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['kændël] n. qiri; candle end bisht qiriu.● burn the candle at both ends punoj natë e ditë; can't/is not fit to hold a candle to her nuk i vjen as te maja e gishtit asaj, as që krahasohet dot me të; the game is not worth the candle s'e vlen barra qiranë● candle grease n. dhjamë qirinjsh; dyllë qirinjsh● candlelight ['kændël'lait] n. dritë qiriu● candle power n. fiz. qiri (njësi e ndriçimit)● candlestick ['kændelstik] n. qirimbajtëse; shandan* * *qiri; kandelë
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