French English Dictionary

cheminée in English:

1. chimney

That chimney is very high.

I think it's time for me to clean the chimney.

Smoke was rising from the chimney.

A chimney carries smoke from a fireplace to the outside.

Her husband smokes like a chimney.

He smokes like a chimney and drinks like a fish.

Our factory is building a new chimney.

This chimney has begun to draw badly.

Some modern houses are built with chimneys on top of the roof even though there is no fireplace.

BONUS - chimney sweeper

Does Santa really come down the chimney?

My house has gas heating, so I don’t have a chimney.

Santa Claus was trying to come down through the chimney.

We need to clean the chimney before we light the fire.

Is that long chimney broken?

English word "cheminée"(chimney) occurs in sets:

Fiches du livre - "Westerfelt" (Will N. Harben)
Fiches du livre - "The Path to Rome" (Hilaire Belloc)
Fiches du livre - "Life Of Johnson, Vol. 2" (Boswell)
Fiches du livre - "Making a Fireplace" (Henry H. S...
Fiches du livre - "Historical Mysteries" (Andrew L...

2. flue

English word "cheminée"(flue) occurs in sets:

Fiches du livre - "Swan Song" (Anton Checkov)
Fiches du livre - "History of the Confederate Powd...
Fiches du livre - "Records of Steam Boiler Explosi...
Fiches du livre - "The Miner's Friend An Engine to...
Fiches du livre - "The Tale of Samuel Whiskers The...

3. mantel

There was an array of ornaments lined up along the mantel.

English word "cheminée"(mantel) occurs in sets:

Fiches du livre - "The Red Room" (H. G. Wells)
Fiches du livre - "Friendly Fairies" (Johnny Gruelle)
Fiches du livre - "Doom of the House of Duryea" (E...
Fiches du livre - "The Jolly Book of Boxcraft" (Pa...
Fiches du livre - "Sentiment, Inc." (Poul William ...

4. fireplace

A chimney carries smoke from a fireplace to the outside.

Mary hung her grandfather's picture over the fireplace.

Do you have a table in front of the fireplace?

They gathered about the fireplace.

The fireplace, lacking firewood, flames already starting to lose their vigour.

The fireplace lends coziness to this room.

The fireplace was burning brightly.

I enjoy reading, cuddling by the fireplace and slow dancing.

Shift the sofa so that it faces the fireplace.

This fireplace is very decorative but takes up a lot of space.

The fireplace is a wonderful thing in the winter - keeps us warm.

room with fireplace

But Carmen's mother didn't ~ sendthelettertoherdaughteranditfelldownbehindthefireplace, l where it stayed for ten years...

I threw the paper into the fireplace to burn

There used to be a fireplace here but I guess it's been torn down.

English word "cheminée"(fireplace) occurs in sets:

Fiches du livre - "Cape Cod" (Henry D. Thoreau)
Fiches du livre - "The Long Roll" (Mary Johnston)
Fiches du livre - "Rada A Drama of War in One Act"...
Fiches du livre - "Hallowe'en at Merryvale" (Alice...
Fiches du livre - "The Cock, The Mouse and the Lit...

5. smokestack

English word "cheminée"(smokestack) occurs in sets:

Fiches du livre - "Making Tin Can Toys" (Edward Th...
Fiches du livre - "How to Become an Engineer" (Fra...
Fiches du livre - "Little Jack Rabbit's Adventures...
Fiches du livre - "The Bobbsey Twins on the Deep B...
Fiches du livre - "The Curlytops Snowed In Grand F...