waxed

• Describe una superficie que ha sido cubierta o pulida con cera para darle brillo o hacerla impermeable.

Describes a surface that has been coated or polished with wax to make it shiny or waterproof.

1. Treated with waxB1formal

   Covered or coated with wax for protection or shine.

   encerado

   • The car has a waxed finish that makes it shine.
   • She bought a waxed jacket for the rainy season.
   • The floor was freshly waxed and very slippery.

   Antónimosunwaxed

2. Hair removalB1informal

   Having had hair removed by applying wax.

   depilado con cera

   • She has waxed legs for the summer.
   • He got his eyebrows waxed at the salon.
   • After being waxed, her skin felt smooth.

• Verbo que se usa para indicar la acción de aplicar cera sobre una superficie, o (en sentido literario o anticuado) para denotar crecimiento o aumento de cierta manera.

A verb used to indicate the act of applying wax to a surface, or (archaic/literary) to grow or increase in a specified manner.

1. Cover with waxB1formal

   To apply a layer of wax to a surface, typically for protection or shine.

   Encerar

   • He waxed his car to protect the paint.
   • She waxed the wooden floor until it gleamed.
   • The skis need to be waxed before the race.

   Sinónimosbuffcoatpolishshine

2. Increase or growB2formal

   To become larger, stronger, or more intense; to increase gradually.

   Crecer, aumentar

   • The moon waxes and wanes each month.
   • His enthusiasm for the project began to wax as he saw progress.
   • The political movement waxed in popularity over the summer.

   Sinónimosbuildenlargeexpandgrowincreaseintensifymountriseswell

   Antónimosdeclinedecreasediminishdwindleshrinkwane

3. Increase in phase (moon)B2formal

   To increase in apparent size or illumination, as the moon does when moving from new to full.

   Crecer (fase lunar)

   • The moon is waxing toward its full phase.
   • During the waxing phase, the moon appears to grow larger each night.
   • Farmers often plant crops during the waxing moon.

   Antónimoswane