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| Language | Translations for "A CANDLE"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Finnish | sammuttaa kynttilä (put out a candle). (various references) | |
Hebrew | מחיטה (blowing one's nose, trimming a candle). (various references) | |
Hungarian | nyomába sem léphet (cannot hold a candle to him). (various references) | |
Japanese Kanji | 蝋燭の心 (wick of a candle), 相撲にならない (can't hold a candle to, is no match for). (various references) | |
Japanese Katakana | すもうにならない (can't hold a candle to, is no match for), ろうそくのしん (wick of a candle). (various references) | |
Manx | cainley (of a candle). (various references) | |
Pig Latin | aay andlecay.(various references) | |
Romanian | ajuta pe cineva (hold a candle to smb.), stinge o lumânare (blow out a candle), duce pe cineva pe cãi greşite (hold a candle to the devil), cã o lumânare care se stinge (like a candle going out). (various references) | |
Scottish | coilionn. (various references) | |
Turkish | tırnağı olamamak (not to be fit to hold a candle to), eline su dökememek (not to be fit to hold a candle to). (various references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references. | ||
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