strip mining in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for strip mining in the English»French Dictionary

Translations for strip mining in the English»French Dictionary

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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 [Brit ˈmʌɪnɪŋ, Am ˈmaɪnɪŋ] N

I.strip [Brit strɪp, Am strɪp] N

II.strip <pres part stripping; pret, pp stripped> [Brit strɪp, Am strɪp] VB trans

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III.strip <pres part stripping; pret, pp stripped> [Brit strɪp, Am strɪp] VB intr (take off one's clothes)

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V.strip [Brit strɪp, Am strɪp]

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strip mining in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for strip 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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II.strip [strɪp] VB intr Am, Aus (undress)

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Strip mining operations began in the 1950s and 1960s, with some of the deep mines and surface mines being remined in the 1980s.
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The ponds are the result of strip mining, or surface mining for iron ore or coal during the 1960s and 1970s.
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The most common methods of surface mining involve open pit mining and strip mining.
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Parts of the island undergoing pumice strip mining are barren of vegetation.
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Crumbling remains of the fort were reportedly still in existence in the early 1960s, but were destroyed by strip mining.
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Several mines were open until ultimately strip mining became a prominent way to retrieve coal from the ground.
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In strip mining operations, the top of the mountain is removed to expose the desired ore.
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In the neighborhood there is an old place for strip mining.
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Harmful effects from strip mining and clear cut logging are still being corrected.
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In some areas the land was extensively mined for coal, first using shafts and later strip mining.
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