fer-blanc

fɛʁ blɑ̃

Definition

Definition of fer-blanc - Reverso French Dictionary

Noun, masculine

industrie emballagetôle de fer recouverte d'étain utilisée pour faire des boîtes

Les anciennes boîtes de conserve étaient fabriquées en fer-blanc.

jugement négatif

Dated

métal de qualité ordinaire

Dated

Cette bague n'est que du fer-blanc, pas de l'or véritable.

métal commun

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Expressions with fer-blanc

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boîte en fer-blanc

récipient cylindrique fait de tôle recouverte d'étain pour conserver des aliments

Elle ouvrit une boîte en fer-blanc de petits pois pour le dîner.

Origin of fer-blanc

français, fer (iron) + blanc (white)

Terms with fer-blanc included in their meaning

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ferblanterie

métier

industrie ou commerce qui travaille le fer-blanc

ferblantier

ustensiles

artisan qui fabrique ou vend des objets en fer-blanc

moiré

métallurgie

fer-blanc traité à l'acide pour obtenir un aspect cristallin brillant

Examples of fer-blanc in a sentence

Le couvercle en fer-blanc était déjà rouillé.
Ils ont utilisé du fer-blanc pour fabriquer ces boîtes.
La vieille lanterne en fer-blanc rouillait dans le grenier.

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English:tinplate, cheap metal, ...
German:Weißblech, Billigmetall, ...
Italian:latta stagnata, ferro bianco, ...
Spanish:hojalata, chapa común, ...
Portuguese:folha-de-flandres, metal ordinário, ...
Chinese:马口铁, 劣质金属, ...
Japanese:ブリキ, 安物の金属, ...
Arabic:صَفِيح مَطْلِيّ بِالْقَصْدِير, صَفِيح, ...
Hebrew:פַּח מְצֻפֶּה בְּבַדִּיל, פֶּחָה, ...
Russian:жесть, дешевая жестянка, ...
Ukrainian:жерсть, дешевий метал, ...
Catalan:llanda, llauna, ...
Danish:blik, uædelt metal, ...
Dutch:blik, ...
Greek:λευκοσίδηρος, λαμαρίνα, ...
Hungarian:fehérbádog, bádog, ...
Khmer:ដែកស្រោបសំណប៉ាហាំង, លោហៈថោក, ...
Korean:주석도금철판, 양철, ...
Polish:blacha cynowana, tania blacha, ...
Portuguese (BR):folha-de-flandres, ferro-branco, ...
Romanian:tablă de tinichea, tablă, ...
Swedish:bleckplåt, bleck, ...
Thai:เหล็กเคลือบดีบุก, เหล็กบาง, ...
Turkish:teneke, beyaz teneke, ...
Vietnamese:thiếc tấm, sắt tây, ...

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