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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesbougie
Pronunciation / Transliteration: bu.ʒi
"Elle a soufflé les bougies sur son gâteau d'anniversaire."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A cylinder or block of wax or tallow with an embedded wick that is burned to give light.
"She lit a scented candle to create a relaxing atmosphere in the room." - 2
A unit of luminous intensity, historically defined as the light produced by a standard candle.
"The instrument measured the luminous flux in terms of candlepower."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Middle English word 'candel', originating from Old English 'candel', which was borrowed from Latin 'candēla' (a tallow or wax candle, taper), from 'candēre' (to shine). It shares an Indo-European root with 'candid' and 'incense'.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Candle" is said worldwide
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bougie
Transliteration: bu.ʒi
"Elle a soufflé les bougies sur son gâteau d'anniversaire."
Kerze
Transliteration: ˈkɛʁ.t͡sə
"Wir zünden im Winter oft Kerzen an."
candela
Transliteration: kanˈdɛ.la
"La stanza era illuminata solo da una candela."
vela
Transliteration: ˈbe.la
"Encendimos una vela durante el apagón."
vela
Transliteration: ˈvɛ.lɐ
"Coloquei uma vela aromática na sala de estar."
मोमबत्ती
Transliteration: mombattī
"उसने जन्मदिन के केक पर मोमबत्ती बुझाई।"
蜡烛
Transliteration: làzhú
"停电时我们在房间里点了一支蜡烛。"
양초
Transliteration: yangcho
"우리는 식탁 위에 양초를 켰습니다."
ろうそく
Transliteration: rousoku
"誕生日のケーキのろうそくを吹き消した。"
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