flood control dans le dictionnaire Oxford-Hachette

Traductions de flood control dans le dictionnaire anglais»français

flood control SUBST

flood control

prévention f des inondations

Traductions de flood control dans le dictionnaire anglais»français

I.control [GB kənˈtrəʊl, Am kənˈtroʊl] SUBST

1. control U (domination):

control (of animals, children, crowd, country, organization, party, situation)

contrôle m (of de)

control (of investigation, operation, project)

direction f (of de)

control (of others' behaviour)

influence f (over sur)

control (of life, fate)

maîtrise f (of, over de)

control (of disease, pests, social problem)

lutte f (of contre)

to be in control of territory, town

contrôler

to be in control of operation, organization, project

diriger

to be in control of problem

maîtriser

to have control over territory, town

contrôler

to have control over animals, crowd, children, others' behaviour

avoir du pouvoir sur

to have control over fate, life

maîtriser

to take control of territory, town

prendre le contrôle de

to take control of operation, organization, project

prendre la direction de

to take control of situation

prendre [qc] en main

to be under sb's control to be under the control of sb person:

être sous la direction de qn

to be under sb's control to be under the control of sb army, government, organization, party:

être sous le contrôle de qn

to be under control fire, problem, riot, situation:

être maîtrisé

is the situation under control?

est-ce que nous maîtrisons la situation?

everything's under control

tout va bien

to bring or get or keep [sth] under control animals, crowd, fire, problem, riot

maîtriser

to bring or get or keep [sth] under control hair

discipliner

to be out of control animals, children, crowd, riot:

être déchaîné

to be out of control fire:

ne plus être maîtrisable

the situation is out of control

la situation est devenue incontrôlable

to let sth get out of control , to lose control of sth

perdre le contrôle de qc

to be beyond or outside sb's control animal, child:

échapper au contrôle de qn

the situation is beyond control

la situation échappe à tout contrôle

due to circumstances beyond our control

pour des raisons indépendantes de notre volonté

2. control U (restraint):

control (of self, appetite, bodily function, emotion, urge)

maîtrise f

to have or exercise control over sth

maîtriser qc

to keep control of oneself, to be in control of oneself

se maîtriser

to lose control (of oneself)

perdre le contrôle (de soi)

3. control U (physical mastery):

control (of vehicle, machine, ball)

contrôle m

control (of body, process, system)

maîtrise f

to be in control of

avoir le contrôle de

to keep/lose control of a car

garder/perdre le contrôle d'une voiture

to take control (of car)

prendre le volant

to take control (of plane)

prendre les commandes

his car went out of control

il a perdu le contrôle de son véhicule

4. control souvent plur:

control (lever, switch etc) (on vehicle, equipment)

commande f

control (on TV)

bouton m de réglage

brightness/volume control TV

bouton m de réglage de luminosité/du son

to be at the controls

être aux commandes

to be at the controls épith button, knob, switch

de commande

5. control (regulation):

control ADMIN, ÉCON

contrôle m (on de)

cost/immigration control

contrôle m des coûts/de l'immigration

6. control (in experiment):

control

contrôle m

II.control <pprés controlling; prét, ppas controlled> [GB kənˈtrəʊl, Am kənˈtroʊl] VERBE trans

1. control (dominate):

control council, government, market, organization, situation

dominer

control territory, town

contrôler

control air traffic, investigation, operation, project

diriger

control road traffic

régler

control mind

s'emparer de

control FIN shareholder: company

être majoritaire dans

2. control (discipline):

control person, animal, crowd, urge, bodily function, temper, voice, pain, inflation, unemployment, riot, fire, pests

maîtriser

control disease, epidemic

endiguer

control emotion, nerves, impulse

dominer

control laughter, tears

retenir

control limbs

commander à

control hair

discipliner

3. control (operate):

control machine, equipment, lever, cursor, movement, process, system

commander

control boat, vehicle

manœuvrer

control plane

piloter

control ball

contrôler

4. control (regulate):

control speed, pressure, intensity, volume, temperature

régler

control trade, import, export

réglementer

control immigration, prices, wages

contrôler

control blood pressure

régulariser

5. control (check):

control quality

contrôler

control accounts

vérifier

6. control (in an experiment):

control experimental material

comparer (against à)

III.to control oneself VERBE pron

to control oneself pron < pprés controlling; prét, ppas controlled>:

to control oneself

se contrôler

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 control dans le dictionnaire PONS

Traductions de flood control dans le dictionnaire anglais»français

I.control <-ll-> [kənˈtrəʊl, Am -ˈtroʊl] SUBST

1. control (power of command):

control

contrôle m

to be in control of sth

contrôler qc

to be under control

être maîtrisé

to go out of control

perdre le contrôle

to lose control over sth

perdre le contrôle de qc

to have control over sb

avoir de l'autorité sur qn

beyond control

incontrôlable

2. control (self-restraint):

control

maîtrise f

3. control ÉCON, FIN:

control

contrôle m

4. control (place for checking):

to go through customs control

passer à la douane

5. control MÉD, PHYS:

control person

sujet m témoin

control group

groupe m témoin

6. control ELEC:

control board/panel

tableau m de bord/commande

7. control plur (switches):

control

commandes fpl

II.control <-ll-> [kənˈtrəʊl, Am -ˈtroʊl] VERBE trans <-ll->

1. control (restrain, curb):

control

maîtriser

2. control (run):

control

contrôler

Idiomes/Tournures:

to control the purse strings

tenir les cordons de la bourse

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

It also provides groundwater recharge, water for irrigation and flood control.

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It is a multiple-purpose project aimed at flood control, irrigation and hydroelectric power generation.

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Flood control, hydroelectricity and recreational opportunities such as boating and fishing are provided by the dams and their reservoirs.

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The lake's primary purposes are flood control and to act as a water reservoir, with a secondary function of providing recreation and natural land area.

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It remains the value specified by regulatory agencies for all flood control work on the river.

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This water can be used for irrigation, industry, recreation, flood control or treatment to produce drinking water.

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Reservoirs have been developed for flood control, to improve tourism, and to create water reserves supporting the development of the arboriculture important to the agricultural industry of the region.

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Some of the early flood control efforts included smaller areas of channelization and the planning for needed reservoirs.

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The primary refuge purposes stated in authorizing documents are flood control, recreation, and fish and wildlife conservation.

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It is now used primarily as an oversized drainage ditch with little interest by the locals besides flood control.

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