ankle-deep in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

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cheville [ʃ(ə)vij] N f

I.arriver [aʀive] VB intr

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1. arriver (dans l'espace):

arriver personne, avion, train, colis, lettre:
to arrive
arriver nuage, pluie:
to come
arriver de personne, train, bus:
to come from
arriver par eau, gaz:
to come through
arriver ensemble
to arrive together
elle n'est pas encore arrivée
she hasn't arrived yet
arriver à 13 h à Paris
to arrive in Paris at 1 pm
arriver dans le centre ville/sur la berge
to reach the town centre Brit /the bank
arriver par bateau/avion/le train
to arrive by boat/plane/train
je suis arrivé chez moi
I got home
j'arriverai chez toi dans l'après-midi/tard
I'll get to ou arrive at your place in the afternoon/late
appelle-nous dès que tu seras arrivé
give us a call as soon as you arrive ou get there
arriver en avance/en retard/à l'heure
to arrive early/late/on time
arriver juste au bon moment
to arrive ou come at just the right moment
je suis arrivée avant/après toi
I got here before/after you
elle est arrivée au Japon en 1982
she came to Japan in 1982
dépêche-toi, le train arrive!
hurry up, the train is coming!
regarde qui arrive
look who's coming
le mauvais temps arrive par le nord
the bad weather is coming from the north
l'eau arrive par ce tuyau
the water comes in through this pipe
j'arrive!
I'm coming!
j'arrive du centre ville
I've just come from the city centre Brit
j'arrive de Londres
I've just come from London
arriver en courant
to come running up
arriver sur qn orage, cyclone:
to hit sb
arriver sur qn personne:
to descend on sb
l'eau nous arrivait aux chevilles
the water came up to our ankles, we were ankle-deep in water
l'eau arrivait au niveau de la fenêtre
the water came up to the window
ma jupe m'arrive aux chevilles
my skirt comes down to my ankles
arriver (jusqu')à qn nouvelle, rumeur, odeur:
to reach sb
heureusement cela n'est pas arrivé jusqu'à lui ou jusqu'à ses oreilles inf
luckily it didn't reach him ou his ears
arriver sur scène chanteur, acteur:
to come on stage
arriver sur le marché personnes, produits:
to come on the market

2. arriver (dans le temps):

arriver en tête/en queue
to come first/last
en arrivant au ministère
when he/she became minister
il est arrivé le premier
he arrived first, he was the first to arrive
arriver dans les premiers (en compétition)
to be among the first to finish
arriver dans les premiers (à une soirée)
to be among the first to arrive
de nombreux signes montrent qu'on arrive à la fin d'une période
a number of signs show that we are coming to the end of an era
arriver à son terme contrat:
to expire
arriver à son terme projet:
to come to an end
ce plan arrive au moment où
this plan comes at a time when
maintenant j'arrive au problème de la drogue
now, I'll come to the problem of drugs
‘qu'en est-il du chômage?’—‘j'y arrive’
‘what about unemployment?’—‘I'm coming to that’
tu arrives à un âge où
you are getting to an age when

6. arriver (survenir):

arriver accident, catastrophe:
to happen
ce sont des choses qui arrivent
these things happen, it's just one of those things
cela n'était pas arrivé depuis longtemps
it hadn't happened for a long time
ça arrive mais c'est rare
it does happen, but not very often
tout peut arriver
anything can happen
ça n'arrive qu'aux autres
it only happens to other people
on ne sait jamais ce qui peut arriver
you never know what may happen
un accident est si vite arrivé
accidents happen so easily
voilà ce qui arrive quand on ne fait pas attention
that's what happens when you don't pay attention
la même chose m'est arrivée il y a un mois
the same thing happened to me a month ago
tu vois, tout arrive!
I told you, you should never give up hope!

II.arriver [aʀive] VB impers

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il est arrivé quelque chose
something has happened (à to)
il arrive toujours quelque chose
something always happens
qu'est-il arrivé?
what happened?
il n'est rien arrivé
nothing happened
il n'arrive jamais rien ici
nothing ever happens around here
il arrive un moment où
there comes a time when
il arrive que qn fasse
sometimes sb does
il m'arrive d'être en retard/d'aller à l'opéra
sometimes I'm late/I go to the opera
est-ce qu'il arrive que le courrier se perde?
does the mail ever get lost?
est-ce qu'il t'arrive d'y penser?
do you ever think about it?
qu'est-il arrivé à ta voiture?
what happened to your car?
que t'arrive-t-il?
what's wrong with you?
il m'est arrivé une chose bizarre
something odd happened to me
quoi qu'il arrive
whatever happens
je t'appellerai quoi qu'il arrive
I'll call you whatever happens ou come what may
que peut-il arriver au pays?
what can happen to the country?
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avoir de l'eau jusqu'aux chevilles/cuisses
to be up to one's ankles/thighs in water, to be ankle-/thigh-deep in water

ankle-deep in the PONS Dictionary

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The recreation centre was used for water football (football in ankle-deep water), beach volleyball and beach football activities.
en.wikipedia.org
The landing was found damaged, covered with ankle-deep water, and there were leaks of boiling water and radioactive steam.
en.wikipedia.org
Floating water plants need areas of open water at least ankle-deep in summer and without too much organic matter.
en.wikipedia.org
Water crept in through the roof, flooding the main ticket hall and sending an ankle-deep torrent down the escalators.
londonist.com
The shaft entrance suffers from bad drainage, filling with ankle-deep water during wet periods.
en.wikipedia.org
Three of the settlers' houses were inundated with ankle-deep water but there was no evacuation following the flash floods.
www.themalaymailonline.com
The water is flowing, a little more than ankle-deep.
www.therecord.com
At times, it looks like workers are reaping some giant plastic harvest, especially when women stand on roadsides raking ankle-deep "fields" of plastic chips.
www.thefifthestate.com.au
Pedestrians were bundled up in winter parkas and toques and tried to avoid being splashed by ankle-deep slush on streets.
news.nationalpost.com
Sometimes they had to work ankle-deep in water, using only wrenches and screwdrivers.
en.wikipedia.org

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