mill wheel in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for mill wheel in the English»French Dictionary

mill wheel N

mill wheel

roue f de moulin

Translations for mill wheel 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.wheel [Brit wiːl, Am (h)wil] N

1. wheel:

wheel (on vehicle)

roue f

wheel (on trolley, piece of furniture)

roulette f

front/back wheel

roue avant/arrière

2. wheel (for steering) (in vehicle):

wheel

volant m

wheel NAUT

roue f (de gouvernail)

to be at or behind the wheel

être au volant

to take the wheel (in vehicle)

prendre le volant

to take the wheel NAUT

tenir la roue

to fall asleep at the wheel

s'endormir au volant

3. wheel (in watch, mechanism, machine):

wheel

rouage m

the wheels of government fig

les rouages du gouvernement

4. wheel (for pottery):

wheel

tour m

5. wheel HISTORY (instrument of torture):

wheel

roue f

6. wheel GAMES (in roulette):

wheel

roue f

II.wheels N

wheels npl (car):

wheels inf

bagnole f inf

wheels inf

voiture f

are these your new wheels?

c'est ta nouvelle bagnole? inf

have you got wheels inf?

tu es motorisé? inf

III.wheel [Brit wiːl, Am (h)wil] VB trans

wheel bicycle, barrow, pram:

wheel

pousser

to wheel a child in a pram

promener un enfant dans sa poussette

they wheeled me into the operating theatre

ils m'ont emmené dans la salle d'opération sur un chariot

IV.wheel [Brit wiːl, Am (h)wil] VB intr

1. wheel:

wheel, a. wheel round (circle) bird:

tournoyer

2. wheel (turn sharply):

wheel person, regiment:

faire demi-tour

wheel car, motorbike:

braquer fortement

wheel ship:

virer de bord

to wheel to the right person, regiment:

faire demi-tour à droite

right/left wheel! MIL

demi-tour droite/gauche!

V.-wheeled COMP

a three-/four-wheeled vehicle

un véhicule à trois/quatre roues

VI.wheel [Brit wiːl, Am (h)wil]

to wheel and deal

magouiller inf

the wheel of fortune

la roue de la fortune

it's wheels within wheels

l'affaire est plus compliquée qu'elle n'en a l'air

to reinvent the wheel

réinventer la roue

to be fifth wheel Am

être la cinquième roue du carrosse

mill wheel in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for mill wheel in the English»French Dictionary

mill wheel N

mill wheel

roue f de moulin

Translations for mill wheel in the French»English Dictionary

la roue du moulin

the mill wheel

Translations for mill wheel 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.wheel [wi:l] N

1. wheel (circular object):

wheel

roue f

on wheels

sur des roues

2. wheel AUTO:

wheel

volant m

to be at the wheel

être au volant

3. wheel NAUT:

wheel

gouvernail m

4. wheel pl inf (car):

wheel

bagnole f

Phrases:

to set the wheels in motion

mettre les choses en route

to be a big wheel Am inf

être un gros bonnet

to feel like a fifth wheel Am

se sentir de trop

II.wheel [wi:l] VB trans

wheel

pousser

Phrases:

to wheel sb/sth out

ressortir qn/qc

III.wheel [wi:l] VB intr

to wheel and deal inf

brasser des affaires

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Thereafter, the buildings were repaired and a new water mill wheel was bought.

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This new mill originally had the familiar overshot mill wheel, but this was replaced by a more efficient underwater turbine in the early 20th century.

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This originated as a medieval churchyard cross, whose shaft is sunk into a former mill wheel.

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It probably sounds like lots of flies strung up to a mill wheel, slowly turning it to crush wheat into flour.

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The three-story wood-frame mill operated with a 21ft m diameter metal mill wheel.

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The mill wheel has been removed and the mill has been largely demolished, but there are still remains of this mill and the mill house intact.

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The house could be self-sufficient in energy by putting the original mill wheel to work.

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Each incoming tide filled a millpond behind the dam, and then, as the tide ebbed, the water was released through a millrace to turn the mill wheel.

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At a certain point a sluice gate in the mole can be opened allowing the draining water to drive a mill wheel or wheels.

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From 1860 onwards the increasing demand of power supply lead to the installation of a new steam engine, which replaced the old mill wheel.

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