lost-wax in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for lost-wax in the Italian»English Dictionary

cera¹ [ˈtʃera] N f

cera

wax

cera (per lucidare pavimenti, auto, mobili ecc.)

polish

bambola, candela di cera

wax doll, wax candle

statua di cera

waxwork

museo delle cere

wax museum, waxworks

palma della cera

waxpalm

albero della cera

candletree

dare la cera (al pavimento), passare la cera (sul pavimento)

to wax or polish the floor

fusione a cera persa

lost-wax fusion

cera d'api

beeswax

cera per pavimenti, cera da pavimenti

floor polish or wax

cera da scarpe

shoe polish

cera vegetale

vegetable wax

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

By the early 1980s, he was relying less on feathers and leather, and was producing precious metal jewellery using the lost-wax method.

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