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Geography estuaire m;∎ the Thames estuary l'estuaire m de la Tamise►► estuary English = accent standard teinté d'accent Cockney, prédominant à Londres et dans le sud-est de l'Angleterre, ne permettant pas d'identifier l'appartenance sociale du locuteur -
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['estjuəri]plural - estuaries; noun(the wide lower part of a river up which the tide flows: the Thames estuary.) estuaire -
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A n1 ( beach) plage f ;2 ( desert) sables mpl ; the shifting sands of international politics fig le terrain fragile de la politique internationale.C vtr1 ( also sand down) ( smooth) poncer [floor] ; frotter or passer [qch] au papier de verre [car body, woodwork] ;2 ( put sand on) sabler [icy road, path].as happy as a sandboy gai comme un pinson ; to stick ou bury one's head in the sand pratiquer la politique de l'autruche ; the sands of time run slow le temps s'écoule lentement ; the sands of time are running out for the government les jours du gouvernement sont comptés ; to build on sand fig bâtir sur le sable.■ sand up [estuary, river] s'ensabler. -
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A n1 Zool (of bird, insect) aile f ; to be on the wing être en vol ; to catch insects on the wing attraper des insectes au vol ;4 Sport ( player) ailier m ; ( side of pitch) aile f, côté m ; to play on the right wing être ailier droit ;1 Theat the wings les coulisses fpl ; to be waiting in the wings Theat attendre dans les coulisses ; fig attendre son heure ;2 Aviat to get one's wings obtenir l'insigne de pilote.C vtr1 to wing one's way to [plane, passenger, letter] voler vers ;2 ( injure) [bullet] érafler.D vi ( fly) voler ; the geese are winging into the estuary/back to their winter home les oies volent vers l'estuaire/repartent pour l'hiver.to clip sb's wings rogner les ailes à qn ; to spread one's wings ( entering adult life) voler de ses propres ailes ; ( entering wider career) voir autre chose ; to take sb under one's wings prendre qn sous son aile ; to take wing littér [thoughts] s'envoler ; to wing it ○ US improviser. -
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The English word river can be either fleuve or rivière in French. Major rivers, all of which flow into the sea, are fleuves: the rest are rivières. Here are some examples of fleuves in France: la Garonne, la Loire, la Seine, le Rhin, le Rhône and la Somme: other fleuves include: le Nil, le Danube, le Gange, le Tage, l’Indus, l’Amazone, le Congo, le Mississippi, le Niger and le Saint-Laurent.The following French rivers are rivières: la Marne, l’Oise, l’Allier, la Dordogne, la Saône.As in English, French uses the definite article with names of rivers:the Thames= la Tamiseto go down the Rhine= descendre le Rhinto live near the Seine= habiter près de la Seinethe course of the Danube= le cours du DanubeIn English you can say the X, the X river or the river X. In French it is always le X (or la X):the river Thames= la Tamisethe Potomac river= le PotomacWhen the name of the river is used as an adjective, French has de + definite article:Seine barges= les péniches de la Seinea Rhine castle= un château des bords du Rhinthe Rhine estuary= l’estuaire du Rhin -
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tidal ['taɪdəl](estuary, river) qui a des marées; (current, cycle, force) de la marée; (ferry) dont les horaires sont fonction de la marée►► tidal basin bassin m à flot;tidal bore mascaret m;tidal energy, tidal power énergie f marémotrice;
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Estuary — Es tu*a*ry, a. Belonging to, or formed in, an estuary; as, estuary strata. Lyell. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Estuary — Es tu*a*ry, n.; pl. {Estuaries}. [L. aestuarium, from aestuare to surge. See {Estuate}.] [Written also {[ae]stuary}.] 1. A place where water boils up; a spring that wells forth. [Obs.] Boyle. [1913 Webster] 2. A passage, as the mouth of a river… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
estuary — 1530s, from L. aestuarium a tidal marsh or opening, from aestus boiling (of the sea), tide, heat, from PIE *aidh to burn (see EDIFICE (Cf. edifice)). Related: Estuaries; estuarine … Etymology dictionary
estuary — [n] mouth arm, creek, firth, fjord, inlet, tidewater, waterway; concepts 509,514 … New thesaurus
estuary — ► NOUN (pl. estuaries) ▪ the tidal mouth of a large river. DERIVATIVES estuarine adjective. ORIGIN Latin aestuarium tidal part of a shore , from aestus tide … English terms dictionary
estuary — [es′tyo͞o er΄ē, es′cho͞oer ē] n. pl. estuaries [L aestuarium < aestus, the tide, orig., a boiling, akin to aestas, summer heat: see ESTIVAL] an inlet or arm of the sea; esp., the lower portion or wide mouth of a river, where the salty tide… … English World dictionary
Estuary — An estuary is a semi enclosed coastal body of water with one or more rivers or streams flowing into it, and with a free connection to the open sea. [Pritchard, D. W. (1967) What is an estuary: physical viewpoint . p. 3 ndash;5 in: G. H. Lauf… … Wikipedia
estuary — estuarial /es chooh air ee euhl/, adj. /es chooh er ee/, n., pl. estuaries. 1. that part of the mouth or lower course of a river in which the river s current meets the sea s tide. 2. an arm or inlet of the sea at the lower end of a river. [1530… … Universalium
estuary — [[t]e̱stʃʊri, AM e̱stʃueri[/t]] estuaries N COUNT: oft in names after n An estuary is the wide part of a river where it joins the sea. ...naval maneouvres in the Clyde estuary … English dictionary
estuary — UK [ˈestjuərɪ] / US [ˈestʃuˌerɪ] noun [countable] Word forms estuary : singular estuary plural estuaries the part of a large river where it becomes wide and flows into the sea … English dictionary
estuary — es|tu|a|ry [ˈestʃuəri, tʃəri US tʃueri] n plural estuaries [Date: 1500 1600; : Latin; Origin: aestuarium, from aestus boiling, tide ] the wide part of a river where it goes into the sea ▪ the Thames estuary … Dictionary of contemporary English