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81 cooker
1) (an apparatus on which food is cooked; a stove: She has an electric cooker.) cuisinière2) (an apple etc used in cooking, not for eating raw.) (pomme) à cuire -
82 derrick
['derik]1) (an apparatus like a mechanical crane for lifting weights: The ship was unloaded, using the large derricks on the quay.) mât de charge2) (a tower-like structure that holds the drill over an oil well.) -
83 dredger
noun (a boat with apparatus for dredging.) dragueur -
84 drip
[drip] 1. past tense, past participle - dripped; verb(to (cause to) fall in single drops: Rain dripped off the roof; His hand was dripping blood.) dégoutter, dégouliner2. noun1) (a small quantity (of liquid) falling in drops: A drip of water ran down the tap.) goutte2) (the noise made by dripping: I can hear a drip somewhere.) bruit de l'eau qui tombe goutte à goutte3) (an apparatus for passing a liquid slowly and continuously into a vein of the body.) goutte-à goutte•- dripping- drip-dry 3. verb(to dry in this manner.) -
85 extinguisher
noun (a spraying apparatus containing chemicals for putting out fire.) extincteur -
86 fire
1. noun1) (anything that is burning, whether accidentally or not: a warm fire in the kitchen; Several houses were destroyed in a fire.) feu2) (an apparatus for heating: a gas fire; an electric fire.) radiateur3) (the heat and light produced by burning: Fire is one of man's greatest benefits.) feu4) (enthusiasm: with fire in his heart.) ardeur5) (attack by gunfire: The soldiers were under fire.) (essuyer le) feu2. verb1) ((of china, pottery etc) to heat in an oven, or kiln, in order to harden and strengthen: The ceramic pots must be fired.) cuire2) (to make (someone) enthusiastic; to inspire: The story fired his imagination.) enflammer3) (to operate (a gun etc) by discharging a bullet etc from it: He fired his revolver three times.) faire feu4) (to send out or discharge (a bullet etc) from a gun etc: He fired three bullets at the target.) tirer5) ((often with at or on) to aim and operate a gun at; to shoot at: They suddenly fired on us; She fired at the target.) tirer (sur)6) (to send away someone from his/her job; to dismiss: He was fired from his last job for being late.) renvoyer•- firearm - fire-brigade - fire-cracker - fire-engine - fire-escape - fire-extinguisher - fire-guard - fireman - fireplace - fireproof - fireside - fire-station - firewood - firework - firing-squad - catch fire - on fire - open fire - play with fire - set fire to something / set something on fire - set fire to / set something on fire - set fire to something / set on fire - set fire to / set on fire - under fire -
87 fire alarm
(an apparatus (eg a bell) to give warning of a fire: Everyone had to leave the building when the fire alarm rang.) avertisseur d'incendie -
88 fire-extinguisher
noun (an apparatus (usually containing chemicals) for putting out fires: There must be fire-extinguishers in every room.) extincteur -
89 frogman
noun (an underwater swimmer who uses breathing apparatus and flippers.) homme-grenouille -
90 gear lever/change/stick
((American) the apparatus in a car etc which is used to change gear.) levier de vitesse -
91 hair-drier
noun (an electrical apparatus for drying hair by blowing hot air over it.) sèche-cheveux -
92 heater
noun (an apparatus which gives out heat in order to warm a room etc, or which heats water etc eg in a water-tank.) chauffe-eau, radiateur -
93 horn
[ho:n]1) (a hard object which grows (usually in pairs) on the head of a cow, sheep etc: A ram has horns.) corne2) (the material of which this is made: spoons made of horn; ( also adjective) horn spoons.) (de/en) corne3) (something which is made of horn: a shoehorn.) corne4) (something which looks like a horn in shape: a snail's horns.) corne5) (the apparatus in a car etc which gives a warning sound: The driver blew his horn.) klaxon6) (an instrument, formerly an animal's horn but now made of brass, that is blown to produce a musical sound: a hunting-horn.) cor7) ((also French horn) the type of coiled brass horn that is played in orchestras etc.) cor d'harmonie•- horned- - horned - horny -
94 horse
[ho:s]1) (a large four-footed animal which is used to pull carts etc or to carry people etc.) cheval2) (a piece of apparatus used for jumping, vaulting etc in a gymnasium.) cheval d'arçons•- horsefly - horsehair - horseman - horsemanship - horseplay - horsepower - horseshoe - on horseback - straight from the horse's mouth - from the horse's mouth -
95 incubator
noun (a heated box-like apparatus for hatching eggs or a similar one for rearing premature babies etc.) couveuse -
96 inhaler
noun (a usually small apparatus by means of which people inhale certain medicines.) inhalateur -
97 instrument
['instrəmənt]1) (a tool, especially if used for delicate scientific or medical work: medical/surgical/mathematical instruments.) instrument2) ((also musical instrument) an apparatus for producing musical sounds: He can play the piano, violin and several other instruments.) instrument (de musique)•- instrumentalist -
98 jet
I [‹et] noun, adjective((of) a hard black mineral substance, used for ornaments etc: The beads are made of jet; a jet brooch.) (de) jaisII [‹et]1) (a sudden, strong stream or flow (of liquid, gas, flame or steam), forced through a narrow opening: Firemen have to be trained to direct the jets from their hoses accurately.) jet2) (a narrow opening in an apparatus through which a jet comes: This gas jet is blocked.) gicleur3) (an aeroplane driven by jet propulsion: We flew by jet to America.) avion à réaction•- jet-lag- jet-propelled - jet propulsion -
99 nuclear reactor
(an apparatus for producing nuclear energy.) réacteur nucléaire -
100 petrol pump
( American gasoline pump) (an apparatus at a petrol station which pumps petrol into cars etc, and which measures the amount of petrol it pumps.) pompe à essence
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