flood plain dans le dictionnaire Oxford-Hachette

Traductions de flood plain dans le dictionnaire anglais»français

I.plain [GB pleɪn, Am pleɪn] SUBST

1. plain GÉOG:

plain

plaine f

on the plain

dans la plaine

the (Great) Plains Am

les Grandes Plaines

2. plain (knitting stitch):

plain

maille f à l'endroit

a row of plain

un rang à l'endroit

II.plain [GB pleɪn, Am pleɪn] ADJ

1. plain (simple):

plain dress, decor, food, living, language

simple

plain building, furniture

sobre

plain cooking

cuisine f simple

she's a good plain cook

elle fait une bonne cuisine simple

a plain man

un homme simple

2. plain (of one colour):

plain background, fabric

uni

plain envelope

sans inscription

a sheet of plain paper (unheaded)

une feuille de papier libre

a sheet of plain paper (unlined)

une feuille de papier non reglé

a plain blue dress

une robe toute bleue

under plain cover (of a letter)

sous pli discret

3. plain (unattractive) euph:

plain woman

quelconque

she's rather plain

elle a un visage quelconque, elle n'a rien d'une beauté

4. plain (clear):

plain line, marking

net/nette

in plain view of sb

sous les yeux de qn

5. plain (obvious):

plain

évident, clair

it was plain to everyone that he was lying

il était évident pour tout le monde qu'il mentait

it's a plain fact that …

il est bien clair que …

it is plain from this report that …

il est clair d'après ce rapport que …

she's jealous, it's plain to see

elle est jalouse, ça saute aux yeux

her suffering was plain to see

on ne pouvait pas ignorer sa souffrance

to make it plain to sb that …

faire comprendre clairement à qn que …

let me make myself quite plain, I'm not going

que ce soit bien clair, je n'y vais pas

do I make myself plain?

suis-je bien clair?

she made her irritation quite plain

elle n'a pas caché son irritation

6. plain (direct):

plain answer, language

franc/franche

can't you speak in plain English?

tu ne peux pas parler en termes simples?

in plain English, this means that …

en clair, ceci veut dire que …

the plain truth of the matter is that …

la vérité est que …

7. plain (downright):

plain tjrs épith common sense

simple

plain épith ignorance, laziness

pur et simple

8. plain (ordinary):

I knew him when he was plain Mr Spencer

je l'ai connu quand il s'appelait M. Spencer tout court

9. plain (unflavoured):

plain yoghurt, crisps, rice

nature

10. plain (in knitting):

plain

à l'endroit

III.plain [GB pleɪn, Am pleɪn] ADV

1. plain (completely):

plain stupid, wrong

tout bonnement, tout simplement

plain lazy

tout bonnement paresseux

2. plain (directly):

I can't put it any plainer than that

je ne peux pas être plus clair

IV.plain [GB pleɪn, Am pleɪn]

to be as plain as day

être clair comme l'eau de roche

to be plain sailing project, task etc:

marcher comme sur des roulettes

I.flood [GB flʌd, Am fləd] SUBST

1. flood litt:

flood

inondation f

destroyed by flood

détruit par une inondation

insured against flood

assuré contre l'inondation

‘flood!’ (on roadsign)

‘attention, route inondée!’

the river is in flood

la rivière est en crue

the Flood BIBL

le Déluge

2. flood fig:

a flood of people, visitors, light, memories

un flot de

a flood of letters, complaints

un déluge de

to be in floods of tears

verser des torrents de larmes

3. flood fam PHOTO, THÉÂTRE → floodlight

II.flood [GB flʌd, Am fləd] VERBE trans

1. flood litt:

flood area, house

inonder

flood river

faire déborder

2. flood fig light, tears, mail:

flood

inonder

memories flooded her mind

les souvenirs affluaient

relief flooded his face

le soulagement illumina son visage

3. flood COMM (over-supply):

flood shops, market

inonder (with de)

4. flood MOTOR:

flood engine, carburettor

noyer

III.flood [GB flʌd, Am fləd] VERBE intr

1. flood:

flood meadow, street, cellar:

être inondé

flood river:

déborder

2. flood fig:

to flood into sth light:

inonder qc

to flood into sth people:

envahir qc

tears flooded down his cheeks

les larmes lui inondaient les joues

a blush flooded over his face

la rougeur lui envahit le visage

to flood over or through sb emotion:

envahir qn

IV.flooded ADJ

flooded area, house:

flooded

inondé

to be flooded with light, calls, complaints, tears, refugees

être inondé de

Voir aussi : floodlight

I.floodlight [GB ˈflʌdlʌɪt, Am ˈflədˌlaɪt] SUBST

floodlight

projecteur m

to play under floodlights

jouer à la lumière des projecteurs, jouer en nocturne

II.floodlight <prét, ppas floodlit> [GB ˈflʌdlʌɪt, Am ˈflədˌlaɪt] VERBE trans

floodlight building

illuminer

floodlight match, stage

éclairer

III.floodlit ADJ

floodlit match

joué en nocturne

floodlit building, pageant

illuminé

flood plain dans le dictionnaire PONS

Traductions de flood plain dans le dictionnaire anglais»français

flood plain SUBST

flood plain

plaine f inondable

Traductions de flood plain dans le dictionnaire anglais»français

I.plain [pleɪn] ADJ

1. plain (one colour):

plain

uni(e)

2. plain (unflavoured):

plain yoghurt

nature

plain chocolate

chocolat m noir

3. plain (uncomplicated):

plain clothes, cookery

très simple

a plain wooden table

une table en bois toute simple

plain and simple

pur(e) et simple

4. plain (clear, obvious):

plain

clair(e)

in plain language

en langage clair

it's plain that ...

il est clair que ...

to be plain enough

être assez clair

to make sth plain

ne pas faire mystère de qc

to make oneself plain to sb

se rendre clair à qn

to be plain with sb

être clair avec qn

5. plain (mere, pure):

plain truth, torture

pur(e)

it's plain selfishness

c'est de l'égoïsme pur

6. plain (unattractive):

plain

sans attraits

Idiomes/Tournures:

to be as plain as the nose on your face

se voir comme le nez au milieu de la figure

II.plain [pleɪn] ADV

1. plain (done in unadorned style):

plain

clairement

2. plain fam (downright):

plain

vraiment

III.plain [pleɪn] SUBST

1. plain GÉO:

plain

plaine f

the plains

la prairie

2. plain (knitting stitch):

plain

maille f

I.flood [flʌd] VERBE trans

1. flood (overflow):

flood a. fig

inonder

flood person

submerger

a river floods its banks

une rivière sort de son lit

we've been flooded with protests

nous avons été inondés de protestations

2. flood AGR, ÉCOLO:

flood valley

irriguer

3. flood AUTO:

flood engine

noyer

II.flood [flʌd] VERBE intr

flood

être inondé

flood river

déborder

flood people

affluer

III.flood [flʌd] SUBST

1. flood (overflow):

flood

inondation f

in flood

en décrue

the floods of a river

les crues d'une rivière

floods of light

des flots de lumière

2. flood (outpouring):

flood

flot m

flood of mail, calls

déluge m

flood of products

invasion f

floods of tears

des torrents de larmes

3. flood RÉLIG:

the Flood

le Déluge

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

anglais

The ground was in a flood plain, resulting in the pitch being described as frequently reduced to a quagmire.

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The area around the estuary is actually a natural flood plain, much of which has been converted to parks and playing fields.

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Since the flood, a flood plain has been established throughout the city making development along the banks inconsiderable.

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The marshes are characterised by mesotrophic grassland on a river valley flood plain.

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Why not leave the valley lands to the conservationists, the table land to thoughtful development and the in-between real estate (like the 100-year flood plain) to the urban farmers?

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Despite being built outside the 100-year flood plain, water began rising ankle-deep onto the grounds as the children were being evacuated.

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It was one the first towns to accept federal funds to move out of a flood plain.

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Between the flood plain and the plateau, there are two distinct regions.

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Required projects for hurricane or storm damage reduction to comply with applicable flood plain requirements.

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The aircraft landed on a wet flood plain and overturned.

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