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English and French Translation Search Results for millstone

Summary

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millstone:
- fardeau; meule
Wiktionary:
- millstone → meulière, meule

English

Detailed Translations for millstone from English to French

millstone:

millstone [the ~] noun

the millstone
le fardeau; la meule
- fardeau [le ~] noun
- meule [la ~] noun

Translation Matrix for millstone:

Noun	Related Translations	Other Translations
fardeau	millstone	burden; cargo; charges; chartering; freight; freighting; freightment; load; loading; shipment; weight
meule	millstone	corn-stack; rick; stack
-	albatross

Related Words for "millstone":

millstones

Synonyms for "millstone":

albatross; hindrance; hinderance; deterrent; impediment; balk; baulk; check; handicap
load; loading; burden
stone

Related Definitions for "millstone":

one of a pair of heavy flat disk-shaped stones that are rotated against one another to grind the grain¹
any load that is difficult to carry¹
(figurative) something that hinders or handicaps¹

Wiktionary Translations for millstone:

millstone

noun

coarse-grained sandstone
- millstone → meulière
large round stone used for grinding grain
- millstone → meule

millstone

noun

Roue qui sert à broyer en tournant
- meule → millstone

¹WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University