salt mine in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for salt mine in the English»French Dictionary

salt mine [ˈsɔːltmaɪn] N MIN

salt mine

mine f de sel

it's back to the salt mines for me fig

je dois retourner au boulot inf

Translations for salt mine in the English»French Dictionary

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

I.salt [Brit sɔːlt, sɒlt, Am sɔlt] N

1. salt:

salt CHEM, FOOD

sel m

there's too much salt in the rice

le riz est trop salé

I don't like a lot of salt on my food

je n'aime pas manger très salé

salt and pepper

du sel et du poivre

to put salt on food/a road

saler les aliments/une route

to put salt on food/a road attr molecule, crystal, solution

de sel

to put salt on food/a road industry, refining

du sel

to put salt on food/a road production, factory

de sel

2. salt (sailor) inf, dated:

an old salt

un vieux loup de mer

II.salts N

salts npl PHARM:

salts

sels mpl

III.salt [Brit sɔːlt, sɒlt, Am sɔlt] ADJ attr

salt water, lake

salé

salt beef, pork

salé

IV.salt [Brit sɔːlt, sɒlt, Am sɔlt] VB trans

salt meat, fish, road, path:

salt

saler

V.salt [Brit sɔːlt, sɒlt, Am sɔlt]

to cry salt tears liter

verser des larmes amères

to be the salt of the earth

être le sel de la terre

you should take his remarks with a grain or a pinch of salt

il ne faut pas prendre ses remarques pour argent comptant

any teacher worth his salt knows that

tout enseignant digne de ce nom sait cela

SALT [Brit sɔːlt, sɒlt, Am sɔlt] N

SALT → Strategic Arms Limitation Talks

SALT

négociations fpl SALT

salt mine in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for salt mine in the English»French Dictionary

salt mine N

salt mine

mine f de sel

Translations for salt mine in the English»French Dictionary

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

I.salt [sɔ:lt] N

salt a. fig:

salt

sel m

a pinch of salt

une pincée de sel

sea/celery salt

sel de mer/céleri

bath salts

sels de bain

Phrases:

to take sth with a pinch [or grain] of salt

ne pas prendre qc au pied de la lettre

to rub salt in the/sb's wound

remuer le couteau dans la plaie

to sit above/below the salt

être assis au bout de la table

worth one's salt

digne de ce nom

II.salt [sɔ:lt] VB trans

salt

saler

III.salt [sɔ:lt] ADJ

1. salt (with salt):

salt

salé(e)

2. salt fig tears:

salt

amère

SALT [sɔ:lt] N

SALT abbreviation of Strategic Arms Limitation Talks

SALT

négociations fpl SALT

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Permission was not granted by the owners of the salt mine.

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The silence of a salt mine was tightened in the house and an icy night flowed into the outside gutter.

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The salt mine is also known for its purported healing effect on respiratory and allergic illnesses.

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This was not a naturally-occurring whirlpool, but a man-made disaster caused by breaking through the roof of a salt mine.

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A "sinkwerk" is a chamber in a salt mine filled with water to dissolve salt.

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These deposits were made due to economic considerations ahead of the conversion operations (deployment authorization of 1974) of the salt mine as a disposal site.

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The valuables were hidden in a salt mine approximately 2000 feet underground.

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There has been some success in panning for gold in the vicinity, beryl can be found and there is a salt mine located nearby.

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You have created a museum of the salt mine, complete with costumes, tools, artifacts and writings of the time.

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Although the trackage is still in place, the rock salt mine no longer uses rail.

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