sea defences in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

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Translations for sea defences in the English»French Dictionary

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I.defence Brit, defense Am [Brit dɪˈfɛns, Am dəˈfɛns, ˈdiˌfɛns] N

5. defence LAW:

the defence (representatives of the accused)
la défense
the defence (case, argument)
la défense
the case for the defence
la défense
to conduct one's own defence
assurer sa propre défense
the defence argued that …
la défense a argumenté que …
her defence was that she was provoked
pour sa défense elle a dit qu'elle avait été provoquée
in her defence
à sa décharge
counsel for the defence
avocat de la défense
witness for the defence
témoin à décharge
to give evidence for the defence
témoigner or déposer pour la défense
to give evidence for the defence attr counsel, lawyer
pour la défense
to give evidence for the defence witness
à décharge

1. sea (as opposed to land):

sea (gen)
mer f
sea (distant from shore)
large m
beside or by the sea
au bord de la mer
the open sea
le large
to look/be swept out to sea
regarder/être entraîné vers le large
to be at sea
être en mer
once we get out to sea
une fois qu'on sera en mer
once out to sea
une fois en pleine mer
to put (out) to sea
prendre la mer
to go to sea boat:
prendre la mer
a long way out to sea
très loin de la côte
by sea travel
en bateau
by sea send
par bateau
to travel over land and sea liter
parcourir océans et continents
to bury sb at sea
immerger le corps de qn
to bury sb at sea attr air, breeze
marin
to bury sb at sea bird, water
de mer
to bury sb at sea crossing, voyage
par mer
to bury sb at sea battle
naval
to bury sb at sea creature, nymph
de la mer
to bury sb at sea power
maritime

sea defences in the PONS Dictionary

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Ampersand acquired the venue in 2002 and aimed to create a privately funded world-class resort of 500 top-class apartments, with the main obstacle being the need for better sea defences.
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The original 1990 planning permission for redevelopment into 500 homes was at first not realised, the main obstacle being the need for better sea defences.
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