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mine meaning in English

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mine nom {f}

mine [mines]◼◼◼(excavation from which ore is extracted)
noun
[UK: maɪn] [US: ˈmaɪn]
It was a mine. = C'était une mine.

mine [mines]◼◼◼(military: exploding device)
noun
[UK: maɪn] [US: ˈmaɪn]
It was a mine. = C'était une mine.

look [looks]◼◼◻(facial expression)
noun
[UK: lʊk] [US: ˈlʊk]
You look bad. = Tu as mauvaise mine.

lead [leads]◼◼◻(refill for writing tool)
noun
[UK: liːd] [US: ˈled]
My pencil lead broke. = La mine de mon crayon s'est brisée.

mina◼◻◻(monetary unit)
noun
[UK: ˈmiː.nə] [US: ˈmiː.nə]

mina◼◻◻(unit of weight)
noun
[UK: ˈmiː.nə] [US: ˈmiː.nə]

mien◼◻◻(demeanor; facial expression or attitude, especially one which is intended by its bearer)
noun
[UK: miːn] [US: ˈmiːn]

mien◼◻◻(specific facial expression)
noun
[UK: miːn] [US: ˈmiːn]

mine d'or nom {f}

gold mine◼◼◼(mine for gold)
noun
[UK: ɡəʊld maɪn] [US: ɡoʊld ˈmaɪn]

mine d'étain nom

tin mine◼◼◼(mine in which tin is extracted)
noun

mine de charbon nom {f}

coal mine [coal mines]◼◼◼(a mine from which coal is mined)
noun
[UK: kəʊl maɪn] [US: koʊl ˈmaɪn]

mine de plomb nom {f}

plumbago(graphite)
noun
[UK: plʌm.ˈbeɪ.ɡəʊ] [US: plʌm.ˈbeɪɡo.ʊ]

mine terrestre nom {f}

land mine [land mines]◼◼◼(mine that is placed on land)
noun
[UK: lænd maɪn] [US: ˈlænd ˈmaɪn]

Minecraft nom propre
{m} {f}

Minecraft◼◼◼(the game Minecraft)
proper noun
[UK: mˈaɪnkraft] [US: mˈaɪnkræft]
Stop playing Minecraft. = Cesse de jouer à Minecraft !

mineola nom {m}

minneola◼◼◼(fruit)
noun

miner verbe

sap [sapped, sapping, saps]◼◼◼(undermine)
verb
[UK: sæp] [US: ˈsæp]

minerai nom {m}

ore [ores]◼◼◼(rock that contains materials that can be economically extracted and processed)
noun
[UK: ɔː(r)] [US: ˈɔːr]
Iron ore occurs there in abundance. = On y trouve du minerai de fer en abondance.

minerai de fer nom {m}

iron ore◼◼◼(ore containing iron)
noun
[UK: ˈaɪən ɔː(r)] [US: ˈaɪərn ˈɔːr]

minerval nom {m}

tuition [tuitions]◼◼◼(sum of money paid for instruction)
noun
[UK: tjuː.ˈɪʃ.n̩] [US: tjuː.ˈɪʃ.n̩]

Minerve nom {f}

Minerva◼◼◼(goddess of wisdom, especially strategic warfare, and the arts)
proper noun
[UK: ˌmɪ.ˈnɜː.və] [US: ˌmɪ.ˈnɝː.və]

minerve nom {f}

neckbrace◼◼◼(orthopedic device used to support the neck)
noun
Yanni was in a neckbrace. = Yanni porte une minerve.

minestrone nom {m}

minestrone◼◼◼(thick Italian vegetable soup)
noun
[UK: ˌmɪ.nɪ.ˈstrəʊ.ni] [US: ˌmɪ.nɪˈstro.ʊ.ni]

minet nom {m}

kitty [kitties]◼◼◼(informal: kitten, young cat)
noun
[UK: ˈkɪ.ti] [US: ˈkɪ.ti]

twink◼◼◼(gay slang: young, attractive, slim man)
noun
[UK: twˈɪŋk] [US: twˈɪŋk]

pussy [pussies]◼◼◼(informal: affectionate term for a cat)
noun
[UK: ˈpʊ.si] [US: ˈpʊ.si]

pussy-cat◼◻◻(affectionate term for a cat)
noun
[UK: ˈpʊ.si kæt] [US: ˈpʊ.si kæt]

minette nom {f}

pussy [pussies]◼◼◼(affectionate term for a girl or woman)
noun
[UK: ˈpʊ.si] [US: ˈpʊ.si]

pussy eating(cunnilingus)
noun

pussy-cat(affectionate term for a cat)
noun
[UK: ˈpʊ.si kæt] [US: ˈpʊ.si kæt]

minette [affectionate term] nom {f}

she-cat(female cat)
noun
[UK: ʃiː kæt] [US: ˈʃiː kæt]

minette [slang] nom {f}

cunnilingus(oral stimulation of female genitals)
noun
[UK: ˌkʌ.nɪ.ˈlɪŋ.ɡəs] [US: ˌkʌ.nɪ.ˈlɪŋ.ɡəs]

mineur adjectif

minor◼◼◼(lesser in importance)
adjective
[UK: ˈmaɪ.nə(r)] [US: ˈmaɪ.nər]
We're minors. = Nous sommes mineurs.

minor◼◼◼(musical scale with a minor third)
adjective
[UK: ˈmaɪ.nə(r)] [US: ˈmaɪ.nər]
We're minors. = Nous sommes mineurs.

underage◼◼◻(below legal age)
adjective
[UK: ˌʌnd.ər.ˈeɪdʒ] [US: ˌʌnd.ər.ˈeɪdʒ]
We're still underage. = Nous sommes encore mineurs.

mineur nom {m}

minor [minors]◼◼◼(someone below the legal age of majority)
noun
[UK: ˈmaɪ.nə(r)] [US: ˈmaɪ.nər]
We're minors. = Nous sommes mineurs.

miner [miners]◼◼◻(person who works in a mine)
noun
[UK: ˈmaɪ.nə(r)] [US: ˈmaɪ.nər]
I was a miner for two years. = J'ai été mineur pendant deux ans.

mineworker◼◻◻noun
[UK: ˈmaɪn.wɜːkə(r)] [US: ˈmaɪˌn.wərkər]

collier [colliers]◼◻◻(person)
noun
[UK: ˈkɒ.lɪə(r)] [US: ˈkɑː.ljər]

mineur adjectif
{m}

underage◼◼◻(still a minor)
adjective
[UK: ˌʌnd.ər.ˈeɪdʒ] [US: ˌʌnd.ər.ˈeɪdʒ]
We're still underage. = Nous sommes encore mineurs.

mineur de charbonnage nom {m}

coalminer(one who mines for coal)
noun