tallow candle in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for tallow candle in the English»French Dictionary

tallow candle N

tallow candle

chandelle f

Translations for tallow candle in the English»French Dictionary

tallow [Brit ˈtaləʊ, Am ˈtæloʊ] N

tallow

suif m

candle [Brit ˈkand(ə)l, Am ˈkændl] N

candle

bougie f

candle (in church)

cierge m

household candles

bougies fpl de ménage

to burn the candle at both ends

brûler la chandelle par les deux bouts

the game's not worth the candle

le jeu n'en vaut pas la chandelle

he can't hold a candle to his sister

il n'arrive pas à la cheville de sa sœur

tallow candle in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for tallow candle in the English»French Dictionary

tallow [ˈtæləʊ, Am -oʊ] N no pl

tallow

suif m

candle [ˈkændl] N

candle

bougie f

candle grease

suif m

Phrases:

to burn one's candle at both ends

brûler la chandelle par les deux bouts

to not hold a candle to sb/sth

ne pas arriver à la cheville de qn/qc

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

The auction, which sees a horseshoe nail driven through a tallow candle an inch below the wick, is held in the parish hall.

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There was no longer any light seen there save that of the tallow candle of the newcomer.

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