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candle

candle(
kahn
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duhl
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A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
noun
a. la vela
(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).
(F)
I lit a candle so I could read.Encendí una vela para poder leer.
b. la candela
(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).
(F)
Don't let the candle burn out.No dejes que se apague la candela.
c. el cirio
(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).
(M)
During a christening, the godparents hold a candle.Durante el bautizo, los padrinos llevan un cirio.
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
transitive verb
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.
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