Usage examples of "monter en chandelle" in French with translation to English

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Lire plus loin ne vaut pas la chandelle. It's not worth reading any further.
Peux-tu monter un cheval ? Can you ride a horse?
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.
J'ai toujours voulu monter le mont Fuji. I've always wanted to climb Mt. Fuji.
La chandelle s'est consumée. The candle burned out.
Il est aussi possible de monter dans un vieux train à vapeur restauré. You can also ride on an old, restored, steam train.
On dirait que je tiens la chandelle ici. Je dois m'en aller. Seems like I'm the third wheel here. I should go.
Puis-je monter ce cheval un moment ? Can I ride this horse for a while?
Le jeu n'en vaut pas la chandelle. The game is not worth the candle.
Veux-tu monter regarder mes eaux-fortes ? Want to come up and see my etchings?
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.
Nous vîmes l'enfant monter dans le bus. We saw the child get on the bus.
Tu me dois une fière chandelle. You owe me one.
Il aida la dame à monter dans la voiture. He helped the lady into the car.
Ne te brûle pas les doigts à moucher la chandelle d'autrui Burn not thy fingers to snuff another man's candle
Je sais monter à cheval. I can ride a horse.
Il nous a fallu une demi-heure pour monter la tente. It took us half an hour to set up the tent.
Elle a revu une fois son texte avant de monter sur scène. She ran over her lines once before she went on stage.
Elle ne put le convaincre de monter à cheval. She couldn't convince him to ride a horse.
Ce vélo est facile à monter. This bike is easy to ride.
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