mining

min·ing

 (mī′nĭng)

n.

1. The process or business of extracting ore or minerals from the ground.

2.

a. The process of digging under an enemy emplacement or fortification to destroy it by explosives, cause it to collapse, or gain access to it for an attack.

b. The process of laying explosive mines.

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mining

(ˈmaɪnɪŋ)

n

1. (Mining & Quarrying) the act, process, or industry of extracting coal, ores, etc, from the earth

2. (Military) military the process of laying mines

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min•ing

(ˈmaɪ nɪŋ)

n.

the act, process, or industry of extracting mineral substances from mines.

[1770–80]

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	mining - the act of extracting ores or coal etc from the earth excavation production - (economics) manufacturing or mining or growing something (usually in large quantities) for sale; "he introduced more efficient methods of production" placer mining - mining valuable minerals from a placer by washing or dredging opencast mining, strip mining - the mining of ore or coal from an open mine bore-hole, drill hole, bore - a hole or passage made by a drill; usually made for exploratory purposes heading, drift, gallery - a horizontal (or nearly horizontal) passageway in a mine; "they dug a drift parallel with the vein" fathom, fthm - (mining) a unit of volume (equal to 6 cubic feet) used in measuring bodies of ore rag - break into lumps before sorting; "rag ore" hush - run water over the ground to erode (soil), revealing the underlying strata and valuable minerals hush - wash by removing particles; "Wash ores" mine - get from the earth by excavation; "mine ores and metals" strip mine, surface mine, surface-mine - extract (ore) from a strip-mine drive - excavate horizontally; "drive a tunnel" extract - separate (a metal) from an ore
	2.	mining - laying explosive mines in concealed places to destroy enemy personnel and equipment minelaying defense, defensive measure, defence - (military) military action or resources protecting a country against potential enemies; "they died in the defense of Stalingrad"; "they were developed for the defense program"

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Translations

تَعْدِينُتَعْدين، إسْتِخراج المعادِن

dolováníhornictví

minedrift

BergbauAbbau

εξόρυξη

mineríamineroexplotación de minas

kaivostyölouhia

exploitation minièreminage

rudarstvo

bányaiparbányászat

námugröftur

estrazioneindustria minerariaminerarioposa di mine

鉱業

채광

mijnbouw

gruvedriftgruvearbeid

górnictwo

mineração

горная промышленностьгорный

baníctvo

gruvdrift

การทำเหมือง

madencilik

ngành mỏ

矿业采矿

mining

[ˈmaɪnɪŋ]

A. N

1. → minería f, explotación f de minas

2. (Mil, Naut) → minado m

B. CPD mining engineer N → ingeniero/a m/f de minas
mining industry N → industria f minera
mining town N → población f minera

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

mining

[ˈmaɪnɪŋ]

n → exploitation f minière

adj

[industry, company] → minier/ière

[village, town] → minier/ière
a small mining town → une petite ville minière mining engineermining engineer n → ingénieur m/f des mines

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

mining

n

(Min) → Bergbau m; (= work at the face) → Arbeit f → im Bergwerk

(Mil) (of area) → Verminen nt; (of ship) → Befestigung f → einer Mine (→ of an +dat); (= blowing-up) → Sprengung f → (mit einer Mine)

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mining

:

mining area

n → Bergbaugebiet nt, → Revier nt

mining disaster

n → Grubenunglück nt

mining engineer

n → Berg(bau)ingenieur(in) m(f)

mining industry

n → Bergbau m

mining town

n → Bergarbeiterstadt f

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

mining

[ˈmaɪnɪŋ]

1. n

a. → estrazione f mineraria, industria mineraria

b. (Mil, Naut) → posa di mine

2. adj (industry, engineer, area) → minerario/a; (community, family) → di minatori

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

mine²

(main) noun

1. a place (usually underground) from which metals, coal, salt etc are dug. a coalmine; My father worked in the mines. myn مَنْجَم рудник mina důl die Mine mine; -mine ορυχείοmina kaevandus معدن kaivos mineמכרה खान rudnik bánya tambang náma miniera 鉱山 광산 kasykla, šachta šahta, raktuves lombong mijngruve, bergverkkopalnia كان mina mină шахта baňa rudnik rudnik gruva เหมืองแร่ maden 礦場 рудник; шахта کان mỏ 矿山，矿藏

2. a type of bomb used underwater or placed just beneath the surface of the ground. The ship has been blown up by a mine. myn لُغْم мина (оръжие) mina mina die Mine mine νάρκηmina miin مین miina mineמוקש सुरंग (बारूदी की) mina akna ranjau tundurdufl; jarðsprengja mina 地［機］雷 수뢰, 지뢰 mina mīna periuk api mijnminemina مين mina mină мина mína mina mina mina ระเบิด mayın 水雷，地雷 міна زمین کے نیچے لگایا جانے والا بارود thủy lôi 水雷．地雷

verb

1. to dig (for metals etc) in a mine. Coal is mined near here. myn, ontgin يَحْفُر مَنْجَما копая extrair dolovat, těžit schürfen udvinde εξορύσσω, βγάζωextraer kaevandama حفر کردن kaivaa extraire לִכרוֹת खान खोदना rudariti bányászik menggali tambang vinna (kol, gull) úr námu estrarre 採掘する 채광하다 kasti rakt, iegūt melombong delvenutvinne, grave, brytewydobywać كيندل extrair a extrage разрабатывать рудник dolovať, ťažiť kopati rudo vaditi iz rudnika bryta, utvinna ขุดเหมือง maden çıkarmak 採礦 розробляти рудник, видобувати دھات کے لئے کھدائی کرنا khai thác 采矿

2. to place explosive mines in. They've mined the mouth of the river. myn, opblaas يَضَعُ لغْما минирам minar zaminovat verminen minere ναρκοθετώ sembrar minas, minar mineerima کشف کردن miinoittaa miner לְמַקֵש बारूदी सुरंग लगाना postaviti mine elaknásít memasang ranjau koma fyrir tundurduflum/jarðsprengjum minare 地［機］雷を敷設する 지뢰 등을 부설하다 užminuoti mīnēt memasang periuk api mijnen leggen minelegge zaminowywać پيدا كول minar a mina минировать zamínovať minirati minirati minera วางระเบิด mayınlamak 佈雷 мінувати, ставити міни بارودی سرنگیں بچھانا đặt mìn 埋地雷，布雷

3. to blow up with mines. His ship was mined. opblaas, vernietig يَنْسِفُ بواسِطَة اللغم взривявам с мини destruir zasáhnout minou sprengen minespringe ανατινάζω με νάρκη explotar miini otsa sattuma استخراج کردن räjähtää miinaan miner לְהִתפּוֹצֵץ מִמוֹקֵש बारूदी सुरंग से उड़ाना minirati (aknával) felrobbant meranjau sprengja upp með tundurduflum/sprengjum far saltare in aria* 爆破する 폭파하다 susprogdinti minomis uzspridzināt ar mīnu memusnahkan dengan periuk api op een mijn lopen sprenge med miner wysadzić w powietrze za pomocą min رايستل destruir a mina подрывать zasiahnuť mínou minirati minirati minspränga ทำลายด้วยทุ่นระเบิด mayınla havaya uçurmak 以水雷或地雷炸毀 підривати بارودی سرنگوں سے اڑا دینا phá hủy bằng mìn 以水雷或地雷炸毁

ˈminer noun

a person who works in a mine, in Britain usually a coalminer. myner, mynwerker عامِل في مَنْجَم فَحْم минъор mineiro horník der Bergmann minearbejder εργάτης ορυχείου minero kaevur کارگر معدن kaivostyöläinen mineur/-euse כורה खदान में काम करने वाला rudar bányász penambang námumaður minatore 鉱夫 광부 kalnakasys, šachtininkas kalnracis; ogļracis pelombong mijnwerkergruvearbeidergórnik كان كيندونكى mineiro miner шахтёр baník rudar rudar gruvarbetare คนงานเหมือง madenci 礦工 гірник; шахтар کان میں کام کرنے والا thợ mỏ 矿工

ˈmining noun

mynbou تَعْدين، إسْتِخراج المعادِن разработване на мина mineração hornictví der Bergbau minedrift εξόρυξη, ναρκοθέτηση minería, explotación de minas kaevandamine حفر kaivostoiminta exploitation minièreכרייה खनन rudarenje bányászat, bányaipar pertambangan námugröftur industria mineraria 採鉱 광산업 kasyba, gavyba kalnrūpniecība melombong mijnbouw gruvedrift/-arbeid górnictwo كډى كول mineração exploatare minieră горное дело;минирование baníctvo rudarstvo rudarstvo gruvdrift, -arbete การทำเหมือง madencilik 採礦，礦業 гірнича справа; мінна справа کانوں کی کھدائی sự khai mỏ 采矿，矿业

ˈminefield noun

an area of ground or water which is full of explosive mines. mynveld حَقْل ألْغام минно поле campo minado minové pole das Minenfeld minefelt ναρκοπέδιο campo de minas miiniväli میدان مین miinakenttä champ de mines שְׂדֶה מוֹקשִׂים खदान minsko polje aknamező medan ranjau sprengjubelti campo minato 地［機］雷敷設区域 지뢰(기뢰) 부설 지역 minų laukas, užtvara mīnu lauks kawasan periuk api mijnenveld minefelt pole minowe ماين لرونكى ساحه campo de minas câmp mi­nat минное поле mínové pole minsko polje minsko polje minfält เขตทุ่นระเบิด mayın tarlası 佈雷區 мінне поле زمینی یا بحری علاقہ جہاں بارودی سرنگوں کی بھرمار ہو bãi mìn 布雷区

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mining

→ تَعْدِينُ dolování minedrift Bergbau εξόρυξη minería kaivostyö exploitation minière rudarstvo industria mineraria 鉱業 채광 mijnbouw gruvedrift górnictwo mineração горная промышленность gruvdrift การทำเหมือง madencilik ngành mỏ 矿业

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