milk churn in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for milk churn in the French»English Dictionary

bidon à lait

milk churn Brit

Translations for milk churn in the English»French Dictionary

I.churn [Brit tʃəːn, Am tʃərn] N

1. churn (for butter):

churn

baratte f

2. churn Brit (container):

churn (small)

bidon m

churn (large)

tank m à lait

II.churn [Brit tʃəːn, Am tʃərn] VB trans

1. churn:

to churn butter

baratter

2. churn fig water, air:

churn

faire tourbillonner

III.churn [Brit tʃəːn, Am tʃərn] VB intr

churn ideas:

tourbillonner

churn engine:

tourner sur place

my stomach was churning (with nausea)

mon cœur se soulevait

my stomach was churning (with nerves)

j'avais l'estomac noué

I.milk [Brit mɪlk, Am mɪlk] N

1. milk FOOD:

milk

lait m

powdered/evaporated milk

lait en poudre/concentré

full cream milk

lait entier

skimmed/semi-skimmed milk

lait écrémé/demi-écrémé

2. milk:

milk PHYSIOL, VET

lait m

to be in milk VET

donner du lait

to produce milk

avoir du lait

to express milk MED

tirer le lait

when the milk comes in MED

quand la montée du lait se fait

3. milk (lotion):

milk

lait m

4. milk BOT:

milk

lait m

II.milk [Brit mɪlk, Am mɪlk] VB trans

1. milk:

milk FARM, VET

traire

2. milk fig:

milk (exploit) (for money) company, state

pomper (for de)

to milk sb dry

saigner qn à blanc

he milked the audience for applause

il a extorqué des applaudissements aux spectateurs

3. milk sap, juice:

milk

extraire

III.milk [Brit mɪlk, Am mɪlk] VB intr

milk cow, goat etc:

donner du lait

milk dairyman, farmer:

faire la traite

this cow milks well

cette vache donne beaucoup de lait

IV.milk [Brit mɪlk, Am mɪlk]

to come home with the milk

rentrer au petit matin

it's no good crying over spilt milk prov

il est trop tard pour pleurer

See also kindness

kindness [Brit ˈkʌɪn(d)nəs, Am ˈkaɪn(d)nəs] N

1. kindness U (quality):

kindness

gentillesse f (to, towards envers, à l'égard de)

to show sb kindness , to show kindness to or towards sb

témoigner de la gentillesse à l'égard de or envers or à qn

I never showed you anything but kindness

j'ai toujours été gentil avec toi

an act of kindness

un acte de bonté

out of kindness

par gentillesse

2. kindness C (instance):

kindness

gentillesse f

your little kindnesses towards me

tes petites gentillesses envers moi

to do sb a kindness

rendre service à qn

it's no kindness to him to do

on ne lui rend pas service en faisant

out of the kindness of one's heart

par pure gentillesse

to kill sb with kindness

trop gâter qn

to be full of the milk of human kindness

être pétri d'humanité

milk churn in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for milk churn in the English»French Dictionary

churn for milk

bidon m

Translations for milk churn in the French»English Dictionary

boille

milk churn

bidon de lait

milk-churn

Translations for milk churn in the English»French Dictionary

I.churn [tʃɜ:n, Am tʃɜ:rn] N

churn for milk

bidon m

churn for butter

baratte f

II.churn [tʃɜ:n, Am tʃɜ:rn] VB trans

1. churn (stir):

churn butter, cream

battre

2. churn (agitate):

churn

agiter

III.churn [tʃɜ:n, Am tʃɜ:rn] VB intr

1. churn (move vigorously):

churn

s'agiter

2. churn fig stomach:

churn

se nouer

I.milk [mɪlk] N no pl

milk

lait m

full fat milk

lait entier

long-life milk

lait longue conservation

semi-skimmed/skimmed milk

lait demi-écrémé/écrémé

Phrases:

it's no use crying over spilt milk

ce qui est arrivé est arrivé

II.milk [mɪlk] VB trans

1. milk (extract milk):

milk

traire

2. milk (take money from):

milk

soutirer de l'argent à

3. milk (exploit):

milk story, situation

tirer avantage de

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

These proved impractical for transport by road or rail, and so the milk churn was introduced, based on the tall conical shape of the butter churn.

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The butter churn gave its name to the milk churn, early examples of which were based on butter churns.

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