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shovel ['ʃʌvəl] ( British pt & pp shovelled, cont shovelling, American pt & pp shoveled, cont shoveling)1 nounpelle f; (on excavating machine) pelle f, godet m;∎ coal shovel pelle f mécanique(coal, earth, sand) pelleter; (snow) déblayer (à la pelle);∎ they shovelled the gravel onto the drive avec une pelle, ils ont répandu les gravillons sur l'allée;∎ shovel all that rubble into a corner prenez une pelle et mettez tous ces gravats dans un coin;∎ familiar to shovel food into one's mouth enfourner de la nourriture;∎ familiar he shovelled his meal down il a englouti son repasramasser ou entasser à la pelle -
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shovel [ˈ∫ʌvl]1. nounpelle f[+ coal, grain] pelleter ; [+ snow, mud] enlever à la pelle[+ sth spilt] ramasser avec une pelle ; [+ snow] enlever à la pelle* * *['ʃʌvl] 1. 2.transitive verb enlever [quelque chose] à la pelle [dirt, leaves, snow] ( off de)to shovel food into one's mouth — (colloq) s'enfourner (colloq) la nourriture dans la bouche
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A n2 ( individual piece) charbon m ; hot ou live coals charbons mpl ardents ; brown coal lignite m ; soft coal houille f grasse ; hard coal anthracite m.C vtr ravitailler [qch] en charbon.D vi [ship] être ravitaillé en charbon.as black as coal noir comme du charbon ; to carry coals to Newcastle porter de l'eau à la rivière ; to haul sb over the coals ○ passer un savon à qn ○. -
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steam [sti:m]1 noun∎ she wiped the steam from the mirror elle essuya la buée sur la glace∎ to run on or to work by steam marcher à la vapeur;∎ at full steam à toute vapeur, à pleine vitesse;∎ full steam ahead! en avant toute!;∎ to do sth under one's own steam faire qch par ses propres moyens;∎ the battle against drugs is finally picking up steam la lutte contre la drogue est enfin bien lancée;∎ familiar to let off steam se défouler;∎ familiar to run out of steam s'essouffler□, s'épuiser□(boiler, locomotive etc) à vapeur∎ steam the stamps off the envelope passez l'enveloppe à la vapeur pour décoller les timbres;∎ to steam open an envelope décacheter une enveloppe à la vapeur∎ steamed vegetables légumes mpl (cuits) à la vapeur(a) (give off steam → soup, kettle, wet clothes) fumer(b) (cook in steam) cuire à la vapeur(c) (go → train, ship)∎ the train steamed into/out of the station le train entra en gare/quitta la gare;∎ the liner steamed into the harbour le paquebot entra dans le port;∎ cargo boats regularly steamed across the Atlantic des cargos à vapeur traversaient régulièrement l'Atlantique;∎ figurative my brother steamed on ahead mon frère filait devant;∎ figurative she steamed into/out of the room elle est entrée dans/sortie de la pièce comme une furie►► steam bath bain m de vapeur;steam coal charbon m à vapeur, houille f de chaudière;steam cooking cuisson f à la vapeur;steam engine Technology moteur m à vapeur; Railways locomotive f à vapeur;steam heat chaleur f fournie par la vapeur;steam iron fer m (à repasser) à vapeur;Technology steam jacket enveloppe f de cylindre, chemise f de vapeur;steam point point m d'ébullition;steam power vapeur f;British familiar old-fashioned steam radio (broadcasting) ≃ la bonne vieille radio (par opposition à la télévision); (set) poste m de radio antédiluvien;American steam shovel bulldozer m;steam turbine turbine f à vapeur;steam whistle sifflet m à vapeur➲ steam up(window, glasses) s'embuer, se couvrir de buée(a) (window, glasses) embuer∎ to steam sb up mettre qn en pétard ou en boule
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