New English-Irish Dictionary

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candle

nouncoinneal fem2 c m uto light a candle coinneal a lasadh

phrases

can't hold a candle to sb/sth

he can't hold a candle to her ní choinneodh sé coinneal di, níl sé leath chomh maith léi, níl gair aige ar bheith chomh maith léi

worth the candle

it isn't worth the candle ní fiú an tairbhe an trioblóid

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alight »

the candles were still alight bhí na coinnle fós ar lasadh, bhí na coinnle lasta go fóill
blow out »

the candles occasionally blew out mhúch an ghaoth na coinnle ó am go chéile
brightly »

the candles were burning brightly bhí na coinnle ag soilsiú go geal, bhí solas geal ó na coinnle
burn »

to burn the candle at both ends bheith ag iarraidh an dá thrá a fhreastal, bheith ag dul thar d'fhulaingt, bheith ag dul thar do chumas
burn »

a candle was burning in the window bhí coinneal ar lasadh san fhuinneog
burn out »

the candle has burned itself out tá an choinneal caite, tá an choinneal ar fad dóite
by »

the candle was made by hand rinneadh an choinneal de láimh
candle-power »

a one thousand candle-power beam léas míle coinneal
christening »

christening candle coinneal bhaiste
even »

they lit even more candles las siad níos mó coinnle fós, las siad níos mó coinnle arís
flicker »

the candle was flickering bhí an choinneal ag preabarnach, bhí an choinneal ag sciúgaíl
flicker »

she saw the flicker of the candle chonaic sí preabarnach na coinnle
game »

the game is worth the candle is fiú an tairbhe an trioblóid
illuminate »

the room was illuminated with candles solas coinnle a bhí sa seomra
light »

the light from the candle wasn't bright enough ní raibh go leor solais ag teacht ón gcoinneal
light »

candles lit the hall bhí coinnle ar lasadh sa halla
like »

the shop sold candles and the like bhí coinnle agus a leithéid ar díol sa siopa
obscurely »

the room was obscurely lit by candles bhí solas lag coinnle sa seomra
puff »

she blew out all the candles with a single puff mhúch sí na coinnle uilig d'aon phuth amháin, chuir sí séideog ar na coinnle d'aon iarraidh amháin
reach »

reach me the candle tabhair dom an choinneal, sín an choinneal chugam

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