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vela

Meaning

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ver

(literally, transitive) to see, to spot
(transitive) to see, to look at, to view (perceive)
(transitive) to see, to tell, to observe
(transitive) to see, to check (verify)
(transitive) to watch
(reflexive) to look, to seem
(reflexive) to see oneself, to picture oneself
(reflexive) to find oneself, to be
(reciprocal) to see one another

ir

(intransitive) to go (away from speaker and listener)
(intransitive) to be suitable or apt for its purpose, to match or suit well (of clothing)
(intransitive) to head towards or lead to a place away from the speaker
(intransitive) to extend in time or space, from one point to another
(intransitive) to play
(intransitive) to approach or consider (something) from a specific angle, or to direct attention towards a particular goal
(intransitive) denotes an ongoing action with a sense of progression or movement through space or time; to go on (doing something), to carry on, to keep on
(intransitive) an action or process is beginning to occur or unfold; to grow (dark), get (cloudy)
(colloquial, intransitive) used ironically with certain adjectives or passive participles
(auxiliary) used with the past participle of reflexive verbs to indicate being in a state caused by the verb
(auxiliary) to be going to; used to convey the near future tense
(intransitive) to be staked or bet in a dispute or competition (only used in the third-person plural present indicative form van to entice someone to engage in a bet)
(intransitive) used with a hortative value to encourage or urge action; let's
(imperfective, intransitive) to habitually happen on a specific day or occasion; to habitually go
(intransitive) used to describe the manner in which someone behaves or acts under specific conditions
(intransitive) indicates an inclination towards a particular profession or career path, especially one that is perceived in other people based on their current skills or personality
(intransitive) indicates the pursuit of a particular career or vocation
(intransitive) to go fetch
(intransitive) indicates adherence to a specific linguistic pattern or rules, like conjugation
(intransitive) to come (towards or with the listener)
(reflexive) to go away, to leave, to depart, to go (when the destination is not essential; when something or someone is going somewhere else)
(reflexive) to leak out (with liquids and gasses), to boil away, to go flat (gas in drinks)
(reflexive) to overflow
(reflexive) to go out (lights)
(reflexive) to finish, to wear out, to disappear (e.g. money, paint, pains, mechanical parts)
(reflexive) to die
(informal, reflexive) to break wind, to fart
(informal, reflexive) to wet/soil oneself (i.e., urinate or defecate in one's pants)
(reflexive, vulgar) to come, to cum, to ejaculate, to orgasm

velar

being awake

wax light

bujia

glim

tolly

encere la vela

fuego para cocinar

candea

candela de sebo

κερί

Frequency

Hyphenated as

ve‧la

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈbela/

Inherited from Latin

vēlum

Cognate with English

veil

In summary

Deverbal from velar

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