Translation of "chandelle" to English

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Dictionary translations for "chandelle"

la chandelle f noun

pl. chandelles

candle [ˈkændl] (appareil d'éclairage)

La chandelle s'est consumée.

The candle burned out.

Phrases with "chandelle" (8)

à la lueur d'une chandelle - by candlelight
brûler la chandelle par les deux bouts - burn the cande at both ends
chandelle romaine - Roman candle
devoir une fière chandelle - be deeply indebted
faire des économies de bouts de chandelle - pinch pennies
monter en chandelle - zoom
chandelle en champ intérieur - infield fly
chandelle sacrifice - sacrifice fly

Contexts with "chandelle"

La chandelle s'est consumée. The candle burned out.

Le jeu n'en vaut pas la chandelle. The game is not worth the candle.

Ne te brûle pas les doigts à moucher la chandelle d'autrui Burn not thy fingers to snuff another man's candle

En Allemagne, il y a une superstition comme quoi si on allume une cigarette à l'aide d'une chandelle, un marin mourra en mer. In Germany, there's a superstition that if you light a cigarette off a candle, a sailor will die at sea.

Les chandelles rayonnaient brillamment près du jacuzzi. Candles gleamed brightly besides the jacuzzi.

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