tin

• Nom désignant un métal blanc argenté et malléable, ou un récipient métallique hermétique utilisé pour conserver et stocker des aliments ou d'autres produits.

A noun referring to a soft, silvery-white metal, or a sealed metal container used for preserving and storing food or other products.

1. B1formal

   A silvery-white metal that is soft and malleable, used in alloys and coatings.

   Étain

   • The roof was made of corrugated tin.
   • Tin is often used to coat steel to prevent rust.
   • The miner extracted tin from the ore.

2. A2formalbritish

   A sealed metal container used for preserving food or drinks.

   Boîte de conserve

   • She opened a tin of baked beans for dinner.
   • He bought a tin of paint from the hardware store.
   • The soup came in a tin can.

   Synonymescancanistertin can

3. Baking panA2formalbritish

   A metal pan used for baking cakes, bread, or other foods.

   moule à pâtisserie

   • Grease the cake tin before pouring in the batter.
   • She placed the loaf tin in the oven.
   • The muffin tin has twelve cups.

• Verbe signifiant conserver des aliments en les scellant dans une boîte métallique, ou recouvrir/revêtir quelque chose d'étain.

A verb meaning to preserve food by sealing it in a metal container, or to cover or line something with tin.

1. Preserve in a tinB1formalbritish

   To preserve food by sealing it in a tin can.

   Mettre en conserve dans une boîte métallique

   • They tinned the peaches for the winter.
   • The factory tins vegetables to keep them fresh.
   • She tinned the homemade soup for storage.

   Synonymescanpreserveput up

2. Cover with tinB2formal

   To coat or plate something with a layer of tin.

   Étamer

   • The craftsman tinned the copper wire to prevent corrosion.
   • They tinned the steel sheets for the roofing project.
   • The metal parts were tinned to improve durability.

   Synonymescoatplatetin plate