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2025
tenir_la_chandelle
tenir la chandelle
French
Verb
tenir
la
chandelle
(
idiomatic
)
to be the
third wheel
Conjugation
see
tenir
Etymology
Literally, to "hold the candle"
Pronunciation
IPA
(key)
:
/tə.niʁ la ʃɑ̃.dɛl/
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