chandelle - Translation in LEO’s English ⇔ French Dictionary

Nouns

candle   - tallow	la chandelle
tallow candle	la chandelle de suif
candlelight dinner	le dîner aux chandelles

Adjectives / Adverbs

candlelight  adj.   - modificator; meal, dinner

aux chandelles

Phrases / Collocations

to be a gooseberry (Brit.) [fig.] [coll.]	tenir la chandelle [fig.] [coll.]
to play gooseberry (Brit.) [fig.] [coll.]	tenir la chandelle [fig.] [coll.]
to play gooseberry to so. (Brit.) [fig.] [coll.]	tenir la chandelle à qn. [fig.] [coll.]
I owe you big time.	Je vous dois une fière chandelle.
to burn the candle at both ends	brûler la chandelle par les deux bouts
to see stars [fig.]	voir trente-six chandelles [fig.]

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