21 economic sectors II Flashcards

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1
Q

Le charbon, la houille

A

Coal

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2
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Gisement de charbon

A

Coalfield

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3
Q

Mine de charbon (site)

A

Coalmine

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4
Q

Mine de charbon (puits)

A

Pit

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5
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Houillere (entreprise)

A

Colliery

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6
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L’industrie houillere, les charbonnages

A

The coal (mining) industry

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7
Q

L’industrie miniere

A

The mining industry

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8
Q

Exploiter une mine

A

Work a mine

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9
Q

Extraire qqch de qqch

A

Extract sth from sth/dig sth out of sth

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10
Q

Le carreau de la mine

A

The pithead

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11
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Front de taille

A

Coal face

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12
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Taille

A

Tunnel

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13
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Galerie

A

Gallery

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14
Q

Puits

A

Shaft

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15
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Terril, crassier

A

Slag heap

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16
Q

Travailler a la mine

A

Go down the mines

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17
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Mineur

A

Miner

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18
Q

Mineur (de houillere)

A

Coalminer

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19
Q

Ingenieur des mines

A

Mining engineer

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20
Q

Lampe de mineur

A

Safety lamp

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21
Q

Pioche

A

Br: pickaxe/ us:pickax

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22
Q

Benne

A

Skip

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23
Q

Carriere

A

Quarry

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24
Q

L’exploitation a ciel ouvert

A

Br: open-cast mining/ us:strip mining

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25
Q

Eboulement

A

Rock fall/ cave-in

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26
Q

S’effondrer

A

Cave in

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27
Q

Le grisou

A

Firedamp

28
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Coup de grisou

A

Firedamp explosion

29
Q

La siderurgie

A

The iron and steel industry

30
Q

Usine siderurgique

A

Br: ironworks/ us:iron plant

31
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Siderurgiste

A

Steelworker

32
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Acierie

A

Br:steelworks/ us:steel plant

33
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Laminoir

A

Rolling mill

34
Q

Haut-fourneau

A

Blast furnace

35
Q

Fonderie

A

Foundry

36
Q

La metallurgie

A

Metallurgy

37
Q

Le metal

A

Metal

38
Q

Metallurgiste

A

Metalworker

39
Q

Fondre du metal

A

Melt metal (down)

40
Q

La tole

A

Sheet metal

41
Q

Le fer

A

Iron

42
Q

Barre de fer

A

Bar of iron

43
Q

La fonte (materiau)

A

Cast iron

44
Q

Le minerai de fer

A

Iron ore

45
Q

Fondre du minerai

A

Smelt ore

46
Q

Forger

A

Forge

47
Q

Construire, batir

A

Construct, build

48
Q

La construction, le batiment (activite)

A

Building

49
Q

La maconnerie (resultat)

A

Masonry

50
Q

Chantier de construction

A

Building site

51
Q

Levé

A

Survey

52
Q

Faire un levé de terrain

A

Survey a site

53
Q

Arpenteur

A

(land) surveyor

54
Q

Metreur

A

Quantity surveyor

55
Q

Entrepreneur en batiment

A

Building contractor

56
Q

Les ouvriers du batiment

A

Building workers

57
Q

Constructeur

A

Builder, constructor

58
Q

Le chef de chantier

A

The foreman

59
Q

Macon (general)

A

Builder

60
Q

Macon (qui travaille la pierre)

A

Stonemason

61
Q

Macon (qui pose les briques)

A

Bricklayer

62
Q

Platrier

A

Plasterer

63
Q

Creuser, excaver

A

Excavate

64
Q

Le terrassement

A

Excavation

65
Q

Poser les fondations

A

Lay the foundations

66
Q

Poser un conduit

A

Lay a pipe