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crête barométrique; crête de haute pressionEnglish-French dictionary of Geography > ridge of high pressure
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ridge [rɪdʒ]( = top of a line of hills or mountains) crête f ; ( = ledge on hillside) corniche f ; ( = chain of hills, mountains) chaîne f* * *[rɪdʒ]2) ( raised strip) (on rock, metal surface) strie f; ( in ploughed land) crête f, billon m3) ( on roof) faîte m, faîtage m4) Meteorologyridge of high pressure — ligne f de hautes pressions
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ridge [rɪdʒ]1 noun(b) (raised strip or part) arête f, crête f; (on sand) ride f; Agriculture (in ploughed field) crête f;∎ the wet sand formed ridges le sable mouillé était couvert de petites rides;∎ Meteorology a ridge of high pressure une crête de haute pression, specialist term une dorsale barométrique(crease) sillonner, rider;∎ you should ridge the roof with new tiles vous devriez poser de nouvelles faîtières sur votre toit►► ridge tent tente f à faîtière;ridge tile (tuile f) faîtière f -
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A n1 Geog ( along mountain top) arête f, crête f ; ( on hillside) corniche f ; ( in ocean) dorsale f ; ( mountain range) chaîne f ;2 ( raised strip) (on rock, metal surface) strie f ; ( on fabric) côte f ; ( in ploughed land) crête f, billon m ; (of potatoes, plants) rang m, rangée f ; ( in wet sand) ride f ; -
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[ri‹]1) (a long narrow piece of ground etc raised above the level of the ground etc on either side of it.) crête2) (a long narrow row of hills.) chaîne3) (anything like a ridge in shape: A ridge of high pressure is a long narrow area of high pressure as shown on a weather map.) ligne4) (the top edge of something where two sloping surfaces meet, eg on a roof.) arête, faîte -
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pressure ['preʃə(r)]1 noun(a) (strain, stress) pression f;∎ the pressures of city life le stress de la vie en ville;∎ I can't take all this pressure je ne supporte pas d'être sous une telle pression;∎ he's been under a lot of pressure lately il est très stressé ou vraiment sous pression ces derniers temps;∎ he pleaded pressure of work il s'est excusé en disant qu'il était débordé de travail;∎ to work under pressure travailler sous pression;∎ we're under pressure to finish on time on nous presse de respecter les délais;∎ the pressure of work is too much for me la charge de travail est trop lourde pour moi;∎ there's a lot of pressure on her to succeed on fait beaucoup pression sur elle pour qu'elle réussisse;∎ the pressure's on! il va falloir mettre les bouchées doubles!∎ high/low pressure area (on weather chart) zone f de hautes/basses pressions;∎ a pressure of 20 kilogrammes to the square centimetre une pression de 20 kilogrammes au centimètre carré;∎ figurative to work at full pressure (person) travailler à plein régime; (machine, factory) tourner à plein régime;∎ oil pressure pression f d'huile(c) (squeezing) pression f;∎ she could feel the pressure of his grip on her arm elle sentait la pression de sa poigne sur son bras(d) (force, influence) pression f;∎ formal to bring pressure to bear or to put pressure on sb faire pression ou exercer une pression sur qn;∎ they put pressure on me to come ils ont fait pression sur moi pour que je vienne;∎ she did it under pressure elle l'a fait contrainte et forcée;∎ she came under pressure from her parents elle est venue parce que ses parents l'y ont obligée;∎ there's no pressure, don't come if you don't want to rien ne t'oblige, si tu ne veux pas venir, ne viens pas;∎ they're putting too much pressure on him ils le soumettent à trop de pression;∎ Sport they came under sustained pressure in the second half ils ont été constamment sous pression pendant la deuxième mi-tempsfaire pression sur;∎ stop pressuring me! arrête de me presser comme ça!;∎ they pressured him into resigning ils l'ont contraint à démissionner►► Medicine pressure bandage bandage m compressif;Aviation pressure cabin cabine f pressurisée ou sous pression;Technology pressure chamber réservoir m d'air comprimé;pressure cooker cocotte-minute ® f, autocuiseur m;∎ figurative a pressure cooker atmosphere une ambiance lourde de tension;pressure feed alimentation f par pression;pressure gauge jauge f de pression, manomètre m;pressure group groupe m de pression;Nautical pressure hull coque f intérieure;pressure point (on artery) point m de compression;pressure ridge (in ice) chaîne f de pression;Medicine pressure sore escarre f;pressure suit scaphandre m pressurisé
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ridge — [rij] n. [ME rigge < OE hrycg, akin to ON hrygr, backbone, Ger rücken, back < IE * (s)kreuk , a hump, mound < base * (s)ker , to bend > L curvus, bent, circus, a ring] 1. Obs. an animal s spine or back 2. the long, narrow top or crest … English World dictionary
ridge — [ rıdʒ ] noun count ** 1. ) the long narrow top of a mountain or group of mountains: The log cabin is set on a ridge in the Blue Ridge Mountains. 2. ) a long narrow raised line along the surface of something: Tires had thrown the mud into ridges … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
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ridge */*/ — UK [rɪdʒ] / US noun [countable] Word forms ridge : singular ridge plural ridges 1) the long narrow top of a mountain or group of mountains The cottage is set on a ridge in the Chiltern Hills. 2) a long narrow raised line along the surface of… … English dictionary
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