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candle

['kændl] брит. / амер.

сущ.
1. свеча
2. физ.
  международная свеча (единица силы света)
3. газовая горелка
гл.
просвечивать, проверять на свет (что-л.)

Physics (En-Ru)

candle

свеча (устаревшее название единицы СИ силы света)

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Time to light the candle and make his wish come true, before the ice die began to sublimate in the sunlight.
Время зажечь свечу и пожелать себе удачи, не то ледяная оправка начнет испаряться под солнечными лучами.
Bujold, Lois McMaster / Falling FreeБуджолд, Лоис Макмастер / В свободном падении
В свободном падении
Буджолд, Лоис Макмастер
© 1988 by Lois McMaster Bujold
© 1996, АСТ
© Н. Кудряшов, перевод
Falling Free
Bujold, Lois McMaster
© 1988 by Lois McMaster Bujold

"You are sure you remember, my dear boy, that that letter was burned by Kraft in the candle?
- Ты твердо помнишь, мой милый, об этом письме, что Крафт его сжег на свечке?
Dostoevsky, Fyodor / A Raw YouthДостоевский, Фёдор / Подросток
Подросток
Достоевский, Фёдор
© Издательство "Советская Россия", 1979
A Raw Youth
Dostoevsky, Fyodor

A coarse candle, stuck in a bottle, sputtered beside it.
Рядом горела, потрескивая, толстая свеча, воткнутая в бутылку.
Wilde, Oscar / The Picture of Dorian GrayУайльд, Оскар / Портрет Дориана Грея
Портрет Дориана Грея
Уайльд, Оскар
© Государственное издательство художественной литературы, 1960
The Picture of Dorian Gray
Wilde, Oscar

However, only the Three Outside Up pattern will be identified as a candle pattern if it is given higher priority.
Однако лишь модель три внешних дня вверх будет идентифицирована, если ей дан более высокий приоритет.
Morris, Gregory L. / Candlestick Charting ExplainedМоррис, Грегори Л. / Японские свечи: метод анализа акций и фьючерсов, проверенный
Японские свечи: метод анализа акций и фьючерсов, проверенный
Моррис, Грегори Л.
© Gregory L. Morris, 1995
© Альпина Паблишер — перевод на русский язык, оформление, 2001
Candlestick Charting Explained
Morris, Gregory L.
© 1992, 1995, 2006 by Gregory L. Morris

Killer Evans struck a match, lit a stump of candle, and vanished from our view.
«Убийца Эванс» чиркнул спичкой, зажег огарок свечи и скрылся из виду.
Conan Doyle, Arthur / The Adventure of the Three GarridebsКонан Дойль, Артур / Три Гарридеба
Три Гарридеба
Конан Дойль, Артур
© "Правда", 1966
© перевод Н. Дехтеревой
The Adventure of the Three Garridebs
Conan Doyle, Arthur

Three trading day's later, on March 2, the white candle-lower shadow successfully maintained the lows of mid-January.
Через три торговых дня, 2 марта , нижняя тень белой свечи подтвердила прочность минимумов середины января.
Nison, Steve / Japanese Candlestick Charting TechniquesНисон, Стив / Японские свечи: графический анализ финансовых рынков
Японские свечи: графический анализ финансовых рынков
Нисон, Стив
© 1991 by Steve Nison
© OOO «Диаграмма», 1997
Japanese Candlestick Charting Techniques
Nison, Steve
© 1991 by Steve Nison

'It may be a candle in a house,' I then conjectured; 'but if so, I can never reach it. It is much too far away: and were it within a yard of me, what would it avail?
"Вероятно, это свеча в доме, - решила я. - Если так, мне ни за что до нее не добраться: она слишком далеко от меня; но будь она даже рядом, какой от этого был бы толк?
Bronte, Charlotte / Jane EyreБронте, Шарлотта / Джен Эйр
Джен Эйр
Бронте, Шарлотта
© Издательство «Правда», 1988 г.
Jane Eyre
Bronte, Charlotte
© 2009 by Wayne Josephson

But Rabbit's basic emotion is relief, at being excused from having to keep any kind of candle burning at Pru's shrine.
Но при этом Кролик испытывает большое облегчение, что его избавили от повинности вечно скорбеть о загубленной судьбе Пру.
Updike, John / Rabbit At RestАпдайк, Джон / Кролик успокоился
Кролик успокоился
Апдайк, Джон
© Перевод. Н. Роговская, 2009
© ООО Издательство "АСТ МОСКВА", 2009
© John Updike, 1990
Rabbit At Rest
Updike, John
© 1990 by John Updike

Mr. Kirillov lighted a candle and took out of his trunk, which stood not yet unpacked in a corner, an envelope, sealing-wax, and a glass seal.
Господин Кириллов, войдя, засветил свечу и из своего чемодана, стоявшего в углу и еще не разобранного, достал конверт, сургуч и хрустальную печатку.
Dostoevsky, Fyodor / The possessedДостоевский, Фёдор / Бесы
Бесы
Достоевский, Фёдор
© Издательство "Художественная литература", 1989
The possessed
Dostoevsky, Fyodor

The game isn't worth the candle and I wasn't intending to talk to you about anything special.
Ей-богу, игра не стоит свеч, да и говорить-то с вами я ни о чем таком особенном не намеревался.
Dostoevsky, Fyodor / Crime and PunishmentДостоевский, Фёдор / Преступление и наказание
Преступление и наказание
Достоевский, Фёдор
© Издательство "Художественная литература", 1970
Crime and Punishment
Dostoevsky, Fyodor
© 2009 Rhodes Media

She soaked the coarse thread in alcohol too, and heated the needle in the candle flame.
Суровую нить тоже вымочила в спирте. Прокалила на свече иголку.
Akunin, Boris / The State CounsellorАкунин, Борис / Статский советник
Статский советник
Акунин, Борис
© B. Akunin, автор, 1999
© И. Захаров, издатель, 1999
The State Counsellor
Akunin, Boris

You had better go and look with a candle."
Ты бы пошла со свечкой поглядела!
Чехов, А.П. / Сапожник и нечистая силаChekhov, A. / The shoemaker and the devil
The shoemaker and the devil
Chekhov, A.
© 1999 by Random House, Inc.
Сапожник и нечистая сила
Чехов, А.П.
© Издательство "Наука", 1974

'You needn't stand between me and the candle for all that,' retorted Bella.
И все-таки не надо загораживать от меня свечку, - возразила Белла. -
Dickens, Charles / Our Mutual FriendДиккенс, Чарльз / Наш общий друг
Наш общий друг
Диккенс, Чарльз
© Государственное издательство художественной литературы, 1960
Our Mutual Friend
Dickens, Charles
© Wordsworth Editions Limited 1997

Before long Grisha arrived with his soft tread, carrying in one hand his staff and in the other a tallow candle set in a brass candlestick.
Почти вслед за нами тихими шагами вошел Гриша. В одной руке он держал свой посох, в другой - сальную свечу в медном подсвечнике.
Толстой, Л.Н. / ДетствоTolstoy, Leo / Childhood
Childhood
Tolstoy, Leo
© 2007 Objective Systems Pty Ltd
Детство
Толстой, Л.Н.
© Издательство "Художественная литература", 1960

Following my instincts, I lit the candle and placed it snugly at Nyx's feet.
Повинуясь внутреннему голосу, я зажгла свечу и поставила ее у ног Богини.
Cast, P.C.,Cast, Kristin / BetrayedКаст, Филис,Каст, Кристин / Обманутая
Обманутая
Каст, Филис,Каст, Кристин
© St. Martin's Griffin Press, LLC, New York, 2007
© ЗАО "ОЛМА Медиа Групп", издание, перевод, 2009
Betrayed
Cast, P.C.,Cast, Kristin
© 2007 by P. С. Cast and Kristin Cast.

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'kændlNounсвечаExamples

to dip candles — потушить свечи
to light a candle — зажечь свечу
to blow out / extinguish / snuff out a candle — задуть свечу
the candle was burning — свеча горела
the candle was sputtering — свеча горела, потрескивая
wax candle — восковая свеча
the flame of a candle — пламя свечи

User translations

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1.
свечка
translation added by Талгат Мырзаханов
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2.
свеча
translation added by Pavel T
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Collocations

bell, book and candle

отлучение от церкви

bell, book and candle

помпезная религиозная церемония

candle coal

длиннопламенный уголь

candle coal

некоксующийся уголь

candle eggs

проверять свежесть яиц на свет

candle lampholder

патрон для лампы-свечи

candle-foot

фут-свеча

candle-hour

свеча-час

candle-lamp

свечеобразная лампа накаливания

candle-meter

люкс

candle-shaped

свечеобразный

electrical candle

электрическая свеча

foot-candle meter

люксметр

foot-candle meter

фотометр

Hefner candle

свеча Гефнера

Word forms

candle

verb

Basic forms
Past	candled
Imperative	candle
Present Participle (Participle I)	candling
Past Participle (Participle II)	candled

Present Indefinite, Active Voice
I candle	we candle
you candle	you candle
he/she/it candles	they candle

Present Continuous, Active Voice
I am candling	we are candling
you are candling	you are candling
he/she/it is candling	they are candling

Present Perfect, Active Voice
I have candled	we have candled
you have candled	you have candled
he/she/it has candled	they have candled

Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I have been candling	we have been candling
you have been candling	you have been candling
he/she/it has been candling	they have been candling

Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I candled	we candled
you candled	you candled
he/she/it candled	they candled

Past Continuous, Active Voice
I was candling	we were candling
you were candling	you were candling
he/she/it was candling	they were candling

Past Perfect, Active Voice
I had candled	we had candled
you had candled	you had candled
he/she/it had candled	they had candled

Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I had been candling	we had been candling
you had been candling	you had been candling
he/she/it had been candling	they had been candling

Future Indefinite, Active Voice
I shall/will candle	we shall/will candle
you will candle	you will candle
he/she/it will candle	they will candle

Future Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will be candling	we shall/will be candling
you will be candling	you will be candling
he/she/it will be candling	they will be candling

Future Perfect, Active Voice
I shall/will have candled	we shall/will have candled
you will have candled	you will have candled
he/she/it will have candled	they will have candled

Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will have been candling	we shall/will have been candling
you will have been candling	you will have been candling
he/she/it will have been candling	they will have been candling

Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I should/would candle	we should/would candle
you would candle	you would candle
he/she/it would candle	they would candle

Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would be candling	we should/would be candling
you would be candling	you would be candling
he/she/it would be candling	they would be candling

Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice
I should/would have candled	we should/would have candled
you would have candled	you would have candled
he/she/it would have candled	they would have candled

Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would have been candling	we should/would have been candling
you would have been candling	you would have been candling
he/she/it would have been candling	they would have been candling

Present Indefinite, Passive Voice
I am candled	we are candled
you are candled	you are candled
he/she/it is candled	they are candled

Present Continuous, Passive Voice
I am being candled	we are being candled
you are being candled	you are being candled
he/she/it is being candled	they are being candled

Present Perfect, Passive Voice
I have been candled	we have been candled
you have been candled	you have been candled
he/she/it has been candled	they have been candled

Past Indefinite, Passive Voice
I was candled	we were candled
you were candled	you were candled
he/she/it was candled	they were candled

Past Continuous, Passive Voice
I was being candled	we were being candled
you were being candled	you were being candled
he/she/it was being candled	they were being candled

Past Perfect, Passive Voice
I had been candled	we had been candled
you had been candled	you had been candled
he/she/it had been candled	they had been candled

Future Indefinite, Passive Voice
I shall/will be candled	we shall/will be candled
you will be candled	you will be candled
he/she/it will be candled	they will be candled

Future Perfect, Passive Voice
I shall/will have been candled	we shall/will have been candled
you will have been candled	you will have been candled
he/she/it will have been candled	they will have been candled

candle

noun

	Singular	Plural
Common case	candle	candles
Possessive case	candle's	candles'

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