drainage area in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for drainage area in the English»French Dictionary

drainage area, drainage basin N

drainage area

bassin m de drainage or hydrographique spec

Translations for drainage area in the English»French Dictionary

drainage [Brit ˈdreɪnɪdʒ, Am ˈdreɪnɪdʒ] N

1. drainage (of land, marsh, wound):

drainage

drainage m

drainage attr channel, hole, pipe, technique

de drainage

2. drainage (system of pipes, ditches):

drainage

tout-à-l'égout m inv

area [Brit ˈɛːrɪə, Am ˈɛriə] N

1. area (region):

area (of land)

région f

area (of sky)

zone f

area (of city)

zone f

area (district)

quartier m

in the London/Paris area

dans la région de Londres/de Paris

residential/rural/slum area

zone f résidentielle/rurale/pauvre

2. area attr (regional):

area board, headquarters, manager, office

régional

3. area (part of building):

no-smoking/smoking area

zone f non-fumeurs/fumeurs

4. area:

area (sphere of knowledge)

domaine m

area (part of activity, business, economy)

secteur m

that's not my area

ce n'est pas mon domaine

area of interest/of expertise/of responsibility

domaine d'intérêt/d'expertise/de responsabilité

area of doubt/of concern/of disagreement

sujet de doute/d'inquiétude/de désaccord

5. area ANAT:

area

zone f

6. area MATH:

area (in geometry)

aire f

area (of land)

superficie f

the farm was 50 km² in area

la ferme était d'une superficie de 50 km²

7. area Brit (access to basement):

area

cour f d'entrée en sous-sol

drainage area in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for drainage area in the English»French Dictionary

drainage [ˈdreɪnɪdʒ] N no pl

drainage

drainage m

area [ˈeərɪə, Am ˈerɪ-] N

1. area (place):

area in town

zone f

area in country

région f

area in office, home

espace m

in country areas

à la campagne

the bar area

le bar m

2. area (field):

area

domaine m

3. area (land surface):

area

superficie f

4. area MATH:

area

aire f

area of circle

surface f

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

The cause of this fire was a power line falling onto dry brush near a drainage area.

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Teak forests within its drainage area have been a valuable resource since ancient times.

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The lake project controls the runoff from a drainage area of 165 square miles (427 km).

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Its spacious drainage area is fed by numerous mountain torrents originating high in the snowfields.

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This put the exit 40 feet lower than the drainage area in the mine, which was more than sufficient for adequate flow.

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