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1 formation des méandres
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2 vallée d'auge glaciaire
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3 vallée des méandres
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4 sinueux
sinueux, -euse [sinyø, øz]adjectivea. [rivière, route, chemin] winding ; [ligne] sinuousb. [pensée, raisonnement] tortuous* * *- euse sinɥø, øz adjectif [ligne] sinuous; [cours d'eau] winding, meandering; [sentier] winding; [approche] tortuous* * *sinɥø, øz adj (-euse)1) (route) winding2) fig (raisonnement, parcours) tortuous* * *sinueux, - euse adj [ligne] sinuous; [cours d'eau] winding, meandering; [sentier] winding; [approche] tortuous.rivière au cours sinueux meandering ou sinuous river -
5 fissure en dents de scie
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6 s
s( ABBR OF seconde) s* * *S ɛs nom masculin invariable s, S* * *1. nm invS, s2. abr sudSseconde sec, siècle c., century* * *s, S nm inv s, S.IsIInom masculin invariable,S nom masculin invariable [ɛs]1. [lettre] s, Svoir aussi link=g g2. [forme] S-shapea. [voiture] to zigzagb. [sentier] to twist and turnà cet endroit, la route fait un S at this point, there's a double ou an S bend in the road————————en S locution adjectivale[crochet] S-shaped[rivière] meandering -
7 sinuosité
sinɥozite1. nf[route] twists and turns pl2. sinuosités nfpl1) [route, cours d'eau] winding sg curves2) [raisonnement]* * *sinuosité nf les sinuosités d'un cours d'eau/d'un sentier the twists and turns of a river/of a path; les sinuosités d'une ligne the curves of a line.[sinɥozite] nom féminin————————sinuosités nom féminin pluriel -
8 tortueux
tortueux, -euse [tɔʀtyø, øz]adjectivea. ( = sinueux) [chemin, escalier] windingb. (pejorative) [esprit, raisonnement] tortuous* * *- euse tɔʀtɥø, øz adjectif1) lit [chemin, ruisseau] winding2) fig [manœuvres] devious; [langage] convoluted; [chemin, esprit] tortuous* * *tɔʀtɥø, øz adj (-euse)1) (rue) twisting2) fig (cheminement) tortuous* * *2 fig [manœuvres, conduite] devious; [langage, discours] convoluted; [esprit, raisonnement] tortuous; suivre un chemin tortueux fig to follow a tortuous path; j'ai eu un cheminement politique/professionnel tortueux my political/professional career has been tortuous.1. [en lacets - sentier] winding, tortuous (soutenu) ; [ - ruisseau] meandering, winding, sinuous (littéraire) -
9 tortillard
n. m.1. 'Puffer', small rural train, the kind that stops at every station on the line. (This affectionate appellation probably stems from the meandering line of the tracks.)2. Expresso coffee. (The connection between the puffing steam- engine and the coffee percolator is apparent.)
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meandering — index circuitous, discursive (digressive), indirect, labyrinthine, moving (in motion), protracted … Law dictionary
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meandering — adj. Meandering is used with these nouns: ↑river, ↑stream … Collocations dictionary
meandering — adjective of a path e.g. (Freq. 2) meandering streams rambling forest paths the river followed its wandering course a winding country road • Syn: ↑rambling, ↑wandering, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
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meandering — 1. adjective winding or rambling 2. noun An instance or period or roaming … Wiktionary
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meandering — (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. rambling, nomadic, circular; see traveling 2 , wandering 1 … English dictionary for students
meandering — me·an·der || mɪ ændÉ™(r) v. walk about aimlessly; carry on in a leisurely way; wander, roam; ramble … English contemporary dictionary