o pavio

wick, fuse

p ɐ v i u
noun · masculine Rare #35,618
wick, fuse The part of a candle or lamp that burns is a wick; the cord used to set off an explosive is a fuse.
PO: O pavio da vela está aceso.
EN: The candle wick is lit.

Eu vou apagar o pavio.

I'm going to put out the fuse.

— O Salário do Medo (1953)

Pavio aceso!

The fuse is lit!

— O Sobrevivente (2025)

Era um pavio.

It was a fuse.

— A Pele Que Habito (2011)

O Ben acendeu o pavio, e A Verdade explodiu antes que a Rede percebesse.

Ben lit the fuse, and The Truth exploded before the Network even realized it.

— O Sobrevivente (2025)

Pavio!

Wick!

— Pinóquio (2019)

Pavio?

Wick?

— Pinóquio (2019)

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