vela

/ˈbela/, [ˈbe.la]

candle

Examples

Quemar la vela por ambos extremos la reduce a cera muy deprisa - igual que un mujeriego que tuviese una mujer atractiva en cada brazo.

Burning the candle at both ends reduces the candle to wax in a hurry - just like a playboy having a pretty girl on each arm.

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Él sopló la vela.

He blew out the candle.

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Cuando sopló el viento, la vela se apagó.

The moment the wind blew in, the candle went out.

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La vela se está derritiendo.

The candle is melting down.

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No puedo encender esta vela. Está mojada.

I cannot light this candle. It's wet.

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Enciende la vela.

Light the candle.

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Encendió una vela en la oscuridad.

He lit a candle in the dark.

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Apaga la vela. El corte de luz terminó.

Put out the candle. The blackout is over.

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Vivir la vida en la pista rápida es como quemar una vela por ambos extremos.

Living life in the fast lane is like burning the candle at both ends.

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Una vela sin pabilo no es una vela en absoluto.

A candle without a wick is no candle at all.

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Me gusta cruzar el lago en barco de vela.

I like to go across the lake in a sailboat.

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Esa vela no es blanca.

That candle isn't white.

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Tom sopló la vela.

Tom blew out the candle.

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En Alemania existe la superstición de que, si enciendes un cigarro con una vela, un marinero morirá en el mar.

In Germany, there's a superstition that if you light a cigarette off a candle, a sailor will die at sea.

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Una vela iluminaba la habitación.

A candle lighted the room.

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Esta vela no es blanca.

This candle is not white.

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Parece que hoy voy a pasar la noche en vela.

It seems I'm going to be up all night tonight.

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La vela se hacía más y más corta, hasta que se apagó.

The candle grew shorter and shorter, until at last it went out.

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Este banco siempre vela por sus propios intereses.

This bank always watches out for its own interests.

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La vela se apagó sola.

The candle went out by itself.

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