fossés in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for fossés in the French»English Dictionary

fosse [fos] N f

1. fosse (cavité):

fosse

pit

2. fosse (tombe):

fosse

grave

3. fosse MIN (puits):

fosse

pit

4. fosse SPORTS:

fosse (pour le saut)

sandpit

fosse (pour le plongeon)

diving pool

5. fosse MOTOR (de garage):

fosse

inspection pit

6. fosse HUNT:

fosse

pitfall

7. fosse ANAT:

fosse

fossa

fosse d'aisances CONSTR

earth closet

fosse d'ascenseur CONSTR

lift shaft Brit

fosse d'ascenseur CONSTR

elevator shaft Am

fosse commune

communal grave

fosse aux lions

lions' den

fosse océanique GEOG

oceanic trench

fosse d'orchestre

orchestra pit

fosse de plongée SPORTS

diving pool

fosse à purin FARM

slurry pit

fosse septique CONSTR

septic tank

fosse de visite MOTOR, RAIL

inspection pit

fosses nasales ANAT

nasal passages

fossé [fɔse] N m

1. fossé:

fossé (gén)

ditch

fossé (de château)

moat

aller dans le ou au fossé

to go into the ditch

2. fossé fig:

fossé (écart)

gap (entre between)

fossé (désaccord)

rift (entre between)

le fossé qui sépare les riches et les pauvres s'agrandit

the gap between the rich and the poor is widening

ça a creusé un fossé entre eux

it caused a rift between them

Phrases:

fossé antichar MIL

anti-tank ditch

fossé d'effondrement GEOL

rift valley

le fossé des générations

the generation gap

basse-fosse <pl basses-fosses> [bɑsfos] N f

basse-fosse

dungeon

cul-de-basse-fosse <pl culs-de-basse-fosse> [kyd(ə)bɑsfos] N m

cul-de-basse-fosse

dungeon

Translations for fossés in the English»French Dictionary

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ditching (digging)

creusement m des fossés

ditching (maintenance)

curage m des fossés

hedging and ditching

entretien m des haies et fossés

tank trap

fossé m antichar

earth closet

fosse f d'aisances

septic tank

fosse f septique

orchestra pit

fosse f d'orchestre

generation gap

fossé m des générations

fossés in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for fossés in the French»English Dictionary

fosse [fos] N f

1. fosse (cavité) a. MUS:

fosse

pit

2. fosse GEO:

fosse

trench

3. fosse (tombe, charnier):

fosse

grave

4. fosse ANAT:

fosses nasales

nasal fossae

fossé [fose] N m

1. fossé (tranchée):

fossé

ditch

2. fossé (écart):

fossé

gap

fossé des générations

generation gap

un fossé culturel sépare ces deux peuples

the two peoples are divided by a culture gap

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enjamber un fossé

to stride over a ditch

Translations for fossés in the English»French Dictionary

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dike

fossé m

cesspit

fosse f d'aisances

orchestra pit

fosse f d'orchestre

moat for animals

fossé m

dyke

fossé m

pauper's grave

fosse f commune

sump

fosse f

fossés Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

sauter un fossé/mur

to leap over a ditch/wall

fossé des générations

generation gap

un fossé culturel sépare ces deux peuples

the two peoples are divided by a culture gap

fosses nasales

nasal fossae

fosse d'orchestre

orchestra pit

se retrouver en prison/dans le fossé

to end up in prison/in the ditch

enjamber un fossé

to stride over a ditch

franchir un fossé

to step over a ditch