slate in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for slate in the English»French Dictionary

I.slate [Brit sleɪt, Am sleɪt] N

1. slate (rock):

slate

ardoise f

made of slate

en ardoise

made of slate attr quarry, mining

d'ardoise

made of slate floor

d'ardoises

2. slate (piece, tablet):

slate

ardoise f

a roof slate

une ardoise

a roof slate attr roof

d'ardoises

3. slate Am POL:

slate

liste f de candidature

II.slate [Brit sleɪt, Am sleɪt] VB trans

1. slate lit roof:

slate

couvrir [qc] d'ardoises

2. slate Brit (criticize) inf:

slate press, critic:

taper sur inf (for pour)

slate boss, teacher: worker, pupil

blâmer (for pour)

3. slate Am POL:

slate candidate

mettre [qn] sur la liste

4. slate Am (be expected):

to be slated to go far person:

avoir de fortes chances d'aller loin

III.slate [Brit sleɪt, Am sleɪt]

to put sth on the slate inf

mettre qc sur l'ardoise inf

to start again with a clean slate

repartir à zéro

to wipe the slate clean

faire table rase

slate-coloured Brit, slate-colored Am ADJ

slate-coloured

(couleur) ardoise

slate grey Brit, slate gray Am N ADJ

slate grey

gris m ardoise

slate blue N ADJ

slate blue

bleu m ardoise

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chalk/slate quarry

carrière de craie/d'ardoise

Translations for slate in the French»English Dictionary

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ardoisier (ardoisière) carrière

slate attr

ardois|ier

slate worker

ardois|ier

slate quarry owner

ardoisière

slate quarry

ardoise

slate-grey Brit

ardoise

slate-gray Am

ardoise

slate

ardoise

slate

toit d'ardoise(s)

slate roof

ardoise

slate

régler une ardoise

to settle a debt, to wipe the slate clean

ardoisé (ardoisée)

slate-grey

ardoise/tuyau à emboîtement

interlocking slate/pipe

maltraiter

to slate Brit inf

slate in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for slate in the English»French Dictionary

I.slate [sleɪt] N

1. slate no pl (rock, stone, black board):

slate

ardoise f

2. slate Am, Aus POL:

slate

liste f électorale

Phrases:

to have a clean slate

avoir les mains propres

to wipe the slate clean

faire table rase

to put sth on the slate

mettre qc sur le compte de qn

II.slate [sleɪt] VB trans

1. slate (cover with slates):

slate a roof

couvrir d'ardoises

2. slate Am, Aus:

to be slated for sth

être inscrit pour qc

3. slate Brit, Aus inf (criticize severely):

slate

descendre en flammes

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to wipe the slate clean

passer l'éponge

Translations for slate in the French»English Dictionary

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ardoise

slate

ardoise

slate grey

éreinter

to slate

slate Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to have a clean slate

avoir les mains propres

to wipe the slate clean

faire table rase

to put sth on the slate

mettre qc sur le compte de qn

to wipe the slate clean

passer l'éponge

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Even though his slate of candidates won the election, he failed to win a seat.

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Slated to begin production in mid-1995, filming was delayed until 1996 and ultimately never began.

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This influenced his choice of local slate for the construction.

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Costing $4.4 billion, the resort is slated to open in 2015.

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The project was slated to cost over $250 million.

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The interior of the church has plastered walls and a slate floor.

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A slate hipped roof is supported by three tie-beams and has a central cross.

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The series has aired four seasons to date, with its fifth season slated to air in 2014.

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It has approximately 15,000 inhabitants and its economy is based on exports of slate.

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He describes the mind at birth as a blank slate ("tabula rasa", although he did not use those actual words) filled later through experience.

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