iron ore in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for iron ore in the English»French Dictionary

iron ore N

iron ore

minerai m de fer

Translations for iron ore in the French»English Dictionary

mine/minerai de fer

iron mine/ore

minerai de fer/d'étain

iron/tin ore

Translations for iron ore in the English»French Dictionary

ore [Brit ɔː, Am ɔr] N

ore

minerai m

I.iron [Brit ˈʌɪən, Am ˈaɪ(ə)rn] N

1. iron (metal):

iron

fer m

old or scrap iron

ferraille f

iron and steel works/industry

usine/industrie f sidérurgique

a man/will of iron fig

un homme/une volonté de fer

a man/will of iron attr bar, gate, railing

en fer

2. iron (for clothes):

iron

fer m (à repasser)

with a hot/cool iron

à fer chaud/doux

to run the iron over sth, to give sth an iron

donner un coup de fer à qc

3. iron (golf):

iron

fer m

a six-iron

un fer six

4. iron (splint):

iron

attelle f

5. iron MED:

iron

fer m

II.irons N

irons npl:

irons

fers mpl

to put sb in irons

mettre qn aux fers

III.iron [Brit ˈʌɪən, Am ˈaɪ(ə)rn] ADJ fig

iron constitution, grip, will

de fer

iron rule

draconien/-ienne

IV.iron [Brit ˈʌɪən, Am ˈaɪ(ə)rn] VB trans

iron clothes:

iron

repasser

do not iron (on label)

ne pas repasser

to iron sth under a damp cloth

repasser qc à la pattemouille

V.iron [Brit ˈʌɪən, Am ˈaɪ(ə)rn] VB intr

iron person:

repasser

iron garment, fabric:

se repasser

VI.iron [Brit ˈʌɪən, Am ˈaɪ(ə)rn]

to have a lot of irons in the fire

avoir beaucoup d'affaires en train

the iron had entered his soul liter

il avait la mort dans l'âme

to strike while the iron is hot

battre le fer pendant qu'il est chaud

iron ore in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for iron ore in the English»French Dictionary

iron ore N

iron ore

minerai m de fer

Translations for iron ore in the English»French Dictionary

iron/copper ore

minerai de fer/cuivre

Translations for iron ore in the French»English Dictionary

minerai de fer/d'aluminium

iron/aluminium ore Brit

minerai de fer/d'aluminium

iron/aluminum ore Am

Translations for iron ore in the English»French Dictionary

ore [ɔ:ʳ, Am ɔ:r] N

ore

minerai m

iron/copper ore

minerai de fer/cuivre

I.iron [ˈaɪən, Am ˈaɪɚn] N

1. iron no pl (metal):

iron

fer m

a man of iron

un homme de fer

2. iron (device for pressing clothes):

iron

fer m à repasser

steam iron

fer m à vapeur

3. iron SPORTS (golf club):

iron

fer m

Phrases:

to have several (many) irons in the fire

avoir plusieurs cordes à son arc

an iron fist in a velvet glove

une main de fer dans un gant de velours

II.iron [ˈaɪən, Am ˈaɪɚn] VB trans

iron the laundry:

iron

repasser

to iron sth out

arranger qc

III.iron [ˈaɪən, Am ˈaɪɚn] VB intr

iron

repasser

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Their iron ore production increased to 134.4 million tonnes per annum, which makes it the 3rd largest producer of iron ore.

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Technological developments have brought down the time for transformation from iron ore to steel to within a day.

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The mine has an annual production capacity of 29.5 million tonnes of iron ore, sourced from open-pit operations.

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This is down from a higher population in the 1950s and 1960s when the economically supportive iron ore mines employed more workers.

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It ranked 22 in the world in terms of iron ore production and 29th in gold production.

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The port will have an initial capacity of 45 million metric tons of iron ore annually.

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Till the closure in 1917, 1500 tonnes of iron ore were mined.

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After the arrival of the railroad in 1883, the county became a major source of iron ore.

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Currently, thousands of tones of iron ore are exported out of the state on daily basis.

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This process of reducing the iron ore in solid form by reducing gases is called direct reduction.

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