mining in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for mining in the English»French Dictionary

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mining [Brit ˈmʌɪnɪŋ, Am ˈmaɪnɪŋ] N

strip mining [ˈstrɪpmaɪnɪŋ] 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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mining in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for mining in the English»French 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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mining 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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General construction activities with respect to mining and production facilities, generation and distribution of electrical energy and of steam and hot water.
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The keyword searching is thus much broader, faster and better controlled than text mining of free text and labels.
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The economy was focused mainly on the primary sector (agriculture and sheep husbandry) and on mining.
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He hoped to capitalize on the mining companies' growing receptiveness to reclamation and remediation projects that dealt with waste land in new, innovative ways.
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In 2007 the production of gallium was 184 tonnes with less than 100 tonnes from mining and the rest from scrap recycling.
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Threats include sand mining, fishing, riparian vegetation destruction, habitat fragmentation, and water pollution.
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Mining generally performed well at the end of the medieval period, helped by buoyant demand for manufactured and luxury goods.
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Their modus operandi was to rustle cattle and sell the stock to the mining towns which sprang up during that time.
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A negotiating team is in secret talks about financing a local mining company to be owned by the Guinean state.
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In the past, occupational exposure occurred from erionite mining and production operation.
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