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mine

/maɪ̯n/ noun · plural: mines A1 (estimated)

1. excavation from which ore is extracted

German	die Mine, die Grube, das Bergwerk
French	la mine
Portuguese	a mina, o meu, o garimpo
Czech	důl
Italian	la miniera
Spanish	la mina
Dutch	de mijn, watermijn, de groeve
Swedish	en gruva
Latin	metallum, fodina, minera

2. source of wealth or resources

German	die Quelle
Portuguese	a mina
Swedish	en guldgruva

3. military: exploding device

German	die Mine
French	la mine
Portuguese	a mina
Czech	mina
Italian	la mina
Spanish	la mina
Dutch	de mijn
Swedish	en mina

4. type of firework

Italian	fuoco d'artificio

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mine

/maɪ̯n/ pronoun A1 (estimated)

that which belongs to me

German	mein
French	le mien, les miens, à moi
Portuguese	meu
Czech	můj
Italian	mio
Spanish	mío
Swedish	min, mitt, benims
Latin	meus

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to mine

/maɪ̯n/ verb A1 (estimated)

1. to remove ore from the ground

German	abbauen, fördern, minieren
French	extraire, miner
Portuguese	minerar, explorar, minar
Czech	těžit, dolovat
Italian	estrarre, scavare
Spanish	extraer, minar
Dutch	ontginnen, mijnen, mineren
Swedish	bryta
Latin	effodio

2. to sow mines in

German	verminen
Portuguese	minar
Czech	zaminovat, podminovat
Italian	minare
Spanish	minar
Swedish	minera

3. to mine, to grave, to dig

German	minen

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