coal yard in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for coal yard in the English»French Dictionary

coal yard N

coal yard

dépôt m de charbon

Translations for coal yard in the English»French Dictionary

I.yard [Brit jɑːd, Am jɑrd] N

1. yard (unit of length):

yard

yard m (= 0.9144)

2. yard fig:

you've got yards of room!

tu as plus de place qu'il n'en faut!

she writes poetry by the yard , she writes yards and yards of poetry

elle écrit des pages et des pages de poésie

3. yard (of house, farm, prison, hospital):

yard

cour f

4. yard Am (garden):

yard

jardin m

5. yard:

yard COMM, CONSTR (for storage)

dépôt m

yard (for construction)

chantier m

builder's yard

dépôt m de matériaux de construction

6. yard NAUT:

yard

vergue f

II.Yard

Yard Brit:

the Yard

police judiciaire britannique

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 yard in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for coal yard in the English»French Dictionary

yard¹ [jɑ:d, Am jɑ:rd] N (3 feet)

yard

yard m (0, 914 m)

yard² [jɑ:d, Am jɑ:rd] N

1. yard (paved area):

yard

cour f

2. yard (work area):

yard

chantier m

3. yard Am (garden):

yard

jardin m

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

The station had a coal yard, and also dealt with dairy produce, livestock, and racehorses.

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The station also had a coal yard, horse loading bay and cattle pens with a weighing machine.

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