English to Irish Meaning of candour

Candour :

noun

Candour :: candor

← Candle

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Definitions of candour in English

Noun(1) stick of wax with a wick in the middle(2) the basic unit of luminous intensity adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites; equal to 1/60 of the luminous intensity per square centimeter of a black body radiating at the temperature of 2,046 degrees Kelvin
Verb(1) examine eggs for freshness by holding them against a light

Examples of candour in English

(1) she lit a candle(2) If the candle is put out the light disappears, but if the candle begins to melt and we touch the end of the dying candle to a new candle , then the light continues.(3) the candle flickered in the cold night air(4) You could burn incense sticks or light a scented candle .(5) She produces a lighter and the single candle on the table flickers into life alongside the vase of white flowers(6) The candles were lit in front of a portrait of Florence Nightingale.(7) Posters highlighted the extra dangers the festive season brings - including the use of candles and fairy lights.(8) To estimate nest age, we candled 1-2 eggs in each nest or aged nestlings from voucher photographs of known-age young.(9) Physicists would tell us that the brightness or lightness of a surface is measured in candles and lumens.(10) As I prayed this weekend, I lit the candles in our little shrine and found it focused my prayers beautifully.(11) Eggs were candled to determine stage of incubation and to estimate hatching dates.(12) They light candles and incense and kneel down to pray before the image.(13) In previous studies of waterfowl, we used field candlers to age embryos in eggs because candlers are a rapid, simple, and accurate method.(14) Eggs to be examined for hatching success were candled by using a portable candler at both the mid-stage and late-stage of parental incubation to determine embryo developmental stage and viability.(15) He candled the eggs - checking them against a flame for defects - and took deliveries, but left grammar school with no wish to join the business.(16) An egg candler can be purchased, or a flashlight can be used.

(1) light a candle ::

lasadh coinneal

(2) candle snuffer ::

smóladán

(3) candle wax ::

céir choinnle

(4) candle-wick ::

coinneal-wick

(5) candle-holder ::

coinneal-sealbhóir

(6) candle-lighter ::

coinneal-éadroime

(7) candle nut ::

cnó coinneal

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