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♦ candle /ˈkændl/n.● candle-end, moccolo (di candela) □ candle holder, candeliere □ candle maker, candelaio □ candle-snuffer, smoccolatoio □ (fig.) to burn the candle at both ends, lavorare o divertirsi giorno e notte; sperperare le proprie energie ( andando a letto tardi e alzandosi presto); non risparmiarsi; riposare troppo poco □ not worth the candle, che non vale la pena (o la candela) □ He cannot (o isn't fit to) hold a candle to…, non regge al confronto con…; non è alla pari di…; non è all'altezza di… □ (fig.) The game is not worth the candle, il gioco non vale la candela; la spesa non vale l'impresa.(to) candle /ˈkændl/v. t. -
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candle [ˊkændl]1. n1) свеча́2) междунаро́дная свеча́ ( единица силы света)3) га́зовая горе́лка◊to burn the candle at both ends прожига́ть жизнь
;to hold a candle to the devil сверну́ть с пути́ и́стинного; потво́рствовать, соде́йствовать заве́домо дурно́му
;not fit to hold a candle to, cannot hold ( или show) a candle to ≅ в подмётки не годи́ться (кому-л.)
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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. -
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candle ['kændəl]∎ figurative he can't hold a candle to you il ne vous arrive pas à la cheville;∎ to burn the candle at both ends brûler la chandelle par les deux bouts►► candle grease suif m -
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candle-power noun electr. сила света (в свечах) a burner of 25 candle-power- лампочка в 25 свечей -
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candle-berry[´kændəlbəri] n 1. северноамерикански храст с плодове, от чиято обвивка се добива восък; 2. = candle-nut. -
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балка, поддерживающая свечи или светильники
Англо-русский строительный словарь. — М.: Русский Язык. С.Н.Корчемкина, С.К.Кашкина, С.В.Курбатова. 1995.
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13 candle drippings
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14 candle power
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candle-bomb[´kændl¸bɔm] n воен. осветителна бомба. -
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candle-nut[´kændl¸nʌt] n 1. дърво, което вирее по полинезийските острови, Aleurites moluccana; 2. плодът на това дърво, от който се добива масло, използвано за направата на свещи. -
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candle-stick[´kændl¸stik] n свещник. -
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English-German dictionary of Electrical Engineering and Electronics > candle
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