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"Candle" is a noun which is often translated as "la vela", and "candlestick" is a noun which is often translated as "el candelero". Learn more about the difference between "candle" and "candlestick" below.
candle(
kahn
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duhl
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (taper)
b. la candela (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Don't let the candle burn out.No dejes que se apague la candela.
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
a. examinar al trasluz
My work entailed candling the eggs and classifying them according to freshness.Mi trabajo consistía en examinar los huevos al trasluz y clasificarlos en función de su frescura.
candlestick(
kahn
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duhl
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stihk
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (general)
a. el candelero (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
A silver candlestick stood at each end of the mantelpiece.Había un candelero de plata en cada extremo de la repisa de la chimenea.
b. el candelabro (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
The centerpiece of the dining table was a large candlestick with six candles.El centro de mesa del comedor era un gran candelabro con seis velas.
c. la palmatoria (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Holding a candlestick in front of her, she advanced slowly down the dark corridor.Con una palmatoria en la mano, avanzó lentamente por el pasillo oscuro.
