lumber in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for lumber in the English»French Dictionary

I.lumber [Brit ˈlʌmbə, Am ˈləmbər] N

1. lumber Am (wood):

lumber

bois m de construction

2. lumber Brit (junk):

lumber dated

bric-à-brac m

II.lumber [Brit ˈlʌmbə, Am ˈləmbər] VB trans

1. lumber Brit inf:

to be lumbered with

se taper or se coltiner inf

I'm lumbered with the ironing

je me suis tapé or coltiné le repassage inf

I get lumbered with the job of entertaining her parents

on m'a infligé la corvée de divertir ses parents

I'm lumbered with the house, I can't sell it

j'ai la maison sur les bras, je n'arrive pas à la vendre

2. lumber Am (remove timber from):

lumber

exploiter [qc] (pour le bois de construction)

III.lumber [Brit ˈlʌmbə, Am ˈləmbər] VB intr

1. lumber:

lumber, a. lumber along animal, person:

avancer d'un pas lourd

lumber, a. lumber along vehicle:

avancer péniblement

to lumber away or off person:

s'éloigner d'un pas lourd

to lumber in/out

entrer/sortir d'un pas lourd

to lumber through sth

traverser qc d'un pas lourd

2. lumber Am (cut timber):

lumber

débiter le bois

lumber room N Brit dated

lumber room

débarras m

lumber company N Am

lumber company

entreprise f de bois de construction

lumber mill N

lumber mill

scierie f

lumber in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for lumber in the English»French Dictionary

lumber¹ [ˈlʌmbəʳ, Am -bɚ] VB intr

lumber person, animal

avancer à pas lourds

lumber tanks, cart, wagon

rouler lourdement

lumber² [ˈlʌmbəʳ, Am -bɚ] VB trans Aus, Brit inf

to get lumbered with sth

se coltiner qc

lumber³ [ˈlʌmbəʳ, Am -bɚ] N no pl Am, Aus

1. lumber (unuseful items):

lumber

bric-à-brac m

2. lumber (wood):

lumber

bois m de construction

lumber room N

lumber room

débarras m

lumber trade N Am

lumber trade

commerce m du bois

Translations for lumber in the French»English Dictionary

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Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

He began painting large works on roofing paper purchased from a local lumber company.

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On the dam's right bank, there is a 50 ton boat lift which is also used to move lumber as well.

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They drew a map and knew that there would be a lumber mill located in the town.

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Major industries include lumber, construction, retail, and agriculture (ranching).

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The lumber companies bought large parcels of land for their timber.

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Prior to the mill, there was little demand for lumber and trees were simply burned to clear land.

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Local farmers built the church with lumber milled from nearby trees.

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The term specifically refers to lumber cut for industrial or wood packaging use.

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Since then the trains have been used solely for moving resources such as lumber and coal.

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The land was primarily acquired from lumber companies during the early 20th century.

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