French-English translations for puits

well
uk
us
Simply building a well is therefore not enough. Il ne suffit donc pas de creuser un puits. It cannot be based on the bottomless well principle. Il ne peut pas se baser sur le principe du puits sans fond. That has become evident from the oil well in the Gulf of Mexico. C'est devenu évident avec le puits de pétrole dans le golfe du Mexique.
cistern
us

mineshaft
pit
us
In the other scenario the government runs the risk of pouring tax revenue into a bottomless pit. Autrement, en tant qu'autorité, on court le risque de verser les recettes fiscales dans un puits sans fond. We will then be able to provide a large contribution from Europe, but it cannot be a bottomless pit. L'Europe pourra alors apporter une contribution importante. Mais elle ne peut pas être un puits sans fond. He or she already pays enough in taxes for this vehicle, which is a bottomless pit in financial terms. Il est déjà assez taxé pour cette voiture qui n' est, en matière financière, qu' un puits sans fond.
pitch
us
It is hard to get this pitch off my handThey put pitch on the mast to protect itThe barrel was sealed with pitch
shaftHer hand slipped off the javelins shaft towards the spearpoint and thats why her score was loweredIsnt that shaft of light from that opening in the cave beautiful?I had no idea that they removed the feathers shafts to make the pillows softer!