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copper ['kɒpə(r)]1 noun(a) (colour, metal) cuivre m∎ to give a beggar a few coppers donner quelques sous à un mendiant(d) (container) lessiveuse f(coin, kettle, wire) en cuivre(colour, hair) cuivré(in metalwork) cuivrer►► Botany copper beech hêtre m pourpre;Geology copper pyrites pyrite f de cuivre;Chemistry copper sulphate sulfate m de cuivre -
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copper [ˈkɒpər]1. nouna. cuivre m2. compounds* * *['kɒpə(r)] 1.1) Chemistry cuivre m2) (colloq) ( policeman) flic (colloq) m3) (colloq) GB ( coin) petite monnaie f [U]a few coppers — quelques sous mpl
4) GB History ( for washing) lessiveuse f5) ( colour) couleur f cuivre2.noun modifier [ alloy, mine, ore] de cuivre; [ bracelet, coin, pipe, wire] de or en cuivre; [ kettle, pan] en cuivre3.adjective [hair, leaf, lipstick] couleur cuivre inv -
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I 1. ['kopə] noun1) (an element, a metal of a brownish-red colour: This pipe is made of copper.) cuivre2) ((a piece of) money made of copper or a substitute: Have you any coppers in your change?) petite pièce2. adjective1) (made of copper: a copper pipe.) de cuivre2) ((also copper-coloured) of the colour of copper.) cuivreII ['kopə] noun(a British nickname for a policeman: Run - there's a copper after you!) flic -
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arg., RU flic; pouletEnglish-French dictionary of law, politics, economics & finance > copper
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cuivre mEnglish-French architecture and construction dictionary > copper
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copper-coloured GB, -colored US ⇒ Colours adj [hair] cuivré ; [leaf, lipstick, metal] couleur cuivre inv. -
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copper-bottomed [-'bɒtəmd]Un panorama unique de l'anglais et du français > copper-bottomed
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Un panorama unique de l'anglais et du français > copper-coloured
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16 copper and brass nail
Dictionary of Engineering, architecture and construction > copper and brass nail
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17 copper bearing steel
Dictionary of Engineering, architecture and construction > copper bearing steel
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18 copper-clad steel
Dictionary of Engineering, architecture and construction > copper-clad steel
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19 copper-plate engraving
taille-douce; chalcographie [procédés de gravure sur métal utilisés par les faussaires] [Interpol]English-French dictionary of law, politics, economics & finance > copper-plate engraving
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adjective sûr
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copper(I) — copper(I) … English syllables
copper(II) — copper(II) … English syllables
Copper — Cop per, n. [OE. coper (cf. D. koper, Sw. koppar, Dan. kobber, G. kupfer), LL. cuper, fr. L. cuprum for earlier Cyprium, Cyprium aes, i.e., Cyprian brass, fr. Gr. ? of Cyprus (Gr. ?), anciently renowned for its copper mines. Cf. {Cypreous}.] 1. A … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
copper — copper1 [käp′ər] n. pl. copper or coppers [ME & OE coper < LL cuprum, contr. < Cyprium ( aes), Cyprian (brass), copper, after Gr Kyprios,CYPRUS, noted for its copper mines] 1. a reddish brown, malleable, ductile, metallic element that is… … English World dictionary
COPPER — Copper was the first metal humans learned to work with. The earliest evidence comes from Cayonu in southeast Turkey (late ninth or early eighth millennium B.C.), where small items of jewelry were made from cold hammered nuggets. Large scale… … Historical Dictionary of Mesopotamia
copper — Ⅰ. copper [1] ► NOUN 1) a red brown metallic chemical element which is used for electrical wiring and as a component of brass and bronze. 2) (coppers) Brit. coins of low value made of copper or bronze. 3) Brit. dated a large copper or iron… … English terms dictionary
Copper — Cop per, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Coppered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Coppering}.] To cover or coat with copper; to sheathe with sheets of copper; as, to copper a ship. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Copper — (englisch für „Kupfer“) steht für: Amiga Copper, Koprozessor der Amiga Computer Copper River (Alaska) Copper River (Wisconsin) Diese Seite ist eine Begriffsklärung zur Unterscheidung mehrerer mit demselb … Deutsch Wikipedia
copper — cop‧per [ˈkɒpə ǁ ˈkɑːpər] noun 1. [uncountable] a reddish brown metal used, among other things, for making wire and cable S: • On Friday, copper for March delivery ended at 98.9 cents a pound, up 1.9 cents. • The company is a major producer of… … Financial and business terms
copper — Symbol: Cu Atomic number: 29 Atomic weight: 63.54 Red brown transition element. Known by the Romans as cuprum. Extracted and used for thousands of years. Malleable, ductile and an excellent conductor of heat and electricity. When in moist… … Elements of periodic system
Copper — For other uses, see Copper (disambiguation) … Wikipedia