Meaning of candle | Babel Free

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1. To examine (an egg) for freshness or fertility by holding it before a bright light.
2. 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 κερίvela küünal شمع kynttilä bougieנר मोमबत्ती svijeća gyertya lilin kerti candela ろうそく 양초 žvakė svece lilin kaarsstearinlys, lysświeca شمع vela lumânare свеча sviečka sveča sveća stearinljus เทียน mum 蠟燭 свічка موم بتی ، قندیل ، شمع cây nến 蜡烛
3. 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 kaarslichtlevende lys światło świec(y) د شمع رنا luz de velas lumina lumâ­nării свет свечи svetlo sviečky svečava s...
4. a holder for a candle. blaker شَمْعَدان свещник castiçal svícen der Kerzenleuchter lysestage κηροπήγιοcandelero, palmatoria küünlajalg شمعدان kynttilänjalka chandelierפמוט दीपाधार svijećnjak gyertyatartó tempat lilin kertastjaki candeliere ろうそく立て 촛대 žvakidė svečturis pemegang lilin kandelaarlysestakeświecznik شمعداني castiçal sfeş­nic подсвечник svietnik svečnik svećnjak ljusstake เชิงเทียน şamdan 燭台 свічник موم بتی کو اٹھانے والا اسٹینڈ giá đỡ nến 烛台
5. A solid, usually cylindrical mass of tallow, wax, or other fatty substance with an axially embedded wick that is burned to provide light.
6. 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originally defined in terms of a wax candle with standard composition, later in terms of a carbon-filament lamp, and superseded by the candela.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.
   Physics
7. a cylindrical piece of wax, tallow, or other fatty substance surrounding a wick, which is burned to produce light
8. (Units) physics a. See international candle
   physics
9. burn the candle at both ends to exhaust oneself, esp by being up late and getting up early to work
10. not hold a candle to informal to be inferior or contemptible in comparison with: your dog doesn't hold a candle to mine.
    informal

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