candle

bougie

Bloc ou bâton de cire contenant une mèche que l’on allume pour éclairer.

En anglais simple : A stick or block of wax with a string inside that burns to give light.

• She lit a candle.
• The candles on the cake were pink.
• Please blow out the candle before you leave.

Expressions courantes : light a candle, birthday candle, scented candle

bougie

Ancienne unité servant à mesurer l’intensité d’une lumière dans une direction donnée.

En anglais simple : An old unit for measuring how strong a light is in a particular direction.

• The lamp had an intensity of one candle.
• This old chart gives light intensity in candles.
• The candle was later replaced by the candela.

Expressions courantes : standard candle, international candle, one candle

chandelle, pousse de pin

Nouvelle pousse claire qui se développe vers le haut sur un pin au printemps.

En anglais simple : A pale new stem that grows upward on a pine tree in spring.

• A new candle grew at the branch tip.
• The pine candles lengthened quickly in spring.
• She pinched each candle to keep the tree compact.

Synonymes : pine shoot

Expressions courantes : pine candle, new candle, prune a candle

échelle rituelle anglicane

Échelle imaginaire indiquant l’attachement d’une église ou d’une personne anglicane aux cérémonies formelles et aux traditions catholiques.

En anglais simple : An imagined scale showing how much an Anglican church or person favors formal ceremonies and Catholic traditions.

• Their church is fairly high up the candle.
• The new vicar moved the parish down the candle.
• More incense suggests that the parish has moved up the candle.

Comment l'utiliser : up/down the candle (The parish moved up the candle under its new vicar.)

Expressions courantes : up the candle, down the candle

mirer

Faire passer une lumière vive à travers un œuf pour vérifier ce qui se développe dedans.

En anglais simple : To shine a bright light through an egg to check what is growing inside.

• We candle the eggs with a small lamp.
• She candled each egg after a week.
• When should I candle these duck eggs?

Expressions courantes : candle an egg, candle chicken eggs

présécher

Chauffer doucement une poterie non cuite dans un four pour éliminer l’eau avant la cuisson complète.

En anglais simple : To heat unfired pottery gently in a kiln to remove water before heating it fully.

• We candle the pottery before firing it.
• She candled the kiln overnight to dry the bowls.
• You should candle thick clay pieces slowly.

Synonymes : pre-dry

Expressions courantes : candle the kiln, candle the pottery