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

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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.
Un gâteau de fête avec douze chandelles dessus. A birthday cake with twelve candles on top.
Des milliers de chandelles illuminaient l'église durant la cérémonie. Thousands of candles illuminated the church during the ceremony.
Souffle toutes les chandelles du gâteau de fête en même temps. Blow out all the candles on the birthday cake at once.
Mets des chandelles sur le gâteau de fêtes s'il te plaît. Please put some candles on the birthday cake.
Tu me dois une fière chandelle. You owe me one.
Lire plus loin ne vaut pas la chandelle. It's not worth reading any further.
On dirait que je tiens la chandelle ici. Je dois m'en aller. Seems like I'm the third wheel here. I should go.
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.
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