wax in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for wax in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.wax¹ [Am wæks, Brit waks] N U

1. wax:

wax

cera f

wax attr candle/model/doll

de cera

wax polish

cera f abrillantadora

2. wax:

earwax

cera f (de los oídos)

earwax

cerumen m

3. wax:

sealing wax

lacre m

II.wax¹ [Am wæks, Brit waks] VB trans

1. wax (treat with wax):

wax floor/table/skis

encerar

2. wax (to remove hair):

wax

depilar con cera

she has her legs waxed

se depila las piernas con cera

wax² [Am wæks, Brit waks] VB intr

1. wax (increase):

wax moon:

crecer

his popularity waxed and waned

su popularidad sufrió muchos altibajos

2. wax (become):

she waxed lyrical about the painting

se deshizo en elogios hablando del cuadro

she waxed lyrical about the painting

habló extasiado del cuadro

floor wax N U

floor wax

cera f para el suelo

floor wax

cera f para el piso LatAm

furniture wax N U

furniture wax

cera f para muebles

sealing wax [Am ˈsilɪŋ ˌwæks, Brit ˈsiːlɪŋ waks] N U

sealing wax

lacre m

candle wax N U

candle wax

cera f de vela

wax paper N U

wax paper → waxed

See also waxed

waxed [wakst] ADJ

waxed jacket/leather:

waxed

tratado con cera

wax seal N

wax seal

sello m de lacre

Translations for wax in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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cera depilatoria

depilatory wax

cera depilatoria

hair-removing wax

simonizar

to wax

wax in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for wax in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.wax¹ [wæks] N no pl

1. wax (fatty substance):

wax

cera f

candle wax

vela f de cera

candle wax (for polishing)

cera lustradora

2. wax (inside ear):

wax

cerumen m

wax

cerilla f

II.wax¹ [wæks] VB trans

1. wax (polish):

wax floor, furniture

encerar

wax shoes

lustrar

2. wax (remove hair from):

wax

depilar con cera

wax² [wæks] VB intr liter

1. wax moon:

wax

crecer

to wax and wane

crecer y decrecer

to wax and wane fig

tener altibajos

2. wax (become):

wax

ponerse

she waxed lyrical about her holiday

se entusiasmó mucho con sus vacaciones

paraffin wax N no pl

paraffin wax

parafina f

sealing wax N no pl

sealing wax

lacre m

wax paper N

wax paper

papel m encerado

Translations for wax in the Spanish»English Dictionary

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

lacre

sealing wax

cera

wax

cera (de vela)

candle-wax

cera para suelos

wax polish

museo de cera

wax museum

cerilla

wax taper

encerar

to wax

cerillo

wax taper

wax Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

candle wax

vela f de cera

candle wax (for polishing)

cera lustradora

to wax and wane

crecer y decrecer

to wax and wane fig

tener altibajos

to wax and wane

crecer y menguar

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

From a distance it shone more brightly than four giant wax candles.

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The new stamps were embossed individually onto paper or a wax wafer.

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Common instruments include graphite pencils, pen and ink, inked brushes, wax color pencils, crayons, charcoals, chalk, pastels, markers, stylus, or various metals like silverpoint.

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We ebb and flow like the tides, we wax and wane like the moon.

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The make up of oil pastels is pigment coated in wax or oil giving lines and shading a crayon like texture.

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His earliest sculptures featured bullfighting themes, modeled in wax and cast in bronze.

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A plaster gypsum mold was cast from the wax.

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The wax crayon repels watercolor paint that is brushed over it; the watercolor paint adheres to the paper surrounding the crayon.

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Daily applications of butch wax were used to make the short hair stand straight up from the head.

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Her wax models were highly prized while she was alive and long after her death.

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