Mine
01
gruva, schakt
a deep hole or large tunnel in the ground where workers dig for salt, gold, coal, etc.
Exempel
The miners descended into the mine early in the morning to begin their shift.
Gruvarbetarna steg ner i gruvan tidigt på morgonen för att påbörja sitt skift.
02
mina, spränganordning
a piece of military equipment that is put on or just under the ground or in the sea, which explodes when it is touched
Exempel
They used metal detectors to locate any buried mines in the field.
De använde metalldetektorer för att hitta alla begravda minor i fältet.
to mine
01
bryta, utvinna
to extract resources from the earth by digging
Transitive: to mine resources
Exempel
In some regions, salt is mined by excavating salt deposits.
I vissa regioner bryts salt genom att gräva ut saltavlagringar.
02
minera, lägga minor
to place explosive mines in a location, usually as a military tactic or for defensive purposes
Transitive: to mine a place
Exempel
The troops mined the mountain passes to impede the progress of advancing enemy troops.
Trupperna minerade bergspassen för att hindra framryckningen av de framryckande fiendetrupperna.
mine
01
used to indicate that something belongs to or is associated with the speaker
Lexikalt Träd
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