ditch in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for ditch in the English»French Dictionary

I.ditch [Brit dɪtʃ, Am dɪtʃ] N

ditch

fossé m

II.ditch [Brit dɪtʃ, Am dɪtʃ] VB trans inf

1. ditch (get rid of):

ditch friend, ally

laisser tomber

ditch friend, ally

virer inf

ditch employee system, agreement, machine

abandonner

ditch employee system, agreement, machine

plaquer inf

2. ditch Am (evade):

ditch police

échapper à

to ditch school

faire l'école buissonnière

3. ditch (crash-land):

to ditch a plane

faire un amerrissage forcé

4. ditch Am (crash):

ditch

emboutir inf

III.ditch [Brit dɪtʃ, Am dɪtʃ] VB intr

ditch

faire un amerrissage forcé

last-ditch ADJ

last-ditch attempt, stand:

last-ditch

désespéré, ultime

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straddle ditch, stream

enjamber

he was straddling the ditch

il se tenait les jambes écartées au-dessus du fossé

the car wound up in the ditch

la voiture s'est retrouvée dans le fossé

Translations for ditch in the French»English Dictionary

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baroud d'honneur

last-ditch stand

mettre au rancart personne

to ditch

douve FARM

drainage ditch

fossé (gén)

ditch

aller dans le ou au fossé

to go into the ditch

fossé antichar MIL

anti-tank ditch

ranger ou mettre au placard (au rebut) projet

to ditch

aplatis dans le fossé, ils attendaient

they waited, lying flat in the ditch

ditch in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for ditch in the English»French Dictionary

I.ditch <-es> [dɪtʃ] N

ditch

fossé m

II.ditch [dɪtʃ] VB trans

1. ditch (discard):

ditch stolen car

abandonner

ditch proposal

laisser tomber

2. ditch inf (stop dating):

ditch

laisser tomber

3. ditch (land on the sea):

to ditch a plane

faire un amerrissage forcé

III.ditch [dɪtʃ] VB intr

1. ditch (dig):

ditch

creuser un fossé

2. ditch (land on the sea):

ditch

faire un amerrissage forcé

last-ditch ADJ, last-gasp ADJ

last-ditch

ultime

Translations for ditch in the French»English Dictionary

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enjamber un fossé

to stride over a ditch

fossé

ditch

tirer les sonnettes (pour s'amuser)

to play ding-dong ditch Am

franchir un fossé

to step over a ditch

sauter un fossé/mur

to leap over a ditch/wall

sécher l'école inf

to ditch school Am

se retrouver en prison/dans le fossé

to end up in prison/in the ditch

ditch Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to ditch a plane

faire un amerrissage forcé

to end up in prison/in the ditch

se retrouver en prison/dans le fossé

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

This enclosure is surrounded by a square ditch totaling 160 feet wide.

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The ditch was not filled with water and had a palisade at its base.

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The small fort was defended by earthenwork and by two small ditches.

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It is at the head of a valley opening south to the sea, surrounded by a ditch over 8m wide and at present 1.8m deep.

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The tree also makes an excellent landscape tree in moist areas, especially along roads and ditches where a good amount of water can be available.

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Ditches surround it and there are three earthen ramparts.

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The name is identical with the word "ll" which means ditch or gully.

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Four bridges throughout the park cross the ditch.

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He built houses and storage rooms, and an irrigation ditch to power his grain mill.

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Small scale excavations were made in 2012 revealing the depth of the ditches.

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