desalination plant in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for desalination plant in the English»French Dictionary

desalination attr equipment, plant

de dessalement

Translations for desalination plant in the French»English Dictionary

usine de dessalement

desalination plant

Translations for desalination plant in the English»French Dictionary

desalination [Brit ˌdiːsalɪˈneɪʃ(ə)n, Am diˌsæləˈneɪʃ(ə)n] N

desalination

dessalement m

desalination attr equipment, plant

de dessalement

I.plant [Brit plɑːnt, Am plænt] N

1. plant BOT:

plant (gen)

plante f

plant (seedling)

plant m

tobacco/flowering plant

plante de tabac/à fleurs

tobacco/flowering plant attr disease, reproduction

des plantes

tobacco/flowering plant biologist, geneticist

spécialisé dans l'étude des plantes

2. plant:

plant (factory)

usine f

plant (power station)

centrale f

steel plant

aciérie f

3. plant U:

plant (buildings, machinery, fixtures)

installations fpl industrielles et commerciales

plant (fixed machinery)

installations fpl

plant (movable machinery)

matériel m

4. plant:

plant (person)

taupe f inf

plant (piece of evidence)

faux indice m

II.plant [Brit plɑːnt, Am plænt] VB trans

1. plant (put to grow):

plant seed, bulb, tree

planter

plant crop

semer

to plant a field with wheat

semer un champ de blé

to plant one's garden with trees

planter des arbres dans son jardin

2. plant (illicitly put in place):

plant bomb, explosive, tape recorder, spy

placer

to plant drugs/a weapon on sb

placer de la drogue/une arme sur qn pour l'incriminer

to plant a story

faire paraître un article (pour influencer l'opinion)

to plant a question

poser une question (dont on a tacitement convenu auparavant)

3. plant:

to plant a kiss/foot etc on sth

planter un baiser/pied etc sur qc

to plant a knife/a spade in sth

planter un couteau/une bêche dans qc

4. plant (start, engender):

plant idea

donner

plant doubt

jeter

to plant doubt in sb's mind

jeter le doute dans l'esprit de qn

to plant an idea in sb's mind

mettre une idée dans la tête de qn

III.plant [Brit plɑːnt, Am plænt] VB refl

to plant oneself between/in front of

se planter entre/devant

desalination plant in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for desalination plant in the English»French Dictionary

desalination plant N

desalination plant

dispositif m de dessalement

Translations for desalination plant in the English»French Dictionary

desalination N no pl

desalination

dessalement m

I.plant [plɑ:nt, Am plænt] N

1. plant BIOL:

plant

plante f

indoor plant

plante f d'intérieur

2. plant (factory):

plant

usine f

3. plant no pl (machinery for companies):

plant

équipement m

4. plant (informer):

plant

taupe f

5. plant sing (object placed to mislead):

plant

objet destiné à faire prendre quelqu'un

II.plant [plɑ:nt, Am plænt] VB trans a. fig

plant

planter

plant a bomb

poser

plant spy

infiltrer

plant colony, idea

implanter

to plant drugs on sb

placer de la drogue pour faire prendre qn

to plant oneself somewhere inf

se planter quelque part

to plant doubts about sth

semer des doutes sur qc

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

In recent years a desalination plant has provided running, yet non-potable, water to most houses.

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Due to the limit of rainwater catchment, a second and larger desalination plant has been constructed in 2013.

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The desalination plant was to be funded by raising water rates to achieve full cost recovery.

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Construction of a desalination plant in 1970 relieved some of the water shortage.

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In 2009, a large desalination plant was built adjacent to the power station.

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There are also plans to build a desalination plant at the site.

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The initial capacity of the desalination plant was 100,000 m3 per day (36 million cubic meter per year).

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The intake pipes for the desalination plant are located over 1 km out to sea.

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A seawater desalination plant was commissioned to supply water to the resort in 2001.

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There is a desalination plant on the island.

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