tea chest in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for tea chest in the English»French Dictionary

tea chest N

tea chest

caisse f à thé

Translations for tea chest in the English»French Dictionary

chest [Brit tʃɛst, Am tʃɛst] N

1. chest ANAT:

chest

poitrine f

2. chest attr MED:

chest pains

de poitrine

chest infection, specialist

des voies respiratoires

chest X-ray

des poumons

3. chest (container):

chest (furniture)

coffre m

chest (for packing)

caisse f

4. chest FIN (fund):

chest

caisse f

to get something off one's chest inf

vider son sac inf

to hold or keep one's cards close to one's chest

ne pas jouer cartes sur table

tea [Brit tiː, Am ti] N

1. tea (drink, substance, shrub):

tea

thé m

I'll make a pot of tea

je vais faire du thé

2. tea (cup of tea):

tea

thé m

two teas please

deux thés s'il vous plaît

3. tea Brit:

tea (in the afternoon)

thé m

tea (for children)

goûter m

tea (evening meal)

repas m du soir

tea (evening meal)

dîner m

they had tea in the garden

ils ont pris le thé au jardin

4. tea Am (marijuana):

tea inf

marijuana f

it's not my cup of tea

ce n'est pas mon truc inf

he's not my cup of tea

il ne me plaît pas tellement

that's just his cup of tea

c'est tout à fait son truc inf

to give sb tea and sympathy hum

réconforter qn

tea chest in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for tea chest in the English»French Dictionary

tea chest N

tea chest

caisse f (à thé)

Translations for tea chest in the English»French Dictionary

chest [tʃest] N

1. chest (part of the torso):

chest

poitrine f

hairy chest

torse m velu

2. chest (breasts):

chest

poitrine f

3. chest (trunk):

chest

armoire f

medicine chest

pharmacie f

Phrases:

to get sth off one's chest

se soulager le cœur

tea [ti:] N

1. tea no pl (plant):

tea

thé m

2. tea (drink):

tea

thé m

mint tea

thé à la menthe

3. tea (cup of tea):

tea

thé m

4. tea Brit (late afternoon meal):

tea

goûter m

5. tea Brit, Aus (early evening cooked meal):

tea

dîner m

afternoon tea

thé m

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

The conventional tea chest is a case with riveted metal edges, of approximate size 500x500x750 millimetres.

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He took up guitar using an instrument that was specially made for him from a tea chest.

www.waterford-today.ie

Indeed, video footage showed tea chests, which were reported to have been on board.

news.discovery.com

We had breakfast this morning sitting on some tea chests and suddenly realized that in a week's time, we will be elsewhere.

www.telegraph.co.uk

Tea chests were one-trip affairs, so they were generally sold for non-food use.

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A police officer then told how he had found the torso in a tea chest, which was then displayed, complete with blood stains.

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Many an entrepreneur was reared in a tea chest.

www.wexfordpeople.ie

Or perhaps even a tea chest, or some kind of sturdy naval trunk.

www.independent.co.uk

For all practical purposes, both hold similar internal volumes, but tea chests are designed for shipping over the open ocean.

en.wikipedia.org

They have an amazing instrument they've built themselves; a cross between a stand-up double bass and a tea chest.

www.sunlive.co.nz