mill race in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for mill race in the English»French Dictionary

mill race N

mill race (stream)

bief m

mill race (channel)

chenal m

Translations for mill race in the English»French Dictionary

I.mill [Brit mɪl, Am mɪl] N

1. mill (building):

mill (for flour etc)

moulin m

mill (factory)

fabrique f

2. mill (machine):

mill (for processing)

machine-outil f

mill (for tooling metal)

fraiseuse f

mill (for polishing)

polissoir m

mill (roller)

presse f

3. mill FOOD:

mill

moulin m

4. mill (routine):

mill fig

routine f ardue

5. mill Am fig:

mill

usine f

6. mill (fight):

mill inf

castagne f inf

II.mill [Brit mɪl, Am mɪl] VB trans

mill flour, pepper

moudre

mill steel

fabriquer

mill paper

broyer

mill cotton

filer

mill textiles

tisser

mill screw

moleter

mill nut, bolt

fraiser

mill coin

denteler

milled edge (of coin)

bord dentelé

III.mill [Brit mɪl, Am mɪl]

there'll be trouble at t'mill inf, hum

on va avoir des ennuis

to go through the mill

en voir de toutes les couleurs inf

to put sb through the mill

mettre qn à rude épreuve

I.race [Brit reɪs, Am reɪs] N

1. race SPORTS:

race

course f (between entre, against contre)

to come fifth in a race

arriver cinquième dans une course

to have a race

faire la course (with avec, against contre)

to run a race

courir (with contre)

boat/bicycle race

course nautique/cycliste

a race against the clock lit, fig

une course contre la montre

2. race (contest):

race fig

course f (for à, to do pour faire)

the race to reach the moon

la course à la lune

presidential/mayoral race

course à la présidence/à la mairie

a race against time

une course contre la montre

3. race:

race ANTHROPOL, SOCIOL

race f

of an ancient race

d'une race ancienne

discrimination on the grounds of race

discrimination f raciale

discrimination on the grounds of race attr attack, equality, hatred, law

racial

4. race:

race BOT, ZOOL

espèce f

5. race (current):

race

courant m fort

II.races N

races npl HORSE RAC:

races

courses fpl

III.race [Brit reɪs, Am reɪs] VB trans

1. race (compete with):

race person, jockey, car, horse

faire la course avec

to race sb to sth

faire la course avec qn jusqu'à qc

2. race (rush):

to race to do

se précipiter pour faire

3. race (enter for race):

race horse, dog

faire courir

race car, bike, boat, yacht

courir en

race Ferrari, Formula One

courir sur

race pigeon

faire voler [qc] en compétition

4. race (rev):

race engine

faire ronfler

IV.race [Brit reɪs, Am reɪs] VB intr

1. race (compete in race):

race

courir (against contre, at à, to vers, with avec)

to race around the track

faire le tour de la piste

2. race (rush, run):

to race in/out

entrer/sortir en courant

to race after sb/sth

courir après qn/qc

to race down the stairs/the street

dévaler l'escalier/la rue

to race for the house/the train

courir pour atteindre la maison/attraper le train

to race through exercise, task

faire [qc] rapidement

3. race:

race heart, pulse:

battre précipitamment

race engine:

s'emballer

my mind started to race

je me suis mis à imaginer toutes sortes de choses

4. race (hurry):

race

se dépêcher (to do de faire)

to race against time

courir contre la montre

mill race in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for mill race in the English»French Dictionary

I.mill [mɪl] N

1. mill (building or machine):

mill

moulin m

coffee/pepper mill

moulin à café/à poivre

2. mill (factory):

mill

usine f

Phrases:

to put sb through the mill

en faire baver à qn

II.mill [mɪl] VB trans

1. mill (grind):

mill

mouliner

2. mill (shape):

mill metal

travailler

III.mill [mɪl] VB intr

to mill (about [or around])

fourmiller

I.race¹ [reɪs] N

1. race SPORTS:

a 100-metre race

un cent mètres

2. race (contest):

race

course f

the race for the presidency

la course à la présidence

Phrases:

a race against time

une course contre la montre

II.race¹ [reɪs] VB intr

1. race (compete):

race

courir

to race against sb

faire la course avec qn

to race each other

se faire la course

2. race (rush):

race

aller à toute allure

race heart, engine

s'emballer

to race along/past

aller/passer à toute vitesse

3. race (hurry):

race

se dépêcher

to race for a bus

se dépêcher pour attraper un bus

III.race¹ [reɪs] VB trans

1. race (compete with):

race

faire la course avec

2. race (enter for races):

race

faire courir

3. race (rev up):

race

emballer

4. race (transport):

race

emmener à toute vitesse

race² [reɪs] N no pl (grouping)

race

race f

race³ [reɪs] N GEO

race

canal m

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

The mill foundation, mill race (contributing), and mill-dam were constructed some time before 1813.

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In here is the remains of a long mill race and levelling ponds built by the monks, who had water mills situated in the valley.

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It is five bays in length with the mill race running underneath it about midway along its broad side.

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Some years later, a mill race was dug within a few feet off the meeting house and this caused flooding.

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A mill race, leet, flume, penstock or lade is a sluice channelling water toward a water mill.

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A mill race has many geographically specific names, such as "leat, lade, flume, goit, penstock".

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The mill race can still be seen as part of.

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A section of the river is confined into mill race type stonework, close to the churchyard and runs behind houses marking the town boundary.

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The contributing structure is the remains of a mill race.

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Originating as a part of a mill race, they were later used in the transportation of logs in the logging industry.

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