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English translation: oily substance

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French term or phrase:	huile
English translation:	oily substance
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22:39 Mar 2, 2011

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French term or phrase: Huile

La cire : La cire d'abeille est très peu connue dans le milieu rural. C’est* l’huile* recueillie après la fonte des alvéoles qui constitue le gâteau de miel dans la ruche. Elle a l’aspect du beurre.

Upon research though, I found that wax is not an oil.

How should this be translated?

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oily substance

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oily substance

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"oil"

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"oil"

Explanation:
The *oil* is between asterisks, somewhat like quotes which recognizes the fact that it isn't an oil, but appears to be like one.

Example sentence(s):

La cire : La cire d'abeille est très peu connue dans le milieu rural. C’est* l’huile* recueillie après la fonte des alvéoles qui constitue le gâteau de miel dans la ruche. Elle a l'aspect du beurre.
Wax: beeswax is very little known in rural areas. It's the "oil" collected after the melting of the alveoli that constitutes the honey cake in the hive. It has the appearance of butter.

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oily substance

Explanation:
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Example sentence(s):

Wax: Any oily, water-resistant substance; normally long-chain hydrocarbons, alcohols or esters.

Reference: http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/wax

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