche de surf pour ne pas glisser.materialsubstanceappearanceutilitystylevehicleitemprocessagricultureworkindustryChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareÉpiler à la cireTo 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."Maria waxes her legs to make them smooth for the summer. "Maria épile ses jambes pour les rendre lisses pour l'été.bodyappearanceactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareVaincre complètement, anéantirTo defeat utterly.""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.achievementwarmilitarysportgameactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTuer, assassinerTo kill, especially to murder a person."The gangster threatened to wax anyone who crossed him. "Le gangster a menacé de tuer quiconque le contrarierait.personactionpoliceinhumanwarmilitaryChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareEnregistrer(usually of a musical or oral performance) To record."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.musicentertainmentmediasoundtechnologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareS'accroître, augmenterTo increasingly assume the specified characteristic."Her enthusiasm for the project waxed as the deadline approached. "Son enthousiasme pour le projet s'est accru à l'approche de l'échéance.processactionamountChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareCroître, grandirTo grow."The child's excitement waxes as Christmas approaches. "L'excitation de l'enfant grandit à l'approche de Noël.natureprocessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareCroître(of the moon) To appear larger each night as a progression from a new moon to a full moon."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.astronomyspacetimenaturephenomenaChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareMonter, croître(of the tide) To move from low tide to high tide."The tide waxes each day, bringing the sailboats closer to shore. "La marée monte chaque jour, rapprochant les voiliers du rivage.nauticaloceansailingweatherChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareAccès de colère, emportementAn outburst of anger."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.emotioncharactermindChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
