mine workings in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for mine workings in the English»French Dictionary

mine workings N npl

mine workings

chantier m de mine

Translations for mine workings in the English»French Dictionary

working farm, mine

en exploitation

Translations for mine workings in the English»French Dictionary

I.working [Brit ˈwəːkɪŋ, Am ˈwərkɪŋ] N

1. working (functioning):

working

fonctionnement m

2. working (shaping, preparation):

working

travail m (of de)

3. working (draft solution):

working

calculs mpl

candidates must show all working

les candidats doivent montrer leurs calculs

4. working:

working (mine)

chantier m de mine

working (quarry)

chantier m de carrière

II.workings N

workings npl lit, fig:

workings

rouages mpl

the workings of the human mind

les rouages de l'esprit humain

III.working [Brit ˈwəːkɪŋ, Am ˈwərkɪŋ] ADJ

1. working (professional):

working parent, woman, mother

qui travaille

working conditions, environment, methods

de travail

working population

actif/-ive

working life

actif/-ive, professionnel/-elle

working breakfast, lunch, day, week

de travail

during working hours (in office)

pendant les heures de bureau

during working hours (in shop)

pendant les heures de travail

the working woman

la femme active

working mothers

les mères qui travaillent

we have a good working relationship

nous avons de bons rapports professionnels

2. working (provisional):

working document, hypothesis

de travail

working definition, title

provisoire

3. working (functional):

working model

qui fonctionne

working farm, mine

en exploitation

to have a working knowledge of

connaître les éléments de base de

in full working order

en parfait état de marche

4. working FIN:

working expenses, plant, ratio, stock

d'exploitation

mine¹ [Brit mʌɪn, Am maɪn]

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.
For examples and particular usages, see the entry below.:

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

1. mine MIN:

mine

mine f

to work in or down the mines

travailler dans les mines

to go down the mine (become a miner)

descendre à la mine

2. mine fig:

mine

mine f

to be a mine of information

être une mine de renseignements

to have a mine of experience to draw on

pouvoir s'appuyer sur son expérience

3. mine MIL (explosive):

mine

mine f

to lay a mine (on land)

poser une mine

to lay a mine (in sea)

mouiller une mine

to hit or strike a mine

heurter une mine

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

1. mine MIN:

mine gems, mineral

extraire

mine area

exploiter

2. mine MIL:

mine (lay mines in) area

miner

mine (blow up) ship, tank

faire sauter

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

mine

exploiter un gisement

to mine for gems, mineral

extraire

mine workings in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for mine workings in the English»French Dictionary

workings N pl

1. workings (mine):

workings

chantier m d'exploitation

2. workings (mechanism):

workings

rouages mpl

working ADJ

1. working (employed):

working

qui travaille

working population

actif(-ive)

working people

ouvriers mpl

2. working (pertaining to work):

working

de travail

working lunch

d'affaires

3. working (functioning):

working

qui fonctionne

to be in good working order

être en bon état de fonctionnement

to have a working knowledge of English

avoir des bases d'anglais

mine¹ [maɪn] poss pron (belonging to me)

mine

le mien(la mienne)

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

See also hers

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

hers

le sien(la sienne)

hers

les sien(ne)s

it's not my bag, it's hers

ce n'est pas mon sac, c'est le sien

this house is hers

cette maison est la sienne

this glass is hers

ce verre est à elle

a book of hers

(l')un de ses livres

I.mine² [maɪn] N MIN

mine a. fig

mine f

a mine of information

une mine d'informations

II.mine² [maɪn] VB trans

mine MIN:

mine coal, iron

extraire

mine area

exploiter

Phrases:

to mine a rich seam of sth

exploiter le filon de qc

I.mine³ [maɪn] N MIL

mine

mine f

to clear an area of mines

déminer une zone

II.mine³ [maɪn] VB trans

mine

miner

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

The fire the spread quickly, fanned by the strong ventilation and ignited timber supports, sending dense clouds of smoke and fumes into the mine workings.

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These habitats may be semi-natural on naturally exposed deposits, or the result of mining, or from erosion by rivers, sometimes including washed-out mine workings.

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It also occurs in dry caves and old mine workings as an efflorescence and as a crusty sublimate deposit around fumaroles.

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The area was affected by mine workings but has now returned to a more natural state and lizards and dragonflies may be observed.

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Close to the village are now-unworked deep coal mine workings.

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