coal tar in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for coal tar in the English»French Dictionary

coal tar N

coal tar

coaltar m

Translations for coal tar in the French»English Dictionary

coaltar

coal tar

poix bitumineuse

coal-tar pitch

Translations for coal tar in the English»French Dictionary

I.tar [Brit tɑː, Am tɑr] N

1. tar:

tar (gen)

goudron m

tar (on roads)

bitume m

tar attr road

goudronné

2. tar (sailor):

tar archaic, inf

matelot m

3. tar (in cigarettes) attr:

tar content

taux m de goudron

low-/high-tar cigarette

cigarette f à faible/forte teneur en goudrons

II.tar <pres part tarring; pret, pp tarred> [Brit tɑː, Am tɑr] VB trans

tar road, roof, fence, timber:

tar

goudronner

III.tar [Brit tɑː, Am tɑr]

to tar and feather sb

enduire qn de goudron et de plumes

to tar everyone with the same brush

mettre tout le monde dans le même sac

they're tarred with the same brush

ils sont à mettre dans le même sac

to spoil the ship for a ha'p'orth of tar

tout gâcher pour s'économiser quelques sous

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 tar in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for coal tar in the English»French Dictionary

coal tar N

coal tar

goudron m de houille

Translations for coal tar in the English»French Dictionary

I.tar [tɑ:ʳ, Am tɑ:r] N no pl

tar

goudron m

Phrases:

to spoil the ship for a ha'p'orth of tar Brit

tout gâcher pour des économies de bouts de chandelles

to beat the tar out of sb Am inf

tabasser qn

II.tar <-rr-> [tɑ:ʳ, Am tɑ:r] VB trans

tar

goudronner

Phrases:

to be tarred with the same brush

être mis dans le même panier

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

For commercial purposes it is obtained from coal tar.

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The anodes are manufactured by mixing aggregates with coal tar pitch to form a paste with a doughy consistency.

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The paint was stripped and the tanks relined with coal tar.

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It occurs naturally in feces (it is produced from tryptophan in the mammalian digestive tract) and coal tar and has a strong fecal odor.

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Coal tar was a component of the first sealed roads.

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It has been isolated from the basic fraction of coal tar and from bone oil.

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It occurs naturally in coal tar and petroleum (about 3%).

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As coke was generated, it gave off coal tar as a by-product that was then used in manufacturing many other products.

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The carcinogen was thought to be coal tar, possibly containing some arsenic.

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When installing and patching existing coal tar roofs, worker and building occupant exposure should be avoided, or minimized to the maximum extent possible.

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