candil
candil
∗candil
masculine noun
1oil lamp (lámpara)
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candil [can-deel’]
noun
1A kitchen or stable lamp. (m)
2Lamp with oil, etc. 3. (m)
3Long irregular fold in petticoats. (m)
4Fishing-torch. (m)
verb
5CANDELERO.
6A chandelier. (Mexico)
- Puede arder en un candil -> it would burn in a lamp (vino generoso, personas brillantes); it is used ironically in the last sense
7Top of a stag’s horn.
- Baile de candil -> a ball held by the light of a poor lamp
- Dar candil a uno -> (fig.) to be very strong
Cock of a hat.
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