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candle: noun
candle-power: noun

candle [ˈkændl] N

candle (light):

Phrases:

to burn one's candle at both ends

прожига́ть жизнь

to burn one's candle at both ends

безрассу́дно тра́тить эне́ргию [или си́лы]

she can't hold a candle to him

о́на ему́ в подмётки не годи́тся

candle-power N no pl

candle-power

си́ла све́та (в свеча́х) (едини́ца измере́ния си́лы све́та)

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Dropping or curling their fingers around the candles would eliminate them from the challenge. en.wikipedia.org

This chapel is used for doing campfires with candles, and making handcrafts. en.wikipedia.org

The participants, mainly women, sang songs and litanies and carried candles or torches in their hands. en.wikipedia.org

For this reason, flowers or prayer candles are often placed on or at the foot of the shrine. en.wikipedia.org

Gouda is also known for the fabrication of candles, smoking pipes, and stroopwafels. en.wikipedia.org

Pack an emergency road kit that includes jumper cables, flares, blankets, a spare, a first-aid kit, flashlight, a phone charger, candles and matches. www.huffingtonpost.ca

She particularly loves candles (kerndels), and any customer with a candle among their purchases will send her into a giddy, babbling flutter. en.wikipedia.org

As last as the mid 20th century, remains of beeswax candles could still be found left on the first level of this pyramid. en.wikipedia.org

He begins to cut into it, but the nearby candles mysteriously blow out. en.wikipedia.org

During a winter this cold, imagine trying to stay warm at home with just candles, a space heater, or your oven. barrie.ctvnews.ca

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