coal scuttle in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for coal scuttle in the English»French Dictionary

coal scuttle N

coal scuttle

seau m à charbon

Translations for coal scuttle in the French»English Dictionary

seau à charbon

coal scuttle

Translations for coal scuttle in the English»French Dictionary

I.scuttle [Brit ˈskʌt(ə)l, Am ˈskədl] N

1. scuttle (hatch):

scuttle

écoutille f

2. scuttle (basket):

scuttle

panier m à fond plat

3. scuttle → coal scuttle

II.scuttle [Brit ˈskʌt(ə)l, Am ˈskədl] VB trans lit

scuttle ship

saborder

scuttle fig talks, project, etc

faire échouer

III.scuttle [Brit ˈskʌt(ə)l, Am ˈskədl] VB intr

scuttle

courir à toute vitesse

to scuttle across sth

traverser qc à toute vitesse

to scuttle after sb/sth

courir après qn/qc

to scuttle away, to scuttle off

filer

See also coal scuttle

coal scuttle N

coal scuttle

seau m à charbon

I.coal [Brit kəʊl, Am koʊl] N

1. coal U (mineral):

coal

charbon m

a piece or lump of coal

un morceau de charbon

a piece or lump of coal attr cellar, shed, shovel

à charbon

2. coal (individual piece):

coal

charbon m

hot or live coals

charbons mpl ardents

II.coal [Brit kəʊl, Am koʊl] VB trans

coal

ravitailler [qc] en charbon

III.coal [Brit kəʊl, Am koʊl] VB intr

coal ship:

coal

être ravitaillé en charbon

IV.coal [Brit kəʊl, Am koʊl]

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 inf

passer un savon à qn inf

coal scuttle in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for coal scuttle in the English»French Dictionary

coal scuttle N

coal scuttle

seau m à charbon

Translations for coal scuttle in the English»French Dictionary

scuttle¹ [ˈskʌtl, Am ˈskʌt̬-] VB intr

scuttle

courir

scuttle² [ˈskʌtl, Am ˈskʌt̬-] VB trans

1. scuttle (go down):

scuttle ship

couler

2. scuttle (put an end to):

scuttle

mettre un terme à

scuttle³ [ˈskʌtl, Am ˈskʌt̬-] N

scuttle → coal scuttle

See also coal scuttle

coal scuttle N

coal scuttle

seau m à charbon

coal [kəʊl, Am koʊl] N

coal

charbon m

Phrases:

to carry coals to Newcastle

porter de l'eau à la rivière

to drag sb over the coals

réprimander qn sévèrement

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Homes that don't use coal sometimes use a coal scuttle decoratively.

en.wikipedia.org

Sneaked into the kitchen, filled the pepper castor with gunpowder, and placed a cartridge in the coal scuttle.

factually.gizmodo.com

Many turned to other trades, including enamelling, electroplating and the manufacture of copper and brass coal scuttles, fire screens and kettles.

en.wikipedia.org

Occasionally he would remember to fill the coal scuttle at the same time.

www.bbc.co.uk

You can also place your bids on curtains, drapes, brass fittings, lights and coal scuttles.

news.bbc.co.uk