Traductions de „backwater“ dans le dictionnaire anglais » allemand

ˈback·water SUBST

1. backwater (of river):

backwater

stehendes Gewässer

backwater

totes Wasser

2. backwater (isolated place):

backwater

Ort, an dem die Uhren stillstehen

backwater péj

rückständiger Ort

backwater péj

toter Fleck péj fam

rural backwater

ländliche Einöde péj

rural backwater

tiefste Provinz péj

Exemples tirés du dictionnaire PONS (vérifiés par l'équipe de rédaction)

rural backwater

ländliche Einöde péj

cultural backwater [or desert]

Kulturwüste f

Exemples monolingues (non-vérifiés par l'équipe de rédaction)

anglais

Despite the roguish nature of his behavior, he still somehow brings hope to the stagnant backwater villages he breezes through, inspiring the inhabitants to turn their own dreams into reality.

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During the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries the village drifted gently on, a relative backwater.

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The origin of its name, remains clouded in mystery, although it could have been a colloquial term of derision, to indicate a rural backwater.

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We went up to some backwater because it was the only accommodation we could find.

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Lagoons and backwaters characterise the lowland, which receives runoff from the rivers.

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It inhabits weedy-, muddy-, or sandy-bottomed, slow-moving waters of swamps, lakes, ponds, streams, and pools and backwaters of rivers.

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The backwater separating the main beach from the island-like structure is a safe place for water sports.

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It became a quiet backwater of little interest except to slavers and priests.

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Moreover, business journalism itself was a backwater, a place where publications dumped their drunks and burned-out sportswriters.

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The creek is nearly 400 m wide, elongated in northeast-southwest direction and merging with the backwater bodies.

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