mine detector in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

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detector [Brit dɪˈtɛktə, Am dəˈtɛktər] N

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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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mine detector in the PONS Dictionary

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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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The soldier caught him off guard and swung his mine detector, hitting a flaming tank, causing it to explode.
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The mine detector brings the vehicle to a full stop upon encountering an obstacle or detecting a metallic object.
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An attempt was made to mount a version of the mine detector on a vehicle so that sappers would be less vulnerable.
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At that time, minesweeping was done by soldiers walking slowly over the dirt shoulders of the highway with hand-held mine detectors.
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A soldier swept a mine detector and declared it safe.
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With new, deeper mine detectors ramping up their experiments, and a new dark matter detector in space, the future of dark matter studies looks pretty bright.
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Without a mine detector, it's not easy to work.
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It also incorporates an anti-handling device, which is sensitive to motion and the signals produced by mine detectors.
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Mine detection was accomplished not only by electronic mine detectors, but also by employing trained soldiers ("picadors") walking abreast with long probes to detect nonmetallic road mines.
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Children are often put in the front lines to be used as cannon fodder or used as mine detectors.
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