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bassin de dessablage m, bassin de dessablement m, bassin dessableur m, dessableur m, fosse de décantation f, fosse de dessablage f, fosse de dessablement fDictionary of Engineering, architecture and construction > sand trap
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sand [sænd]1 noun∎ miles of golden sands des kilomètres mpl de sable doré;∎ shifting sand sables mpl mouvants;∎ the sands of time le temps qui passe;∎ the sands of time are running out for us nous n'aurons bientôt plus le temps, le temps qui nous est imparti sera bientôt écoulé;∎ figurative to build on sand bâtir sur le sable;∎ figurative to draw a line in the sand fixer une limite à ne pas dépasser(dune) de sable(a) (with sandpaper) poncer au papier de verre(b) (spread sand on) sabler►► Building industry sand bed couchis m;Botany sand crocus romulée f de Colonna;Zoology sand dollar clypéastéroïde m;sand dune dune f;Zoology sand eel lançon m, équille f;Entomology sand fly phlébotome m, mouche f des sables;Zoology sand lance lançon m, équille f;Zoology sand lizard lézard m agile;American sand lot terrain m vague;British Ornithology sand martin hirondelle f de rivage;sand painting peinture f au sable;Botany sand spurrey spergulaire f rouge;Botany sand toadflax linaire f de sables;Golf sand wedge sand-wedge m;sand yacht char m à voile(wood, metal) poncer au papier de verre, décaper -
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sand [sænd]1. nounsable m• to be built on sand [plan, agreement] ne reposer sur rien de solide( = sand down) poncer3. compounds* * *[sænd] 1.noun sable m2.sands plural noun1) ( beach) plage f2) ( desert) sables mpl3.transitive verb1) (also sand down) ( smooth) poncer [floor]; frotter or passer [quelque chose] au papier de verre [woodwork]2) ( put sand on) sabler [icy road]••to stick ou bury one's head in the sand — pratiquer la politique de l'autruche
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A n3 (failure, blockage of machine, system, department) blocage m ;4 ○ ( difficult situation) pétrin ○ m ; this is a real jam on est vraiment dans le pétrin ○ ; to be in/get into a jam être/se mettre dans le pétrin ○ ; to help sb out of a jam tirer qn du pétrin ○ ;1 (stuff, pile) to jam things into entasser des choses dans [small space, suitcase, box] ; she jammed her clothes into the drawer elle a entassé ses vêtements dans le tiroir ; reporters were jamming microphones into our faces les journalistes nous fourraient ○ des micros sous le nez ; to jam one's hat on enfoncer son chapeau sur sa tête ; to jam one's foot on the brake, to jam the brake on freiner à bloc ;2 (fix firmly, wedge) coincer ; I was jammed between the wall and the door j'étais coincé entre le mur et la porte ; I got my finger jammed in the door je me suis coincé le doigt dans la porte ; the key's jammed in the lock la clé s'est coincée dans la serrure ;3 ( also jam up) (crowd, fill up) gen encombrer ; cars jammed (up) the roads les routes étaient embouteillées ; to be jammed (solid) with, to be jammed full of [room, entrance, shelf] être bourré de qch [people, books, objects] ;4 ( also jam up) (cause to stop functioning, block) [dirt, malfunction, person] enrayer [mechanism] ; coincer [lock, door, window, system] ; sand had jammed (up) the mechanism le sable avait enrayé le mécanisme ; to be jammed ou jammed up [mechanism] s'enrayer (by sth à cause de qch) ; [lock, door, window] se coincer or se bloquer (by sth à cause de qch) ; [system] se bloquer ;1 ( become stuck) [mechanism, switch, lever] s'enrayer ; [lock, door, window] se coincer, se bloquer ;2 Mus faire un bœuf ○, improviser.it's real jam ○ ! (job, task) c'est du gâteau ○ ! ; you want jam on it ○ ! GB et puis quoi encore! ; (it's a case of) jam tomorrow les beaux jours sont pour demain ; ⇒ money, bread.■ jam in:▶ jam in [people] s'entasser ;▶ jam [sth/sb] in1 (trap, wedge) coincer ; to be jammed in être coincé ;2 ( pack in) entasser ; there were 30 people jammed into the room il y avait 30 personnes entassées dans la pièce.
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Sand trap — Sand Sand, n. [AS. sand; akin to D. zand, G. sand, OHG. sant, Icel. sandr, Dan. & Sw. sand, Gr. ?.] 1. Fine particles of stone, esp. of siliceous stone, but not reduced to dust; comminuted stone in the form of loose grains, which are not coherent … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
sand trap — sand′ trap n. (on a golf course) a shallow pit partly filled with sand and designed to serve as a hazard • Etymology: 1875–80 … From formal English to slang
sand trap — ☆ sand trap n. a pit or trench filled with sand, serving as a hazard on a golf course … English World dictionary
sand trap — noun a hazard on a golf course • Syn: ↑bunker, ↑trap • Derivationally related forms: ↑bunker (for: ↑bunker) • Hypernyms: ↑hazard … Useful english dictionary
sand trap — {n.} A low place on a golf course that is filled with sand to stop the ball. * /The golfer lost four strokes trying to get the ball out of the sand trap./ … Dictionary of American idioms
sand trap — {n.} A low place on a golf course that is filled with sand to stop the ball. * /The golfer lost four strokes trying to get the ball out of the sand trap./ … Dictionary of American idioms
sand\ trap — noun A low place on a golf course that is filled with sand to stop the ball. The golfer lost four strokes trying to get the ball out of the sand trap … Словарь американских идиом
Sand trap — A sand trap can be:*Bunker (golf), a hazard in the game of golf *Catch points, designed to stop runaway railroad cars *Run off area, designed to stop runaway race cars … Wikipedia
sand trap — /ˈsænd træp/ (say sand trap) noun → bunker (def. 5) …
Sand Trap Inn by Vacasa — (Кэннон Бич,США) Категория отеля: 4 звездочный отель Адрес: 539 South Hemlock Street … Каталог отелей
sand trap — noun a) A sand filled hollow, on a golf course, used as a hazard; a bunker b) A basin that prevents the passage of sand etc into a drainage system … Wiktionary