smelting in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for smelting in the English»French Dictionary

smelting [Brit ˈsmɛltɪŋ] N

smelting

extraction f par fusion

I.smelt [Brit smɛlt, Am smɛlt] VB pt VB pp

smelt → smell

II.smelt <pl smelt or smelts> [Brit smɛlt, Am smɛlt] N ZOOL

smelt

éperlan m

III.smelt [Brit smɛlt, Am smɛlt] VB trans

smelt metal

extraire [qc] par fusion

smelt ore

fondre

See also smell

I.smell [Brit smɛl, Am smɛl] N

1. smell (odour):

smell (gen)

odeur f

smell (unpleasant)

(mauvaise) odeur f

a smell of cooking/burning

une odeur de cuisine/de brûlé

there's a bit of a smell in here

il y a une drôle d'odeur ici

what a smell!

comme ça sent mauvais!

2. smell (sense):

smell

odorat m

sense of smell

odorat, sens m olfactif

3. smell (action):

to have a smell of or at sth

sentir un peu qc

4. smell (of absence, fraud, dishonesty):

smell fig

relents mpl

II.smell <pret, pp smelled, smelt Brit> [Brit smɛl, Am smɛl] VB trans

1. smell lit:

smell (notice, detect)

sentir

smell (sniff deliberately) person:

sentir

smell animal:

renifler, sentir

I could smell alcohol on his breath

je sentais à son haleine qu'il avait bu

I can smell lemons/burning

ça sent le citron/le brûlé

2. smell (detect) fig:

smell danger, problem, success, change, good worker

flairer

smell liar, cheat

repérer

a good reporter can always smell a good story

un bon journaliste flaire toujours une bonne histoire

III.smell <pret, pp smelled, smelt Brit> [Brit smɛl, Am smɛl] VB intr

1. smell (have odour):

smell (gen)

sentir

smell (unpleasantly)

sentir (mauvais)

that smells nice/horrible

ça sent bon/très mauvais

this gas/flower doesn't smell

ce gaz/cette fleur ne sent rien

to smell of roses/garlic

sentir la rose/l'ail

that smells like curry

ça sent le curry

2. smell fig:

to smell of racism/complacency/corruption

sentir le racisme/la complaisance/la corruption

3. smell (have sense of smell):

smell

avoir de l'odorat

Translations for smelting in the French»English Dictionary

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éperlan

smelt

fonte (de minerai)

smelting

fondre minerai

to smelt

smelting in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for smelting in the English»French Dictionary

smelt¹ [smelt] Brit, Aus

smelt pt, pp of smell

See also smell

I.smell <smelt, smelt Brit, Aus [or -ed, -ed Am, Aus]> [smel] N

1. smell (odour):

smell

odeur f

the smell of roses

le parfum des roses

2. smell (sense of smell):

smell

odorat m

3. smell pej (bad odour):

smell

puanteur f

4. smell (sniff):

to take/have a smell of sth

sentir qc

Phrases:

the sweet smell of success

la griserie du succès

II.smell <smelt, smelt Brit, Aus [or -ed, -ed Am, Aus]> [smel] VB intr

1. smell (use one's sense of smell):

smell

sentir

2. smell (give off an odour):

smell

sentir

sweet-smelling

qui sent bon

3. smell pej (have an unpleasant smell):

smell

sentir mauvais

III.smell <smelt, smelt Brit, Aus [or -ed, -ed Am, Aus]> [smel] VB trans

smell a. fig:

smell

sentir

Phrases:

to smell sth a mile off

flairer qc à des kilomètres

to smell a rat

se douter de qc

smelt² [smelt] VB trans

smelt metal:

smelt

fondre

smelt³ <-(s)> [smelt] N ZOOL

smelt

éperlan m

Translations for smelting in the French»English Dictionary

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fonte d'un métal

smelting

éperlan

smelt

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

After two or three hours' smelting the cooled crucibles are broken up, when the regulus appears in the shape and size of half an egg.

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They are a by-product of smelting, chlorine bleaching of paper pulp and the manufacture of herbicides and pesticides.

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Copper smelting and refining processes can produce a variety of toxic byproducts, including mercury, sulphur dioxide, and arsenic.

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Evidence for iron smelting was found, along with kilns and coins dating from the late 3rd century.

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Absence of potsherds and other antiquities has suggested that the smelting place was located outside the boundary of habitation.

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Open pit mining and blast furnace smelting operations were envisioned by an early feasibility study.

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Aluminium smelting is very labour-intensive, but the workforce in the local area were used to heavy work because of working in the mines.

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In those outcroppings researchers could find pottery shards, primitive metal smelting pits, and other archeological detritus.

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When mining operations first began, the lack of smelting facilities meant that the copper ore had to be sent away for smelting.

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But the end result of this recycling activity was piled feedstock residues, smelting and solid residues, and accumulated liquids.

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