BE UNABLE TO HOLD A CANDLE TO

Meaning of BE UNABLE TO HOLD A CANDLE TO in English

informal

be not nearly as good as.

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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
UNABLE — dili makagahum;dili sarang
English-Visayan vocabulary
UNABLE — adjective Date: 14th century not able ; incapable : as, unqualified , incompetent , impotent , helpless
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
UNABLE — I. un·able |ən+ adjective Etymology: Middle English, from un- (I) + able, adjective 1. : not able : incapable the …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
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Webster's New International English Dictionary
CANDLE — I. ˈkand ə l, -ˈaa- noun ( -s ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English candel, from Old English, from …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
UNABLE — (a.) Not able; not having sufficient strength, means, knowledge, skill, or the like; impotent' weak; helpless; incapable; -- now usually …
Английский словарь Webster
UNABLE — ( a. ) Not able; not having sufficient strength, means, knowledge, skill, or the like; impotent' weak; helpless; incapable; -- …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
UNABLE — /un ay"beuhl/ , adj. lacking the necessary power, competence, etc., to accomplish some specified act: He was unable to swim. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
HOLD — hold 1 — holdable , adj. /hohld/ , v. , held; held or ( Archaic ) holden; holding; n. v.t. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
CANDLE — — candler , n. /kan"dl/ , n. , v. , candled, candling . n. 1. a long, usually slender piece …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
UNABLE — adj. not capable, lacking ability
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
HOLD — I. ˈhōld verb ( held ˈheld ; hold·ing ) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English healdan; akin to Old High …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
CANDLE — I. ˈkan-d ə l noun Etymology: Middle English candel, from Old English, from Latin candela, from candēre Date: before 12th …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
UNABLE — adjective Date: 14th century : not able : incapable : as a. : unqualified , incompetent b. : impotent , …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
UNABLE — adj not able; not having sufficient strength, means, knowledge, skill, or the like; impotent' weak; helpless; incapable; now usually …
Webster English vocab
HOLD — noun binding power and influence. 2. hold ·noun the authority or ground to take or keep; claim. 3. hold ·noun …
Webster English vocab
UNABLE — ■ adjective lacking the skill, means, or opportunity to do something.
Concise Oxford English vocab
HOLD — [hold] vb held ; hold.ing [ME, fr. OE healdan; akin to OHG haltan to hold, and perh. to L celer …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
CANDLE — [can.dle] n [ME candel, fr. OE, fr. L candela, fr. candere] (bef. 12c) 1: a usu. molded or dipped mass …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
CANDLE — light source now mostly used for decorative and ceremonial purposes, consisting of wax, tallow, or similar slow-burning material, commonly in …
Britannica English vocabulary
UNABLE — unable BrE AmE ʌn ˈeɪb ə l ˌ•-
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
CANDLE — candle BrE AmE ˈkænd ə l ▷ candle|s z
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
UNABLE — / ʌnˈeɪbl; NAmE / adjective [ not before noun ] unable to do sth (rather formal ) not having the …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
HOLD — / həʊld; NAmE hoʊld/ verb , noun ■ verb ( held , held / held; NAmE /) IN HAND / …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
UNABLE — un ‧ a ‧ ble W2 /ʌnˈeɪb ə l/ BrE AmE adjective [not before noun] [ Word Family: noun : …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
HOLD — I. hold 1 S1 W1 /həʊld $ hoʊld/ BrE AmE verb ( past tense and past participle held /held/) [ …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
CANDLE — can ‧ dle S3 /ˈkændl/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Date: 600-700 ; Language: Latin ; Origin: candela , from …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
HOLD — v. & n. --v. (past and past part. held) 1 tr. a keep fast; grasp (esp. in the hands or …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
CANDLE — n. & v. --n. 1 a cylinder or block of wax or tallow with a central wick, for giving light …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
HOLD — v. & n. v. (past and past part. held) 1 tr. a keep fast; grasp (esp. in the hands or …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
CANDLE — n. & v. n. 1 a cylinder or block of wax or tallow with a central wick, for giving light …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
HOLD — 1. v. & n. --v. (past and past part. held) 1. tr. a keep fast; grasp (esp. in the hands …
Oxford English vocab
CANDLE — n. & v. --n. 1. a cylinder or block of wax or tallow with a central wick, for giving light …
Oxford English vocab
HOLD — I. PHYSICALLY TOUCHING, SUPPORTING, OR CONTAINING /hoʊld/ ( holds, holding, held) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
UNABLE — Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. If you are unable to do something, …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
CANDLE — ( candles) 1. A candle is a stick of hard wax with a piece of string called a wick through …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
HOLD — I. PHYSICALLY TOUCHING, SUPPORTING, OR CONTAINING (~s, ~ing, held) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
UNABLE — adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES be able/unable to cope ▪ Some young mothers feel that they aren't able to cope …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
HOLD — I. verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a bag holds sth ▪ I don't think that bag will hold all those …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
CANDLE — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a candle flame ▪ He lit the fire with the candle flame. candle/cigarette/test-tube etc holder …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
UNABLE — Synonyms and related words : ill-qualified, impotent, inadequate, incapable, incapable of, incompetent, ineffective, ineffectual, inefficient, inept, inferior, maladjusted, not equal …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
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Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
CANDLE — Synonyms and related words : ASA scale, Agnus Dei, British candle, Hefner candle, Holy Grail, Host, Pieta, Sanctus bell, Sangraal, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
CANDLE — BURN THE CANDLE AT BOTH ENDS, GAME IS NOT WORTH THE CANDLE, HOLD A CANDLE.
Slang English vocab
CANDLE — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ lighted , lit ▪ flickering ▪ aromatherapy , citronella , scented ▪ wax ▪ votive ▪ holiday …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
UNABLE — • ↑ be unable to do sth
Longman Activator English vocab
HOLD — INDEX: 1. to have something in your hand 2. to hold something tightly 3. to start holding something 4. to …
Longman Activator English vocab
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Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
UNABLE — adj. not able, powerless, unfit, unqualified, impotent The company was unable to give guarantees about continuity of employment
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
HOLD — v. 1 grasp, grip, clasp, seize, clutch, keep; carry, Colloq hang on to She asked me to hold the baby …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
CANDLE — BURN THE CANDLE AT BOTH ENDS, GAME IS NOT WORTH THE CANDLE, HOLD A CANDLE.
Словарь английских идиом
CANDLE — BURN THE CANDLE AT BOTH ENDS, GAME IS NOT WORTH THE CANDLE, HOLD A CANDLE.
American Idioms English vocabulary
UNABLE — прил. 1) неспособный (to - к чему-л.) What would become of the system in unable hands? ≈ Что произойдет с …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
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CANDLE — 1. сущ. 1) свеча to dip candles ≈ потушить свечи to light a candle ≈ зажечь свечи to blow out, …
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BE — гл. 1) иметь место как факт, существовать, случаться а) существовать как факт в объективной реальности быть; быть живым, жить Tyrants …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
UNABLE — unable.ogg ʌnʹeıb(ə)l a 1. неспособный unable to pay - неплатёжеспособный ( о должнике ) we are unable to help you …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
HOLD — hold.ogg _I həʋld n мор. трюм after forward, main hold - кормовой носовой, главный трюм hold cargo - трюмный груз …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
CANDLE — candle.ogg 1. ʹkændl n 1. свеча, свечка wax tallow candle - восковая сальная свеча candle grease - свечное сало 2. …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
BE — be.ogg bi: (полная форма); bı (редуцированная форма) v ( ед. ч. was, мн. ч. were; been; наст. вр. 1-е л. …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
HOLD — 1) крепёжная деталь; захват; закреп || крепить, закреплять 2) держать(ся); удерживать(ся); задерживать(ся) 3) опирать(ся); поддерживать 4) вмещать 5) выдержка || …
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