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(of water) infusion au massif, injection d'eau en veineEnglish-French dictionary of labour protection > coal seam infusion
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coal [kəʊl]1 noun∎ a piece or lump of coal un morceau de charbon;∎ figurative he was treading on hot coals il était sur des charbons ardents;∎ figurative to carry coals to Newcastle porter de l'eau à la rivière∎ soft coal houille f grasse(chute) à charbon; (depot, fire) de charbon(supply with coal) fournir ou ravitailler en charbon; Nautical charbonnerNautical charbonner►► coal basin bassin m houiller;coal black noir m;coal cellar cave f à charbon;coal gas gaz m de houille;coal industry industrie f houillère;coal merchant charbonnier(ère) m,f, marchand(e) m,f de charbon;American coal oil kérosène m, pétrole m (lampant);coal scuttle seau m à charbon;coal seam couche f houillère, gisement m houiller;coal tar coaltar m, goudron m de houille;coal tar soap savon m au coaltar;coal tit mésange f noire -
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[si:m] 1. noun1) (the line formed by the sewing together of two pieces of cloth etc.) couture2) (the line where two things meet or join: Water was coming in through the seams of the boat.) joint3) (a thin line or layer of coal etc in the earth: a coal seam.) veine2. verb(to sew a seam in: I've pinned the skirt together but I haven't seamed it yet.) faire une couture à- the seamy side of life - the seamy side -
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seam [si:m]b. [of coal] filon m* * *[siːm] 1.1) ( in garment) couture fto be bursting at the seams — [building] être bondé; [suitcase] être plein à craquer
to come apart at the seam — lit craquer; fig s'écrouler
2) ( of coal) veine f2.transitive verb ( in sewing) coudre -
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seam [si:m]1 noun(a) (on garment, stocking) couture f; (in airbed, bag) couture f, joint m; (weld) soudure f; (between planks) joint m;∎ your coat is coming or falling apart at the seams votre manteau se découd;∎ my suitcase was bulging or bursting at the seams ma valise était pleine à craquer;∎ figurative the building was bursting at the seams le bâtiment était plein à craquer;∎ figurative their marriage is coming or falling apart at the seams leur mariage craque(garment) faire une couture dans, coudre; (plastic, metal, wood) faire un joint à►► seam bowler (in cricket) = lanceur qui utilise les coutures de la balle pour la faire dévier -
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Ⅰ.mine1 [maɪn]1 pronoun∎ is this pen mine? - no, it's mine! il est à moi ce stylo? - non, c'est le mien!;∎ this bag is mine ce sac m'appartient ou est à moi;∎ the furniture is his but the house is mine les meubles lui appartiennent mais la maison est à moi;∎ he's an old friend of mine c'est un vieil ami à moi;∎ where did that brother of mine get to? mais où est-ce que mon frère est encore passé?;∎ I took her hands in mine j'ai pris ses mains dans les miennes;∎ mine is an exceptional situation je me trouve dans une situation exceptionnelle;∎ what's mine is yours ce qui est à moi est à toi;∎ mine only hope mon seul espoir;∎ humorous mine host l'aubergiste mⅡ.mine21 noun(a) (for coal, gold, salt etc) mine f;∎ he went down the mine or mines at sixteen il est descendu à la mine à seize ans∎ she's a mine of information c'est une véritable mine de renseignements(c) (explosive) mine f;∎ to clear a road of mines déminer une route;∎ they mine coal in the area il y a des mines de charbon dans la région∎ the path was mined le chemin était miné;∎ their jeep was mined leur jeep a sauté sur une mine(c) (undermine → fortification) saperexploiter une mine;∎ to mine for uranium (prospect) chercher de l'uranium, prospecter pour trouver de l'uranium; (extract) exploiter une mine d'uranium►► mine detector détecteur m de mines;mine workings chantiers mpl d'exploitation minière -
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1 nounmine f, exploitation f minière(coal, gold) extraire; (coal seam) exploiterexploiter une mine
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