Meaning of meĉo | Babel Free
ˈmet͡ʃoDefinitions
- wick (of a candle, oil lamp etc.)
- fuse (of a bomb or other explosive device)
Equivalents
English
Wick
Examples
“La kandela meĉo brulis, apenaŭ havigante sufiĉe da lumo por ke ni povu vidi la ĉambron.”
The candle wick burned, providing barely enough light for us to see the room.
“Ŝi ekbruligis la meĉon de la bombo kaj rapide forkuris.”
She lit the bomb's fuse and quickly ran away.
CEFR level
B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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