coal seam in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for coal seam in the English»French Dictionary

coal seam N

coal seam

gisement m houiller

Translations for coal seam in the English»French Dictionary

I.seam [Brit siːm, Am sim] N

1. seam (in sewing):

seam

couture f

to be bursting at the seams building:

être bondé

to be bursting at the seams suitcase:

être plein à craquer

his coat is bursting at the seams

les coutures de son manteau sont prêtes à craquer

to come apart at the seam marriage, plan:

s'écrouler

to come apart at the seam garment:

craquer

2. seam TECH:

seam

soudure f

seam

cordon m de soudure

3. seam GEOL:

seam

veine f

4. seam (suture):

seam

couture f

5. seam (in cricket):

seam

couture centrale de la balle de cricket

II.seam [Brit siːm, Am sim] VB trans (in sewing)

seam

coudre

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 seam in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for coal seam in the English»French Dictionary

I.seam [si:m] N

1. seam (in fabric):

seam

couture f

2. seam (hem):

seam

ourlet m

3. seam (junction):

seam

jointure f

4. seam NAUT:

seam

joint m

5. seam (welded):

seam

soudure f

6. seam (between rocks):

seam

veine f

7. seam fig:

to be bursting at the seams

être plein à craquer

II.seam [si:m] VB trans (stitch together)

seam

coudre

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