The French expression “devoir une fière chandelle à quelqu’un” translates literally to: “to owe a proud candle to somebody”.
English meaning:
- to be indebted to somebody
French meaning:
- être redevable à quelqu’un de quelque chose – to be in debt to somebody for something
Example sentence:
- Je dois un une fière chandelle à Timothy: Il m’a loge pendant quatre mois pendant que je cherchais un appartement. I am indebted to Timothy. He put me up for four months while I was looking for an apartment.
Synonymous expressions:
- redevable de quelque chose à quelqu’un – to be forever grateful for something from somebody
- redevable à quelqu’un pour quelque chose – to be forever grateful to somebody for something
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