coal-fired in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

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I.chauffer [ʃofe] VB trans

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II.chauffer [ʃofe] VB intr

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1. chauffer (devenir chaud):

chauffer aliment, plat:
to heat (up)
chauffer moteur, machine:
to warm up
chauffer four, fer à repasser:
to heat up
la soupe est en train de chauffer
the soup is heating up
laissez chauffer cinq minutes à feu doux
heat for five minutes on a low setting
ne laisse pas le café chauffer trop longtemps
don't leave the coffee on the heat for too long
faire chauffer eau, aliment
to heat
faire chauffer assiette, biberon
to warm
faire chauffer fer à repasser, four
to heat (up)
faire chauffer moteur, machine
to warm (up)
faites chauffer au four
heat up in the oven
mettre à chauffer eau
to put [sth] on to heat
mettre à chauffer aliment, plat
to heat up
mettre à chauffer biberon
to warm

III.se chauffer VB refl

See also oreille, bois

oreille [ɔʀɛj] N f

1. oreille ANAT:

oreille
ear
l'oreille externe/moyenne/interne
the outer/middle/inner ear
avoir les oreilles décollées
to have sticking out ears
elle a des perles aux oreilles
she is wearing pearl earrings
dire qc à l'oreille de qn, dire qc à qn dans le creux de l'oreille
to whisper sth in sb's ear
dresser l'oreille lit, fig
to prick up one's ears
porter la casquette sur l'oreille
to wear one's cap over one eye
emmitouflé jusqu'aux oreilles
all wrapped up
rougir jusqu'aux oreilles
to blush to the roots of one's hair
tendre l'oreille
to strain one's ears
entrer par une oreille et sortir par l'autre
to go in one ear and out the other
c'est arrivé ou parvenu à leurs oreilles
they got to hear of it, it came to their ears
écouter de toutes ses oreilles, être tout oreilles
to be all ears, to listen intently
n'écouter que d'une oreille , écouter d'une oreille distraite
to half-listen, to listen with half an ear
ouvre-bien les oreilles!
listen carefully
il m'en a glissé ou soufflé un mot à l'oreille
he had a word with me about it
en avoir plein les oreilles de qc
to have had an earful of sth
arrête de crier, tu me casses les oreilles
stop yelling, you're bursting my eardrums
ne prête pas l'oreille à
don't listen to

I.bois <pl bois> [bwa] N m

II.bois [bwa] N mpl

III.bois [bwa]

bois aggloméré
chipboard
bois blanc
whitewood, deal
bois à brûler
firewood
bois de caisse
softwood
bois de charpente
timber
bois de chauffage
firewood
bois debout
standing timber
bois d'ébène lit
ebony
bois d'ébène HISTORY (esclaves) fig
black slaves pl
bois des îles
tropical hardwood
le bois de justice
the guillotine
bois de lit
wooden bedstead
bois mort
firewood
bois de placage
wood veneer
bois de rose
rosewood
bois vert
green wood
bois vert (en menuiserie)
unseasoned timber

IV.bois [bwa]

coal-fired in the PONS Dictionary

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The result was an odd, six-wheeled contraption which relied upon gasoline for locomotion and a coal-fired boiler for pumping water through hoses.
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The engines were powered by eight coal-fired water-tube boilers of various manufacture, divided into two boiler rooms.
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The current oil-fired locomotives need only one fireman to accompany the driver, while coal-fired engines need two firemen.
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Although once estimated to be 97% complete, poor construction and quality assurance (QA) led to the plant being converted to coal-fired generation.
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Steam for the engines was provided by four coal-fired boilers.
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There is an early coal-fired central heating system and an indoor well.
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Eight pulverized coal-fired steam generators were built in phases between 1973 and 1978.
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The company is engaged in power generation through hydro, natural gas- and coal-fired power plants.
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The rapidity of construction of gas-fired plants (compared to coal-fired or nuclear plants) was especially attractive due to the high interest rates of the period.
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Opponents claim the lines would also be used to transmit electricity from coal-fired powerplants.
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