waxes in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for waxes in the English»French Dictionary

I.wax [Brit waks, Am wæks] N

1. wax (gen):

wax (for candle, sealing, polishing, records)

cire f

wax attr candle, figure, polish, seal

en cire

2. wax (for skis):

wax

fart m

3. wax (mineral wax):

wax CHEM, TECH

paraffine f

4. wax (in ear):

wax

cérumen m

II.wax [Brit waks, Am wæks] VB trans

1. wax (polish):

wax floor, table

cirer

wax car

lustrer

wax ski

farter

2. wax (remove hair from):

wax leg

épiler [qc] à la cire

III.wax [Brit waks, Am wæks] VB intr

1. wax ASTRON:

wax moon:

croître

to wax and wane ASTRON fig

croître et décroître

2. wax (speak):

to wax eloquent/indignant

se montrer éloquent/indigné (about, over à propos de)

to wax lyrical

disserter avec lyrisme (about, over à propos de)

IV.waxed ADJ

waxed fabric, floor, moustache, table

ciré

waxed paper

paraffiné

waxed thread

poissé

waxed jacket Brit

ciré m

sealing wax N

sealing wax

cire f à cacheter

ski wax N

ski wax

fart m

depilatory wax N U

depilatory wax

cire f à épiler

wax paper N

wax paper

papier m paraffiné

wax museum N

wax museum

musée m de cire

wax bean N Am

wax bean FOOD, BOT

haricot m beurre

Translations for waxes in the French»English Dictionary

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fart

(ski-)wax

cire

wax

en cire

wax attr

cire à cacheter

sealing wax

encaustiquer

to wax-polish Brit

encaustiquer

to wax

waxes in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for waxes in the English»French Dictionary

I.wax [wæks] N

wax

cire f

wax in ears

cérumen m

a wax candle

un cierge

II.wax [wæks] VB trans

1. wax (polish):

wax

cirer

2. wax (remove hair from):

wax

épiler

Phrases:

to wax and wane

croître et décroître

wax paper [ˈwækspeɪpəʳ, Am -pɚ] N

wax paper

papier m sulfurisé

sealing wax N no pl

sealing wax

cire f à cacheter

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wax crayons

crayons gras

Translations for waxes in the French»English Dictionary

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encaustique

wax

fart

wax

cire

wax

encaustiquer

to wax

cérumen

ear wax

farter

to wax

waxes Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

wax crayons

crayons gras

a wax candle

un cierge

to wax and wane

croître et décroître

to wax lyrical about sth

s'emballer à propos de qc