tons in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for tons in the English»French Dictionary

ton [Brit tʌn, Am tən] N

1. ton (in weight):

ton (in GB: gross ton or long ton)

1 016 kg

ton (in US: net ton or short ton)

907 kg

a three-ton truck

un camion de trois tonnes

to weigh a ton or be a ton weight Brit fig

peser une tonne

2. ton NAUT (in volume):

ton

tonneau m

freight/register ton

tonneau m d'affrètement/de jauge

3. ton (a lot) inf:

a ton of

plein de inf

a ton of

un tas de inf

books, papers etc tons of

des tas de inf

books, papers etc tons of

plein de inf

food, paper, bands we've tons left

il nous en reste plein inf

her new car is tons better than the other one

sa nouvelle voiture est mille fois mieux que l'autre

they'll come down on us like a ton of bricks

ils vont nous tomber dessus inf

to do a ton inf Brit

faire du cent soixante à l'heure inf

displacement ton N NAUT

displacement ton

tonne f de déplacement

freight ton N

freight ton

tonneau m d'affrètement

gross ton N

gross ton

tonne f britannique (1 016 kilogrammes)

metric ton N

metric ton

tonne f , 1000 kg

net ton N Am

net ton

tonne f courte

Translations for tons in the French»English Dictionary

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

tonne

tonne, metric ton

tonne fig

ton

des tonnes de choses à faire

tons ou loads of things to do

tonne équivalent charbon, TEC

ton coal equivalent

tonne équivalent pétrole, TEP

ton oil equivalent, TOE

tonne-kilomètre

ton kilometre Brit

tonneau

ton

tonneau d'affrètement/de jauge

freight/register ton

en régime de croisière, nous produirons 10 tonnes par mois fig

once we're up and running we'll produce 10 tons a month inf

tons in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for tons in the English»French Dictionary

ton <-(s)> [tʌn] N

ton

tonne f

tons of sth inf

des tonnes de qc

Phrases:

to come down on sb like a ton of bricks

tomber sur qn à bras raccourcis

Translations for tons in the French»English Dictionary

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

tonne

ton

des mille et des cents inf

tons of money

de l'argent plein les poches

tons of money

tons Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

tons of sth inf

des tonnes de qc

to come down on sb like a ton of bricks

tomber sur qn à bras raccourcis

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

In 1990 the merchant marine consisted of ten ships of 122,200 deadweight tons.

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Proven reserves are reported to be 771 million tons.

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In 1986 about 220,000 hectares produced 3.4 million tons of manioc.

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Over 200 tons of explosives, 80 landmines attached to parachutes and 800 firebomb canisters were dropped.

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The shippers and consumers in these states depend on the inland waterways to move about 630 million tons of cargo valued at over $73 billion annually.

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A shipment of this size would have required at least 44 shiploads of 400 tons each.

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Provided that further additions did not exceed 3,000 tons, existing capital ships were allowed to be upgraded with improved torpedo bulges and deck armor.

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Each one of the low pressure turbines weighed 375 tons.

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The kibbutz produces 2,000 tons of poultry per year, using free-range intensive breeding.

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Worldwide, 6.7 million metric tons of coffee bean were produced annually in 19982000, and the forecast at that time was a rise to seven million metric tons annually by 2010.

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