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French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /e.kɔ.nɔ.mi d(ə) bu d(ə) ʃɑ̃.dɛl/
Noun
économie de bouts de chandelle f (plural économies de bouts de chandelle)
- (chiefly in the plural) cheeseparing
- faire des économies de bouts de chandelles ― to pinch pennies, to cheesepare, to make cheeseparing economies
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