flood control in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

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I.control [Brit kənˈtrəʊl, Am kənˈtroʊl] N

1. control U (domination):

control (of animals, children, crowd, country, organization, party, situation)
contrôle m (of de)
control (of investigation, operation, project)
direction f (of de)
control (of others' behaviour)
influence f (over sur)
control (of life, fate)
maîtrise f (of, over de)
control (of disease, pests, social problem)
lutte f (of contre)
to be in control of territory, town
contrôler
to be in control of operation, organization, project
diriger
to be in control of problem
maîtriser
to have control over territory, town
contrôler
to have control over animals, crowd, children, others' behaviour
avoir du pouvoir sur
to have control over fate, life
maîtriser
to take control of territory, town
prendre le contrôle de
to take control of operation, organization, project
prendre la direction de
to take control of situation
prendre [qc] en main
to be under sb's control to be under the control of sb person:
être sous la direction de qn
to be under sb's control to be under the control of sb army, government, organization, party:
être sous le contrôle de qn
to be under control fire, problem, riot, situation:
être maîtrisé
is the situation under control?
est-ce que nous maîtrisons la situation?
everything's under control
tout va bien
to bring or get or keep [sth] under control animals, crowd, fire, problem, riot
maîtriser
to bring or get or keep [sth] under control hair
discipliner
to be out of control animals, children, crowd, riot:
être déchaîné
to be out of control fire:
ne plus être maîtrisable
the situation is out of control
la situation est devenue incontrôlable
to let sth get out of control , to lose control of sth
perdre le contrôle de qc
to be beyond or outside sb's control animal, child:
échapper au contrôle de qn
the situation is beyond control
la situation échappe à tout contrôle
due to circumstances beyond our control
pour des raisons indépendantes de notre volonté

II.control <pres part controlling; pret, pp controlled> [Brit kənˈtrəʊl, Am kənˈtroʊl] VB trans

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to control oneself refl < pres part controlling; pret, pp controlled>:

to control oneself
se contrôler

I.flood [Brit flʌd, Am fləd] N

3. flood inf PHOTO, THEAT → floodlight

II.flood [Brit flʌd, Am fləd] VB trans

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III.flood [Brit flʌd, Am fləd] VB intr

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See also floodlight

I.floodlight [Brit ˈflʌdlʌɪt, Am ˈflədˌlaɪt] N

II.floodlight <pret, pp floodlit> [Brit ˈflʌdlʌɪt, Am ˈflədˌlaɪt] VB trans

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flood control in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for flood control in the English»French Dictionary

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I.control <-ll-> [kənˈtrəʊl, Am -ˈtroʊl] N

II.control <-ll-> [kənˈtrəʊl, Am -ˈtroʊl] VB trans <-ll->

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It also provides groundwater recharge, water for irrigation and flood control.
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It is a multiple-purpose project aimed at flood control, irrigation and hydroelectric power generation.
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Flood control, hydroelectricity and recreational opportunities such as boating and fishing are provided by the dams and their reservoirs.
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The lake's primary purposes are flood control and to act as a water reservoir, with a secondary function of providing recreation and natural land area.
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It remains the value specified by regulatory agencies for all flood control work on the river.
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This water can be used for irrigation, industry, recreation, flood control or treatment to produce drinking water.
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Reservoirs have been developed for flood control, to improve tourism, and to create water reserves supporting the development of the arboriculture important to the agricultural industry of the region.
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Some of the early flood control efforts included smaller areas of channelization and the planning for needed reservoirs.
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The primary refuge purposes stated in authorizing documents are flood control, recreation, and fish and wildlife conservation.
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It is now used primarily as an oversized drainage ditch with little interest by the locals besides flood control.
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