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noun 
  1. Beeswax.
  2. Earwax.
  3. Any oily, water-resistant substance; normally long-chain hydrocarbons, alcohols or esters.
  4. Any preparation containing wax, used as a polish.
  5. A phonograph record.
Translations: 
  • Dutch: was
  • French: cire , fart
  • German: Wachs
  • Italian: cera
  • Spanish: cera
verb (wax, es)
  1. (transitive) To apply wax to (something, such as a shoe, a floor, a car or an apple), usually to make it shiny.
  2. (transitive) To remove hair at the roots from (a part of the body) by coating the skin with a film of wax that is then pulled away sharply.
Translations: 
  • Dutch: wassen, was aanbrengen, met was insmeren
  • French: cirer
  • German: wichsen (italbrac, shoes), bohnern (italbrac, floor) wachsen
  • Spanish: encerar
adjective 
  1. Made of wax.
Translations: 
  • Dutch: wassen
  • French: de cire
  • German: wí¤chsern, Wachs-
  • Italian: di cera
  • Spanish: de cera
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