paraffin

[US]/'pærəfɪn/
[UK]/'pærəfɪn/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. mazani ya petroli
Word Forms
Pluralparaffins

Phrases & Collocations

paraffin wax

moyo ya paraffin

paraffin treatment

uchunguzi wa paraffin

paraffin oil

nyasi ya paraffin

paraffin section

sehemu ya parafini

liquid paraffin

paraffin ya mizani

chlorinated paraffin

paraffin la chlorine

paraffin base

mipango ya paraffin

paraffin removal

kutafuta paraffin

Example Sentences

candle made of paraffin

mishale ya paraffin

paraffin treatment for hands

utendaji wa paraffin kwa miguu

paraffin fuel for camping stoves

mashamba ya paraffin kwa mizigo ya kampi

paraffin coating for waterproofing

mishale ya paraffin kwa kuanza kwa mafua

Real-world Examples

The insides are yellow and the outside is covered with a red paraffin wax.

Mchele hujibeba na mizani na mchele mwingine hujapatwa na mizani mshiro ya mizani.

Source: Perspective Encyclopedia of Gourmet Food

If you want it to keep for the winter, you just seal it with paraffin.

Kama unataka kusafiri kwa mwezi wa mizani, unapaswa kuzima kwa mizani.

Source: Victoria Kitchen

She poured paraffin on the dry floors and on the pandanus-mats, and then she set fire.

Alikuwa akipiga mizani kwenye mizani ya mizani na mizani ya mizani, kisha alichuma mizani.

Source: The Moon and Sixpence (Condensed Version)

No, thank you. Sometimes, even to deny these things is only to throw paraffin onto the flames.

Hapana, asali. Baada ya muda, kama kumwita mizani hii ni kwa kuzima mizani kwenye mizani.

Source: Downton Abbey (Audio Segmented Version) Season 1

Traditionally, Camembert is packaged in paraffin paper and placed in a wooden box.

Kwa kipande, Camembert hujipakia kwa kipande cha mizani na kuzingatia kwenye kipande cha mizani.

Source: Perspective Encyclopedia of Gourmet Food

Also, the toys he made of paraffin were good, without paralle!

Pia, mizani ya mizani ambayo alichangia mizani yalikuwa nzuri, bila mizani!

Source: Pan Pan

I cook simple food 'on my old paraffin stove; mostly stews and things like that.

Nakupa mizani ya mizani kwenye mizani yangu ya mizani; kwa kipande, mizani na mizani ya mizani.

Source: Beginner English Listening

The shadow of a well-uprooted beard on his paraffin face looked like a question of conscience.

Shade ya mizani ya mizani ya mizani kwenye mizani yake ya mizani alipaswa kama mizani ya mizani.

Source: One Hundred Years of Solitude

Both rely on heating tiny tiles of paraffin wax that have been impregnated with various liquid perfumes.

Wote wawili wapendeke kwa kushika mizani ya mizani ya mizani ambayo yana mizani ya mizani ya mizani.

Source: The Economist Science and Technology

If you want it to keep for the winter, you just seal it with paraffin. It never lasts that long in this house.

Kama unataka kusafiri kwa mwezi wa mizani, unapaswa kuzima kwa mizani. Hii haukupa mizani ya mizani kwenye mizani hili.

Source: Victoria Kitchen

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