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1 digue
digue [dig]feminine noun* * *dignom féminin ( au bord de la mer) sea wall; ( pour polder) dyke GB, dike US; ( autour d'un port) harbour [BrE] wall; ( barrière morale) barrier* * *diɡ nfdike, dyke, (pour protéger la côte) sea wall* * *digue nf1 ( au bord de la mer) sea wall; ( pour polder) dyke GB, dike US; ( autour d'un port) harbourGB wall;2 ( barrière morale) barrier; élever une digue contre to erect a barrier against.[dig] nom féminin[talus] embankment -
2 barrage
barrage [baʀaʒ]masculine nouna. [de rivière, lac] damb. ( = barrière) barrier ; [d'artillerie, de questions] barrage• barrage de police roadblock ; ( = cordon d'agents) police cordon ; ( = chevaux de frise) police barricade• établir un barrage (routier) [manifestants] to set up a roadblock* * *baʀaʒnom masculin2) ( de police) roadblock; ( de manifestants) barricadefaire barrage à quelqu'un/quelque chose — fig to block somebody/something
* * *baʀaʒ nm1) (sur rivière) dam2) (sur route) roadblock, barricade* * *barrage nm1 ( pour retenir l'eau) dam (sur on); barrage hydroélectrique hydroelectric dam;2 ( pour faire obstacle) (d'armée, de police, milice) roadblock; ( de manifestants) barricade; barrage militaire/de police military/police roadblock; forcer/franchir un barrage to break through/to cross a roadblock; un barrage de voitures en feu a barricade of burning cars; former un barrage [arbre tombé, montagnes] to form an impassable barrier; faire barrage à qn/qch fig to block sb/sth.barrage de feux fire barrage; barrage de fumée smoke screen.[baraʒ] nom masculin1. [réservoir] damfaire barrage à to stand in the way of, to obstruct, to hinder2. [dispositif policier]3. SPORT
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