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1 chandelle
chandelle [∫ɑ̃dεl]feminine nouna. ( = bougie) candleb. ( = acrobatie) shoulder stand* * *ʃɑ̃dɛl1) ( bougie) candle2) Sport••devoir une fière chandelle (colloq) à quelqu'un — to be hugely indebted to somebody
tenir la chandelle — (colloq) to play gooseberry (colloq)
le jeu n'en vaut pas la chandelle — the game isn't worth the candle; trente-six
* * *ʃɑ̃dɛl nf1) (pour s'éclairer) tallow candle, candledîner aux chandelles — candlelight dinner, candlelit dinner
2) RUGBY (chandelle de récupération) up-and-under3) AVIATION* * *chandelle nf1 ( bougie) candle; lire à la lueur d'une chandelle to read by candlelight; s'éclairer à la chandelle to use candles for lighting; un dîner aux chandelles a candlelit dinner;2 Sport faire la chandelle ( en gymnastique) to do a shoulder stand; ( au tennis) to hit a lob; ( au rugby) to play an up-and-under; ( au football) to loft the ball;3 Aviat monter en chandelle to zoom;4 ⇒ Les jeux et les sports ( jeu) children's party game;5 ◑( morve) trickle of snot○; avoir la chandelle au nez to have a runny nose, to have a snotty○ nose.chandelle romaine ( en pyrotechnie) Roman candle.devoir une fière chandelle à qn to be hugely indebted to sb; faire des économies de bouts de chandelles to make cheeseparing economies; tenir la chandelle○ to play gooseberry○; brûler la chandelle par les deux bouts to burn the candle at both ends; le jeu n'en vaut pas la chandelle the game isn't worth the candle; la chandelle brûle time is running out; ⇒ trente-six.[ʃɑ̃dɛl] nom féminin1. [bougie] (tallow) candle2. (familier) [morve] trickle of snot4. [tir, RUGBY] up-and-under5. [position de gymnastique]————————aux chandelles locution adjectivale[dîner, repas] candlelit————————aux chandelles locution adverbiale[dîner] by candlelight -
2 souper
souper [supe]1. masculine noun2. ➭ TABLE 1 intransitive verb• après le spectacle, nous sommes allés souper after the show we went for supper* * *
I supeverbe intransitif to have late dinner••en avoir soupé de quelque chose — (colloq) to have had it up to here with something (colloq)
II supenom masculin late dinner, supper* * *supe1. vi2)2. nm* * *souper verb table: aimerA nm1 ( tard le soir) late dinner, supper; souper aux chandelles candlelit dinner;B vi1 ( tard le soir) to have late dinner;en avoir soupé de qch/de faire○ to have had it up to here with sth/with doing○.I[supe] nom masculin2. [après le spectacle] (late) supperII[supe] verbe intransitif1. [dialecte] (vieilli) [dîner] to have dinner2. [après le spectacle] to have a late supper3. (familier & locution)en avoir soupé de to be sick of ou fed up with
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