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tourbe fDictionary of Engineering, architecture and construction > peat
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1 ( grass) gazon m ; ( peat) tourbe f ; ( piece of peat) motte f de tourbe ; to lay turf poser du gazon ;3 ○ ( territory) ( of gang) territoire m ; (of busker, prostitute) secteur m ; to be back on one's own turf se retrouver chez soi.B vtr1 gazonner [lawn, patch, pitch] ;2 ○ ( throw) turf that dog off the sofa vire ce chien du divan ○.■ turf out:▶ turf out [sb/sth], turf [sb/sth] out virer ○. -
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turf [tɜ:f]( = grass) gazon m* * *[tɜːf] 1.2) ( horse racing)2.transitive verb1) gazonner [lawn, patch, pitch]2) (colloq) ( throw) balancer (colloq)•Phrasal Verbs:- turf out -
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1 (of mineral, peat) extraction f (of de) ; (of fumes, air, smell) extraction f, évacuation f (of de) ;2 Med, Dent (of tooth, bullet, etc) extraction f ; to have an extraction Dent se faire arracher une dent ; -
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A n1 Culin ( jam) ( also preserves) confiture f ; ( pickle) conserve f ; peach/cherry preserve confiture f de pêche/de cerise ;2 ( territory) lit, fig chasse f gardée (of de) ; to be a male preserve être la chasse gardée des hommes, être reservé aux hommes.B vtr1 ( save from destruction) préserver [land, building, manuscript, memory, tradition, language] (for pour) ; entretenir [wood, leather, painting] ;3 (keep, hold onto) [person] garder [sense of humour, dignity, silence, beauty, health] ;4 (rescue, save life of) préserver ; God preserve us!† Dieu nous garde! ; heaven ou the saints preserve us from that!† ou hum le ciel nous en préserve! ;6 ( make into jam) faire de la confiture de [fruit]. -
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►► Botany bog bean trèfle m d'eau;Botany bog oak chêne m des marais;very familiar bog paper, bog roll PQ m, papier-cul m;Botany bog rosemary andromède f;Veterinary medicine bog spavin jarde fempêcher, entraver; (vehicle) embourber, enliser;∎ figurative I got bogged down in paperwork je me suis laissé déborder par la paperasserie;∎ let's not get bogged down in details ne nous perdons pas dans les détailsBritish very familiar dégager; -
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1 noun∎ to follow the turf être turfiste∎ that's not my turf c'est pas mon rayon∎ turf (over) gazonner∎ she turfed the old magazines into the box elle a balancé les vieux magazines dans la boîte(fire) de tourbeturf war conflit m pour le contrôle d'un territoireBritish familiar (eject, evict → person) vider, flanquer à la porte; (remove → furniture, possessions) sortir□, enlever□ ; (throw away → rubbish) bazarder;∎ he turfed everything out of the cupboard il a tout sorti du placard, il a bazardé tout ce qu'il y avait dans le placard;∎ he was turfed out of the club il s'est fait virer ou vider du club
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Peat — is an accumulation of partially decayed vegetation matter. Peat forms in wetlands or peatlands , variously called bogs , moors , muskegs , pocosins , mires , and peat swamp forests . By volume there is about 4 trillion m³ of peat in the world… … Wikipedia
Peat — Peat, n. [Prob. for beat, prop., material used to make the fire burn better, fr. AS. b?tan to better, mend (a fire), b?t advantage. See {Better}, {Boot} advantage.] A substance of vegetable origin, consisting of roots and fibers, moss, etc., in… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
peat — peat; peat·ery; peat·man; re·peat·abil·i·ty; re·peat·able; re·peat·er; re·peat; re·peat·ed·ly; … English syllables
Peat — Peat consists of partially decomposed plant debris. It is considered an early stage in the development of coal. Peat is distinguished from lignite by the presence of free cellulose and a high moisture content (exceeding 70 percent). The heat… … Energy terms
peat|y — «PEE tee», adjective, peat|i|er, peat|i|est. of, like, or abounding in peat: »A thin seam of peaty matter…along the bottom of a bed of clay (James Croll) … Useful english dictionary
Peat — Peat, n. [Cf. {Pet} a fondling.] A small person; a pet; sometimes used contemptuously. [Obs.] Shak. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
peat|er|y — «PEE tuhr ee», noun, plural er|ies. a place from which peat is dug … Useful english dictionary
peat — [pi:t] n [Date: 1300 1400; : Medieval Latin; Origin: peta, probably from a Celtic language] [U] a black substance formed from decaying plants under the surface of the ground in some areas, which can be burned as a ↑fuel, or mixed with soil to… … Dictionary of contemporary English
peat — [ pit ] noun uncount a type of soil consisting of decaying plants that can also be used as fuel … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
peat — c.1200, in Scottish L., probably from O.Celt. root *pett (Cf. Cornish peyth, Welsh peth quantity, part, thing, O.Ir. pet, Breton pez piece ). The earliest sense is not of the turf but of the cut piece of it … Etymology dictionary
peat — ► NOUN ▪ partly decomposed vegetable matter forming a deposit on acidic, boggy ground, dried for use in gardening and as fuel. DERIVATIVES peaty adjective. ORIGIN Anglo Latin peta … English terms dictionary