tin in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for tin in the English»French Dictionary

I.tin [Brit tɪn, Am tɪn] N

1. tin (metal):

tin

étain m

tin attr mug, bath

en étain

2. tin Brit (can):

tin

boîte f (de conserve)

a tin of soup

une boîte de soupe

to eat out of tins

se nourrir de conserves

to come out of a tin

être de la conserve

3. tin (container):

tin (for biscuits, cake)

boîte f

tin (for paint)

pot m

a biscuit tin

une boîte à biscuits

a tin of biscuits

une boîte de biscuits

4. tin FOOD:

tin (for baking)

moule m

tin (for roasting)

plat m (à rôtir)

5. tin Brit (for donations):

tin

tirelire f (pour faire la quête)

II.tin <Brit pres part etc tinning, tinned> [Brit tɪn, Am tɪn] VB trans

tin

mettre [qc] en boîte or en conserve

III.tinned ADJ

tinned Brit meat, fruit:

tinned

en boîte, de conserve

IV.tin [Brit tɪn, Am tɪn]

to have a tin ear

ne pas avoir d'oreille

split tin, split tin loaf N Brit

split tin

≈ pain m moulé

block tin N

block tin

lingot m d'étain

tin can N

tin can

boîte f en fer-blanc

cake tin N

cake tin (for baking)

moule m à gâteaux

cake tin (for storing)

boîte f à gâteaux

biscuit tin N

biscuit tin

boîte f à biscuits

mess tin N MIL

mess tin

gamelle f

tin mine N

tin mine

mine f d'étain

tin god N pej

tin god

petit chef m

tin hat N

tin hat

casque m

tin in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for tin in the English»French Dictionary

I.tin [tɪn] N

1. tin no pl (metal):

tin

étain m

2. tin (tinplate):

tin

fer-blanc m

3. tin (can):

tin

boîte f (de conserve)

4. tin (container):

tin

boîte f

biscuit tin

boîte à biscuits

a tin of paint Brit, Aus

un pot de peinture

5. tin (container for baking):

tin

moule m

cake tin

moule à gâteau

II.tin [tɪn] VB trans

tin

mettre en conserve

tin hat N

tin hat

casque m

tin opener N Brit, Aus

tin opener

ouvre-boîte m

tin foil N

tin foil

papier m d'aluminium

tin can N

tin can

boîte f de conserve

Translations for tin in the French»English Dictionary

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

fer-blanc

tin (plate)

ouvre-boîte

tin-opener Brit

conserve

tin

soldat de plomb

tin soldier

gamelle d'un soldat

mess tin

tin Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

biscuit tin

boîte à biscuits

a tin of paint Brit, Aus

un pot de peinture

cake tin

moule à gâteau

to take a cake out of a tin [or pan Am]

retirer un gâteau du moule

tin [or can] (of food)

boîte de conserves

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

It claims to be the first coffee company to pack and ship roasted coffee in sealed tins.

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The tinning set consists of at least one pot of molten tin, with a zinc chloride flux on top, and a grease pot.

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Upon realizing the tin market was unsustainable, the company ceased operation in 1902.

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The church tower was heightened in 1720 and covered with tin sheets in 1850.

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In 1911, a new sliding case made of tin was introduced.

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Mandolin, bag pipes and tin whistle enhance the eclectic style of the songs.

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In the history of ferrous metallurgy, iron smelting the extraction of usable metal from oxidized iron ores is more difficult than tin and copper smelting.

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The hiding places become progressively more cramped, like sardines in a tin.

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A related method involves redistribution of tin halides with organoaluminium compounds.

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She also plays the tin whistle and melodeon.

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