économie de bouts de chandelle

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French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /e.kɔ.nɔ.mi d(ə) bu d(ə) ʃɑ̃.dɛl/
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Noun

économie de bouts de chandelle f (plural économies de bouts de chandelle)

  1. (chiefly in the plural) cheeseparing
    faire des économies de bouts de chandellesto pinch pennies, to cheesepare, to make cheeseparing economies

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