fringing reef in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for fringing reef in the English»French Dictionary

fringing reef N

fringing reef

récif m frangeant

Translations for fringing reef in the French»English Dictionary

récif frangeant

fringing reef

Translations for fringing reef in the English»French Dictionary

I.fringe [Brit frɪn(d)ʒ, Am frɪndʒ] N

1. fringe Brit (of hair):

fringe

frange f

2. fringe (decorative trim):

fringe

frange f

3. fringe (edge):

fringe (of forest)

lisière f

fringe (of forest)

orée f (of de)

fringe (of town)

abords mpl

fringe (of town)

périphérie f (of de)

to be on the fringe of the crowd

être au bord de la foule

4. fringe (group):

fringe POL, SOCIOL

frange f

fringe POL, SOCIOL

élément m

the extremist fringe of the movement

la frange extrémiste du mouvement

5. fringe THEAT:

the fringe

théâtre m alternatif

II.fringes N

fringes npl:

on the (outer) fringes of the town

à la périphérie or aux abords de la ville

on the fringes of society

en marge de la société

he drifted around the fringes of showbusiness/the art world

il traînait à la périphérie du monde du spectacle/du monde artistique

III.fringe [Brit frɪn(d)ʒ, Am frɪndʒ] ADJ attr

1. fringe THEAT:

fringe theatre, performance

alternatif/-ive

2. fringe:

fringe POL, SOCIOL group, activity

marginal

fringe elements

marginaux mpl

IV.fringe [Brit frɪn(d)ʒ, Am frɪndʒ] VB trans

1. fringe (put trim on):

fringe curtains, cloth

orner [qc] d'une frange

2. fringe (form border) trees:

fringe field

border

I.reef [Brit riːf, Am rif] N

1. reef (in sea):

reef

récif m

reef

écueil m also fig

2. reef MIN:

reef

veine f

reef

filon m

3. reef NAUT:

reef

ris m

II.reef [Brit riːf, Am rif] VB trans NAUT

reef sail

prendre un ris dans

III.reef [Brit riːf, Am rif] VB intr NAUT

reef

prendre un ris

fringing reef in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for fringing reef in the French»English Dictionary

récif corallien/frangeant

coral/fringing reef

Translations for fringing reef in the English»French Dictionary

I.fringe [frɪndʒ] N

1. fringe Aus, Brit (hair):

fringe

frange f

2. fringe (edging):

fringe

bordure f

3. fringe fig (outer edge):

fringe

périphérie f

fringe of society

marge f

fringe of bushes

lisière f

fringe groups

groupes politiques en marge

4. fringe ART:

the fringe, fringe theatre

le théâtre d'avant-garde

II.fringe [frɪndʒ] VB trans

fringe

franger

III.fringe [frɪndʒ] ADJ no pl

fringe

alternatif(-ive)

reef¹ [ri:f] N GEO

reef

récif m

I.reef² [ri:f] N NAUT

reef

ris m

II.reef² [ri:f] VB trans

to reef the sails

arriser les voiles

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

The terrain is low-lying and sandy: a coral island surrounded by a narrow fringing reef with a slightly raised central area.

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The bay has clear blue water, an excellent coral fringing reef, ideal for snorkelling.

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The low-lying coral island has long been noted as hard to sight from small ships and is surrounded by a narrow fringing reef.

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The fringing reef of the atoll is pear-shaped in an east-west direction with its greatest width at the eastern end.

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The snorkeling here is also popular because of the vast array of coral and fish that are visible on the fringing reef in the area.

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