barrel

baʁɛl

Definition

Definition of barrel - Reverso French Dictionary

Noun, masculine

bidon

Rare

CAN

conteneur cylindrique en métal ou plastique de grande capacité

Rare

CAN

L'usine stocke les produits chimiques dans des barrels étanches.

bidon

cuve

fût

mesure

TECH.

unité de mesure pour les liquides, surtout le pétrole

TECH.

Le prix du pétrole est fixé par barrel sur les marchés.

baril

fût

tonneau

tonneau

Dated

récipient cylindrique en bois pour conserver des liquides

Dated

Le barrel de vin vieillit dans la cave depuis dix ans.

barrique

fût

tonneau

volume liquide

Rare

contenu d'un tel récipient

Rare

Ils ont vendu tout le barrel d'huile en une journée.

charge

contenu

remplissage

gros récipient

Rare

emballage cartonné cylindrique pour produits ménagers

Rare

Elle achète sa lessive en poudre dans un barrel pratique.

boîte

carton

emballage

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Images of barrel

conteneur cylindrique en métal ou plastique de grande capacité
récipient cylindrique en bois pour conserver des liquides
emballage cartonné cylindrique pour produits ménagers

Origin of barrel

anglais, barrel (tonneau)

Examples of barrel in a sentence

Un barrel vide traînait près de la clôture.
Un barrel de pétrole brut coûte plus cher cette année.
La production a atteint dix millions de barrels en 2023.
Le barrel était rempli de whisky écossais.
Ils ont roulé le barrel jusqu’au camion.
Le barrel de vin est arrivé au port hier.

Un barrel de poisson coûte cher cette saison.
Un barrel de détergent trône dans la buanderie.
Le barrel de lessive est facile à transporter.
Le prix du barrel a augmenté ce mois-ci.
Ils exportent des millions de barrels chaque année.
Le barrel est souvent stylisé sur les armoiries anciennes.
On retrouve un barrel sur plusieurs blasons médiévaux.

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English:drum, cask, ...
German:Fass, das Barrel, ...
Italian:fusto, botte, ...
Spanish:barril, tonel, ...
Portuguese:lata, barril, ...
Chinese:大桶, 桶（石油计量单位）, ...
Japanese:ドラム缶, バレル, ...
Arabic:بَرْمِيل, وحدة قياس السوائل, ...
Hebrew:חָבִית, תְּכוּלָה, ...
Russian:бочка, баррель, ...
Ukrainian:бочка, вміст бочки, ...
Catalan:bidó, barril, ...
Danish:tønde, barrel, ...
Dutch:vat, barrel, ...
Greek:βαρέλι, κάδος, ...
Khmer:ធុងធំ, ធុង, ...
Korean:드럼통, 배럴, ...
Polish:beczka, baryłek, ...
Portuguese (BR):tambor, tonelada, ...
Romanian:bidon, baril, ...
Swedish:dunk, barrel, ...
Thai:ถัง, บาร์เรล, ...
Turkish:varil, fıçı, ...
Vietnamese:thùng phuy, thùng, ...

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Definition of barrel - Reverso French Dictionary

Noun, masculine

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Origin of barrel

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