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candles Meaning in Portuguese (candles significado em português)

velas
Sinônimos:candelabrosluzes
velas in English:candles
IPA:ˈvɛ.lɐs
Phonetic:vɛlas
Plural: candle
Gender:Feminino
Quick Answer • Resumo

O significado de candles em português é velas. (Velas são bastões cilíndricos de cera com um pavio no centro, que são acesas para fornecer luz ou para fins decorativos.)

Definitions of Candles

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    noun
    velas

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

    Velas são bastões cilíndricos de cera com um pavio no centro, que são acesas para fornecer luz ou para fins decorativos.

Example Sentences

“She lit the candles on the birthday cake.”

Ela acendeu as velas no bolo de aniversário.

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

O quarto era iluminado pelo brilho suave das velas.

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

Precisamos comprar mais velas para a falta de energia.

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Synonyms (Sinônimos)

In Portuguese:

candelabrosluzes

In English:

taperslights

Antonyms (Antônimos)

In Portuguese:

escuridão

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.