moulin
French → English
(engineering) Mill: a machine or building for grinding grain into flour
Le vieux moulin à vent au sommet de la colline ne fonctionne plus.
(English) The old windmill at the top of the hill no longer works.
Il utilise un moulin à café manuel pour préparer son expresso chaque matin.
(English) He uses a manual coffee mill to prepare his espresso every morning.
(metaphor) Open house: a place where people enter and leave freely at any time
On entre ici comme dans un moulin, il n'y a jamais de serrure.
(English) People enter here like in an open house; there's never a lock.
Sa maison est devenue un vrai moulin avec tous ses amis qui passent.
(English) His house has become a real revolving door with all his friends stopping by.
Entry ID: fr:en:moulin · Source: refined · Type: vocabulary