steam shovel in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for steam shovel in the English»French Dictionary

steam shovel N

steam shovel

pelleteuse f

Translations for steam shovel in the English»French Dictionary

I.shovel [Brit ˈʃʌv(ə)l, Am ˈʃəvəl] N

1. shovel (spade):

shovel

pelle f

2. shovel (mechanical digger):

shovel

pelleteuse f

II.shovel <pres part etc shovelling, shovelled Brit shoveling, shoveled Am> [Brit ˈʃʌv(ə)l, Am ˈʃəvəl] VB trans

shovel dirt, snow:

shovel

enlever [qc] à la pelle (off de)

to shovel sth into sth

verser qc dans qc à l'aide d'une pelle

to shovel food into one's mouth inf

s'enfourner la nourriture dans la bouche inf

I.steam [Brit stiːm, Am stim] N

1. steam:

steam (vapour)

vapeur f

steam (in room, on window)

buée f

vegetables cooked in steam

légumes cuits à la vapeur

machines/trains powered by steam

machines/trains à vapeur

steam rose from the ground

la vapeur montait du sol

my breath turned to steam in the cold

je faisais de la buée en respirant dans le froid

my breath turned to steam in the cold attr bath, cloud

de vapeur

my breath turned to steam in the cold cooking

à la vapeur

my breath turned to steam in the cold boiler, iron, railway

à vapeur

2. steam MECH (from pressure):

steam

pression f

to get up or raise steam

mettre la chaudière sous pression

the locomotive is under steam

la locomotive est sous pression

full steam ahead! NAUT fig

en avant toute!

II.steam [Brit stiːm, Am stim] VB trans FOOD

steam vegetables

faire cuire [qc] à la vapeur

steamed carrots

carottes à la vapeur

steamed pudding Brit

pudding cuit à la vapeur

III.steam [Brit stiːm, Am stim] VB intr

1. steam (give off vapour):

steam kettle, pan, soup:

fumer

steam water:

bouillir

steam engine, machine:

fumer

steam horse, ground, volcano:

fumer

2. steam RAIL:

the trains used to steam across or through the countryside

autrefois les trains traversaient la campagne en crachant des nuages de fumée

3. steam (move fast):

steam inf

se précipiter

IV.steam [Brit stiːm, Am stim]

to get up or pick up steam machine, vehicle:

prendre de la vitesse

to get up or pick up steam campaign:

prendre de l'importance

to run out of steam athlete, orator, economy:

s'essouffler

to run out of steam worker:

peiner

to let or blow off steam (use excess energy)

se défouler inf

to let or blow off steam (lose one's temper)

se mettre en colère

to get somewhere under one's own steam

se rendre or aller quelque part par ses propres moyens

steam shovel in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for steam shovel in the English»French Dictionary

I.shovel [ˈʃʌvəl] N

1. shovel (tool):

shovel

pelle f

2. shovel (quantity):

shovel

pelletée f

II.shovel <Brit -ll- [or Am -l-]> [ˈʃʌvəl] VB trans

shovel

pelleter

shovel food into one's mouth

enfourner

III.shovel <Brit -ll- [or Am -l-]> [ˈʃʌvəl] VB intr

shovel

se goinfrer

I.steam [sti:m] N no pl

steam

vapeur f

a steam engine

un moteur à vapeur

Phrases:

to let off steam

se défouler

to pick up steam

s'y mettre

to run out of steam

s'essouffler

to do sth under one's own steam

faire qc de ses propres moyens

full steam ahead!

en avant toute!

II.steam [sti:m] VB intr

1. steam (produce steam):

steam

fumer

2. steam (move using steam):

steam

fonctionner à la vapeur

3. steam (become steamy):

steam

s'embuer

III.steam [sti:m] VB trans

steam

cuire à la vapeur

to steam open the letter

ouvrir une lettre à la vapeur

to steam a stamp off

décoller un timbre à la vapeur

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

In later life he worked as a steam shovel operator.

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And try again to get the steam shovel to wrap itself around one of the major prizes.

chippewa.com

Investments included a new steam shovel, three steam cranes, three locomotives, a new briquetting plant; the work was completed in 1913.

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Six thousand men worked in the cut, drilling holes, placing explosives, controlling steam shovels, and running the dirt trains.

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The tower was dismantled, and early 1930s technology of steam shovel and steel pilings provided a lasting solution.

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They are a natural progression from the steam shovels and often called power shovels.

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In larger forms, winches stand at the heart of machines as diverse as tow trucks, steam shovels and elevators.

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We didn't have the modern technology that we have today, for example, we had a steam shovel that dug the foundations.

www.bbc.co.uk

Jurors learned the steam shovel had been working in the area for two months without incidents.

www.wellandtribune.ca

Outdoor exhibits include live burros, a steam shovel, and an operating stamp mill for gold ore.

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