candle

candela

Pezzo di cera con uno stoppino all’interno che si accende per illuminare.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Espressioni comuni: light a candle, birthday candle, scented candle

candela

Unità usata in passato per misurare l’intensità della luce in una determinata direzione.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Espressioni comuni: standard candle, international candle, one candle

germoglio di pino

Nuovo germoglio chiaro che cresce verso l’alto su un pino in primavera.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Sinonimi: pine shoot

Espressioni comuni: pine candle, new candle, prune a candle

scala rituale anglicana

Scala immaginaria che indica quanto una chiesa o persona anglicana predilige cerimonie formali e tradizioni cattoliche.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Come si usa: up/down the candle (The parish moved up the candle under its new vicar.)

Espressioni comuni: up the candle, down the candle

sperare

Far passare una luce intensa attraverso un uovo per controllare ciò che si sviluppa al suo interno.

In inglese semplice: 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?

Espressioni comuni: candle an egg, candle chicken eggs

preessiccare

Scaldare delicatamente la ceramica cruda in un forno per eliminare l’acqua prima della cottura completa.

In inglese semplice: 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.

Sinonimi: pre-dry

Espressioni comuni: candle the kiln, candle the pottery