noun
English to Italian Dictionary

candles Meaning in Italian (candles significato in italiano)

candele
Sinonimi:luminicierini
candele in English:candles
Plural: candles
Gender:Femminile
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Il significato di candles in italiano è candele. (Le candele sono bastoncini cilindrici di cera con uno stoppino al centro, che vengono accesi per fornire luce o a scopo decorativo.)

Definitions of Candles

  1. 1
    noun
    candele

    Candles are cylindrical sticks of wax with a wick in the center, which are lit to provide light or for decorative purposes.

    Le candele sono bastoncini cilindrici di cera con uno stoppino al centro, che vengono accesi per fornire luce o a scopo decorativo.

Example Sentences

“She lit the candles on the birthday cake.”

Ha acceso le candele sulla torta di compleanno.

“The room was illuminated by the soft glow of candles.”

La stanza era illuminata dal tenue bagliore delle candele.

“We need to buy more candles for the power outage.”

Dobbiamo comprare altre candele per il blackout.

Synonyms (Sinonimi)

In Italian:

luminicierini

In English:

taperslights

Inflected Word Forms

gerundcandling
nouncandle
nouncandlestick
agent nouncandlemaker

Phrases & Idiomatic Expressions

burn the candle at both endsidiom

To work excessively hard, often to the point of exhaustion.

hold a candle toidiom

To be as good as someone or something else; to compare favorably.

light a candle forexpression

To pray for someone or something, often in a religious context.