Continental Divide in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for Continental Divide in the English»French Dictionary

Continental Divide N Am

Continental Divide

ligne f de partage des eaux (dans les montagnes Rocheuses)

Translations for Continental Divide in the English»French Dictionary

I.continental [Brit kɒntɪˈnɛnt(ə)l, Am ˌkɑntəˈnɛnt(ə)l] N

continental

Européen/-éenne m/f du continent

II.continental [Brit kɒntɪˈnɛnt(ə)l, Am ˌkɑntəˈnɛnt(ə)l] ADJ

1. continental GEOG:

continental vegetation, climate

continental

2. continental Brit universities, philosophy:

continental

d'Europe continentale

continental car

voiture f fabriquée en Europe continentale

continental holiday

vacances fpl en Europe continentale

III.continental [Brit kɒntɪˈnɛnt(ə)l, Am ˌkɑntəˈnɛnt(ə)l]

it's not worth a continental inf Am

ça ne vaut pas un sou

I.divide [Brit dɪˈvʌɪd, Am dəˈvaɪd] N

1. divide (split):

divide

division f (between entre)

the North-South divide

l'opposition f Nord-Sud

2. divide (watershed):

divide fig

démarcation f (between entre)

divide lit GEOG

ligne f de partage des eaux

II.divide [Brit dɪˈvʌɪd, Am dəˈvaɪd] VB trans

1. divide (split up into parts):

divide area, food, money, time, work

partager

divide class, house, room

diviser (into en)

to divide the house into flats/the class into three groups

diviser la maison en appartements/la classe en trois groupes

he divided the pupils into boys and girls

il a séparé les garçons des filles

2. divide (share):

divide

partager (between entre)

he divides his time or attention between home and office

il partage son temps entre la maison et le bureau

they divided the profits among themselves

ils se sont partagé les bénéfices

3. divide (separate):

divide

séparer (from de)

4. divide (cause disagreement):

divide friends, management, nation, party

diviser

divide and rule

diviser pour régner

5. divide Brit POL:

divide House

faire voter

6. divide MATH:

divide number

diviser

to divide 2 into 14 [or to divide 14 by 2]

diviser 14 par 2

will 14 divide by 2?

est-ce que 14 est divisible par 2?

III.divide [Brit dɪˈvʌɪd, Am dəˈvaɪd] VB intr

1. divide lit:

divide road:

bifurquer

divide river, train:

se séparer en deux

divide group: (into two)

se séparer en deux

divide crowd:

s'écarter

divide cell, organism:

se diviser

2. divide Brit POL:

divide House:

voter

3. divide MATH:

divide

être divisible

IV.divided ADJ

divided party, government, society

divisé

divided interests, opinions

divergent

divided highway Am

route f à quatre voies

the party is divided on the issue

le parti est divisé sur la question

V.divide [Brit dɪˈvʌɪd, Am dəˈvaɪd]

to cross the great divide (death)

faire le grand saut

Continental Divide in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for Continental Divide in the English»French Dictionary

continental ADJ

continental

continental(e)

I.divide [dɪˈvaɪd] VB trans

1. divide (split) a. fig:

divide cell, people

diviser

2. divide (share):

divide food, work, time

partager

to divide sth among/with...

partager qc entre/avec...

3. divide (separate):

divide wall, mountain

séparer

4. divide MATH:

to divide six by two

diviser six par deux

II.divide [dɪˈvaɪd] VB intr

1. divide (split):

divide a. fig

se diviser

divide road

bifurquer

divide train, group

se séparer

to divide into sth

se diviser en qc

our paths divided

nos routes se sont séparées

2. divide MATH:

to divide by a number

être divisible par un nombre

3. divide Brit POL:

divide

procéder au vote

Phrases:

to divide and rule

diviser pour régner

III.divide [dɪˈvaɪd] N

1. divide (gulf):

divide

gouffre m

2. divide Am (watershed):

divide

ligne f de partage des eaux

the Great Divide

ligne de partage des eaux des Rocheuses

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

The Continental Divide spans much of the uppermost sections of the range.

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The continental divide crosses the gap transversely at its northern end.

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Due to its pointed shape and isolation from the Continental Divide, it has similarly precipitous drops in all directions.

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The Continental Divide spans north-south across the central portion of the state.

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Instead, her new home at in elevation meant scratching out a living in a barren gulch at the mouth of canyon near the Continental Divide.

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Thus, the Continental Divide acts as a barrier for precipitation.

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The southeastern part of the range, near the Continental Divide, features a chain of lakes that provide homes to nesting trumpeter swans and bald eagles.

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The river has a north and south branch, both of which begin immediately west of the Continental Divide.

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That was the only route readily navigable by wagons over the continental divide.

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They originally traveled by train and then by covered wagon over the Continental Divide.

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