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Dictionary translations for "devoir une fière chandelle"

devoir une fière chandelle verb

be deeply indebted

Contexts with "devoir une fière chandelle"

Je te dois une fière chandelle de m'avoir sorti de ce pétrin. I owe you a big one for getting me out of the jam.

Tu me dois une fière chandelle. You owe me one.

Une personne peut être fière sans être vaine. La fierté provient ordinairement de l’opinion que nous avons de nous-mêmes, et la vanité de celle que nous désirons que les autres aient de nous. A person may be proud without being vain. Pride relates more to our opinion of ourselves, vanity to what we would have others think of us.

Je tentai de lui expliquer le devoir d'algèbre, mais ça rentra juste par une oreille et ça ressortit pas l'autre. I tried explaining the algebra homework to him but it just went in one ear and out the other.

C'est une offre tentante mais je crains de devoir vous la décliner. It's a tempting offer but I'm afraid I'm going to have to turn you down.

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