"candle" in inglés with examples - Collocation dictionary inglés

candle sustantivo

sustantivo + candle
Kolokacji: 17
tallow candle • beeswax candle • wax candle • birthday candle • lighting candle • ...
candle + sustantivo
Kolokacji: 20
candle flame • candle wax • candle holder • candle light • candle lantern • ...
candle + verbo
Kolokacji: 27
candle burns • candle lights • candle flickers • candle illuminates • candle gutters • ...
verbo + candle
Kolokacji: 19
light a candle • hold a candle • use candles • make candles • candle set • ...
2. hold a candle = zawieraj świecę hold a candle
  • You couldn't hold a candle to him - not many of us could.
  • But out here, in the real world, you can't hold a candle to me.
  • "But the past doesn't hold a candle to what's going to be made in the future."
  • A few will hold candles, but the effect is lost in the television lights.
  • "And why were you holding a candle to the window?"
  • Well, and I've been holding a candle for him all that time.
  • Those trips didn't hold a candle to where she'd be going now.
  • Not even drugs, or fast cars can hold a candle to the power of the female form.
  • "This year will have a very hard time holding a candle to that," he said.
  • I'm going to prove to her once and for all that girls can't hold a candle to guys in the sports department.
3. use candles = świece wykorzystania use candles
5. candle set = świeca umieściła candle set
6. put candles = położone świece put candles
adjetivo + candle
Kolokacji: 41
votive candle • single candle • white candle • scented candle • Roman candle • ...
preposición + candle
Kolokacji: 10
with candles • of candles • from candles • to candles • for candles • ...

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