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candle [candles] (a light source) noun [UK: ˈkæn.dl̩] [US: ˈkæn.dl̩] | bougie◼◼◼nom {f}Light the candle. = Allume la bougie ! chandelle◼◼◻nom {f}I lit the candle. = J'allumai la chandelle. |
candle in the wind (a fragile or vulnerable thing) noun | petite chose fragilenom {f} |
candle snuffer (device made to extinguish a candle) noun | mouchettenom {f} éteignoirnom {m} |
candleholder (device for holding one or more lit candles) noun | chandelier◼◼◼nom {m} |
candlelit dinner noun | dîner aux chandelles◼◼◼nom {m} |
Candlemas (Christian feast) noun [UK: kˈandəlməz] [US: kˈændəlməz] | Chandeleur◼◼◼nom {f} |
candlepower [candlepowers] (former measurement of brightness of a light source) noun | bougie◼◼◼nom {f} |
candlestick (a holder with a socket or spike for a candle) noun [UK: ˈkændl.stɪk] [US: ˈkæn.dəl.ˌstɪk] | chandelier◼◼◼nom {m}Miss Scarlett was killed with a candlestick in the ballroom. = Mademoiselle Pervenche a été tuée avec le chandelier dans la salle de bal. |
burn the candle at both ends (work hard night and day) verb [UK: bɜːn ðə ˈkæn.dl̩ ət bəʊθ endz] [US: ˈbɝːn ðə ˈkæn.dl̩ ət boʊθ ˈendz] | |
hold a candle (be even remotely of the same quality) verb | arriver à la cheville◼◼◼verbe faire le poidsverbe |