verb🔗ShareCirerTo apply wax to (something, such as a shoe, a floor, a car, or an apple), usually to make it shiny."My dad is waxing the car to protect the paint. "Mon père cire la voiture pour protéger la peinture.appearancematerialutilityChat 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."She is waxing her legs before going to the beach. "Elle s'épile les jambes avant d'aller à la plage.bodyappearanceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareVaincre totalement, écraserTo defeat utterly."The chess champion was waxing all his opponents in the tournament, winning every game with ease. "Le champion d'échecs écrasait tous ses adversaires dans le tournoi, gagnant chaque partie avec facilité.militarywarachievementChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTuer, assassinerTo kill, especially to murder a person."Context: A news report or a fictional story about crime. Sentence: The detective suspected the rival gang was waxing informants to silence them. "Le détective soupçonnait que le gang rival assassinait des informateurs pour les faire taire.actionlawpolicewarmilitaryChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareEnregistrer(usually of a musical or oral performance) To record."The band is waxing their new album at the studio this week. "Le groupe enregistre son nouvel album au studio cette semaine.musicentertainmenttechnologysoundmediaChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareCroître, augmenterTo increasingly assume the specified characteristic."My enthusiasm for the project is waxing as we get closer to the deadline. "Mon enthousiasme pour le projet croît à mesure que nous approchons de la date limite.processtimeamountChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareCroître, grandirTo grow."The child's confidence was waxing as she practiced her reading. "La confiance de l'enfant grandissait à mesure qu'elle s'exerçait à la lecture.biologynatureprocesstimeChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareCroissant(of the moon) To appear larger each night as a progression from a new moon to a full moon.""Each night, the moon is waxing, growing bigger and brighter in the sky." "Chaque nuit, la lune est croissante, devenant plus grande et plus brillante dans le ciel.astronomyspacetimenatureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareMonter(of the tide) To move from low tide to high tide."The tide is waxing, so we need to move our boat higher up the beach. "La marée monte, nous devons donc déplacer notre bateau plus haut sur la plage.nauticaloceanChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareCroissanceThe action of the verb to wax."The waxing of her eyebrows left her feeling more confident. "La croissance de ses sourcils lui a donné plus de confiance en elle.actionprocessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareÉpilation à la cireA cosmetic procedure in which hair is removed from the body by the application and removal of wax."Maria scheduled a waxing appointment before her beach vacation. "Maria a pris rendez-vous pour une épilation à la cire avant ses vacances à la plage.appearancebodyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareEnregistrement, disqueA recording intended for a phonograph."My grandfather's collection of vintage waxings is quite extensive. "La collection d'enregistrements anciens de mon grand-père est assez vaste.soundmusicentertainmentmediatechnologyhistoryChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
