mine in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

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mine PRON In French, pronouns reflect the gender and number of the noun they are standing for. So mine is translated by le mien, la mienne, les miens, les miennes, according to what is being referred to: the blue car is mine = la voiture bleue est la mienne; his children are older than mine = ses enfants sont plus âgés que les miens.
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his car is red but mine is blue
sa voiture est rouge mais la mienne est bleue
the green pen is mine
le stylo vert est le mien
which glass is mine?
lequel (de ces verres) est le mien?
which glass is mine?
mon verre c'est lequel? inf
mine's a whisky inf
un whisky pour moi
she's a friend of mine
c'est une amie à moi
he's no friend of mine!
ce n'est pas un ami à moi!
it's not mine
ce n'est pas à moi
the book isn't mine to lend you
je ne peux pas te prêter ce livre, il n'est pas à moi
mine is not an easy task form
ma tâche n'est pas facile
that brother of mine (gen)
mon frère
that brother of mine pej
mon imbécile de frère inf

I.mine2 [Brit mʌɪn, Am maɪn] N

II.mine2 [Brit mʌɪn, Am maɪn] VB trans

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III.mine2 [Brit mʌɪn, Am maɪn] VB intr

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salt mine [ˈsɔːltmaɪn] N MIN

I.mine out VB [Brit mʌɪn -, Am maɪn -] (mine out [sth], mine [sth] out)

mine in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for mine in the English»French Dictionary (Go to French»English)

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mine1 [maɪn] poss pron (belonging to me)

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See also hers

hers [hɜ:z, Am hɜ:rz] poss pron (belonging to her)

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Translations for mine in the French»English Dictionary (Go to English»French)

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mine Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

he pressed his leg against mine
il a pressé sa jambe contre la mienne
a friend of mine/theirs
l'un de mes/leurs amis
they're not his glasses, they're mine
ce ne sont pas ses lunettes, ce sont les miennes
this glass is mine
ce verre est à moi
a colleague of mine
un de mes collègues
a mine of information
une mine d'informations
to mine a rich seam of sth
exploiter le filon de qc
a friend of mine/theirs
un de mes/leurs amis
the gap between your house and mine
espacement entre ta maison et la mienne
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Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

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Foreign exchange shortages inhibited mine maintenance, new exploration, and development investment.
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Last winter mine took me effortlessly across ground that most farm vehicles would struggle on.
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The mine has the form of a moderate, irregular, oblong, transparent blotch mine which starts as a very long, narrow gallery.
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He was never a mine of information about the game, and was even reluctant to discuss his own career.
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Animals are desirable due to their strong sense of smell, which is more than capable of detecting a land mine.
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Original cart rails, electrical lines and even an operational pneumatic drill recovered from the mine may be viewed.
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This zinc/lead/copper/silver mine is just to the west of the town.
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The mine consists of a short tortuous corridor, that widens into a blotch, often between two lateral veins.
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They are submitted at the request of the regulatory authority and are used by the mine for life of mine costing.
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The incessant warfare between the two factions brought tin mine production to a standstill.
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