wax Signification, définition

Signification de wax en français

• 0 a substance used to make candles -- cire [ feminine ]

  • a figure made of wax une figurine de cire

• 1 to remove hair by pulling them out using warm wax -- (s’)épiler

  • to wax your legs/arms/chest s’épiler les bras/jambes / la poitrine

• 2 the sticky, fatty substance of which bees make their cells; beeswax -- cire

• 3 the sticky, yellowish substance formed in the ears. -- cire

• 4 a manufactured, fatty substance used in polishing, to give a good shine -- cire

  • furniture wax.

• 5 (also candle-wax) (of) a substance made from paraffin, used in making candles, models etc, that melts when heated -- (en/de) cire

  • (also adjective) a wax model.

• 6 sealing wax. -- cire à cacheter

• 7 to smear, polish or rub with wax -- cirer

  • He waxes and polishes his car every Sunday morning.

• 8 (of the moon) to appear to grow in size as more of it becomes visible. -- croître

• 9 an old word for to grow or increase. -- croître