wood shavings in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for wood shavings in the English»French Dictionary

wood shavings N npl

wood shavings

copeaux mpl

Translations for wood shavings in the English»French Dictionary

a piece of wood attr fire, smoke, shavings

de bois

Translations for wood shavings in the French»English Dictionary

des copeaux de bois

wood shavings

Translations for wood shavings in the English»French Dictionary

I.wood [Brit wʊd, Am wʊd] N

1. wood (fuel, timber):

wood

bois m

ash/beech wood

bois de frêne/de hêtre

made of solid wood

en bois massif

a piece of wood

un morceau de bois

a piece of wood attr fire, smoke, shavings

de bois

wood floor

plancher m

2. wood (barrel):

wood

fût m

aged in the wood

vieilli en fût

(drawn) from the wood

tiré du fût

3. wood (forest):

wood

bois m

birch/oak wood

bois m de bouleaux/de chênes

4. wood SPORTS:

wood (in bowls)

boule f (en bois)

wood (in golf)

bois m

a (number) three wood

un bois trois

to hit a ball off the wood (in tennis)

faire un bois

II.woods N npl

1. woods (forest):

woods

bois mpl

2. woods MUS:

woods

bois mpl

III.wood [Brit wʊd, Am wʊd]

touch wood! Brit , knock on wood! Am

touchons du bois! or je touche du bois!

we are not out of the wood yet

on n'est pas encore sorti de l'auberge

shaving [Brit ˈʃeɪvɪŋ, Am ˈʃeɪvɪŋ] N

1. shaving (process):

shaving

rasage m

2. shaving (sliver):

shaving (of wood)

copeau m

shaving (of metal)

rognure f

shaving (of metal)

copeau m

wood shavings in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for wood shavings in the English»French Dictionary

I.shaving ADJ

a shaving cream/foam

une crème/mousse à raser

shaving brush

blaireau m

II.shaving N

shaving

rasage m

wood [wʊd] N

1. wood no pl (material):

wood

bois m

a plank of wood

une planche de bois

olive wood

(bois d')olivier m

oak wood

(bois de) chêne m

2. wood (group of trees):

wood

bois m

in the woods

dans les bois

3. wood no pl Brit (wooden container):

wood

tonneau m

4. wood (golf club):

wood

bois m

Phrases:

he can't see the wood from the trees Brit, Aus

les arbres lui cachent la forêt

to touch[or knock on] wood

toucher du bois

not to be out of the wood

ne pas être tiré d'affaires

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Infection was aggravated by forcing wood shavings and ground glass into the wounds.

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She is not too grown-up to have adventures and get wood shavings in her hair and is not scared of laughing uproariously.

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Waste material and wood shavings compost in the tanks and the vent pipe to reduce odours.

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On its way to the host it may gnaw through the wood shavings left by the host.

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She assures me that the wood shavings rot down much better than straw.

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The average duration of a single dust bath was longer in food particles compared with lignocellulose and wood shavings.

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Eyes are generally made of wood or glass, and the stuffing is commonly wood shavings or polyester fibers.

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Hydrated lime reduces bacteria growth in straw or wood shavings lining stalls, but this antibacterial effect lasts less than two days.

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Bill raking occurred more frequently in wood shavings and lignocellulose in comparison to the other substrates.

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Some of his later works also used string, wood shavings, chalk and paint.

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