mains in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for mains in the English»French Dictionary

I.main [Brit meɪn, Am meɪn] N

5. main archaic → mainland

II.main [Brit meɪn, Am meɪn] ADJ

III.main [Brit meɪn, Am meɪn]

See also mainland

mains in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for mains in the English»French Dictionary (Go to French»English)

Translations for mains in the French»English Dictionary (Go to English»French)

mains Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to run off the mains
to be on the mains
to have an eye for the main chance Aus, Brit inf

mains Glossary of Refrigeration Technology courtesy of GEA Bock GmbH

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Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English
There are no mains water, mains electricity, or medical services on the island.
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The light was converted to mains electricity in 1974.
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Sadly, our appetites had been dulled by eating some of our paneer, moussaka and a spring roll each, so we didn't order mains.
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Mains electrical power circuits are generally grounded (earthed), so there will be a live (hot) wire, a neutral wire, and a ground wire.
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The 350-16 had an interesting bug where, occasionally, the machine would just freeze entirely and not even boot up if turned off and on at the mains.
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Forget about getting in and out within an hour or so after having an entree of scallops and a hearty ragout pasta for mains.
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Rates were used by local authorities to provide services such as mains water and refuse collection.
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The high-frequency ripple is more easily filtered out than mains-frequency.
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Historically the expression was sometimes used to describe devices used to power battery-driven equipment from mains electricity.
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Up to 300,000 tons of mains water per year is used in the station, however it has to be cleaned of impurities before use.
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