sea wall in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for sea wall in the English»French Dictionary

sea wall N

sea wall

digue f

Translations for sea wall in the French»English Dictionary

digue (au bord de la mer)

sea wall

Translations for sea wall in the English»French Dictionary

wall [Brit wɔːl, Am wɔl] N

1. wall (gen):

wall CONSTR, ARCHIT

mur m

on the wall (on vertical face)

au mur

on the wall (on top)

sur le mur

the back/front wall (of house)

le mur arrière/de façade

my secret must not go beyond these four walls

mon secret ne doit pas sortir de ces murs

my secret must not go beyond these four walls attr heater, light

mural

2. wall (of cave, tunnel):

wall

paroi f

3. wall:

wall ANAT, BIOL

paroi f

the cell/stomach wall

la paroi cellulaire/stomacale

4. wall MOTOR (of tyre):

wall

flanc m

5. wall fig:

wall

mur m

a wall of silence/of incomprehension

un mur de silence/d'incompréhension

a wall of water/of flame

un mur d'eau/de flammes

a tight wall of security around the President

une barrière de sécurité autour du Président

to be a fly on the wall

être une mouche

to be off the wall inf person:

être dingue inf

to be off the wall comments:

être incohérent

to drive sb up the wall inf

exaspérer qn, rendre qn fou/folle

to go to the wall

faire faillite

to have one's back to the wall

avoir le dos au mur

to push or drive sb to the wall , to have sb up against the wall

mettre qn au pied du mur

walls have ears

les murs ont des oreilles

I.sea [Brit siː, Am si] N

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

2. sea (surface of water):

the sea is calm/rough/very rough/choppy

la mer est calme/mauvaise/démontée/agitée

the sea was like glass

la mer était d'huile

3. sea:

sea, a. Sea the Mediterranean/North sea

la mer Méditerranée/du Nord

the sea of Galilee

la mer de Galilée

the Sea of Storms

l'océan des Tempêtes

4. sea (as career):

to go to sea (join Navy)

s'engager dans la marine

to go to sea (join ship)

se faire engager comme marin

after six months at sea (gen)

après six mois comme marin

after six months at sea (in Navy)

après six mois dans la marine

5. sea (sailor's life):

the sea

la vie de marin

to give up the sea

abandonner la vie de marin

to give up the sea attr boot, chest

de marin

6. sea fig:

a sea of banners, faces

une nuée de

a sea of troubles liter

une avalanche d'ennuis

II.seas N

seas npl:

the heavy seas

la tempête

to sink in heavy seas

couler par gros temps

III.sea [Brit siː, Am si]

to be all at sea

être complètement perdu

to get one's sea legs

s'habituer au roulis

worse things happen at sea!

ça aurait pu être pire!

sea wall in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for sea wall in the French»English Dictionary

digue

sea wall

Translations for sea wall in the English»French Dictionary

I.wall [wɔ:l] N

1. wall (division structure):

wall a. fig

mur m

the city wall(s)

les remparts de la ville

2. wall (climbing wall, natural structure):

wall

paroi f

3. wall AUTO:

wall

flanc m

4. wall ANAT:

wall

paroi f

Phrases:

to have one's back to the wall

être dos au mur

to hit a brick wall

se heurter au mur

to talk to a brick wall

parler à un mur

walls have ears prov

les murs ont des oreilles

to be a fly on the wall

être une petite souris

to be like banging one's head against a brick wall

être à se taper la tête contre les murs

this must not go beyond these four walls

cela doit rester entre nous

to drive sb up the wall

rendre qn fou

to go up the wall

devenir fou

to go to the wall (go out of business)

faire faillite

off the wall

dingue

II.wall [wɔ:l] VB trans

to wall in a. fig

murer

to wall off

séparer par un mur

to wall oneself off fig

se murer

to wall up

murer

sea [si:] N no pl a. fig

sea

mer f

to be at sea

être au large

beyond the sea

outre-mer

by sea

par voie maritime

to put (out) to sea

appareiller

the open sea

le large

to go to sea

partir en mer

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

At 1909:22 the aircraft impacted the sea wall six feet above the waterline.

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All that remains is the swimming pool, though it is currently buried in a sand dune that helps support part of the sea wall.

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In 1900, a sea wall was built to stabilize erosion.

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Early attempts to land tanks for close support and to get past the sea wall failed when the LCM landing craft carrying them hung up behind the reef.

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Waves exceeding 16 ft (4.8 m) impacted coastal regions of the county, with some areas reporting that waves were topping the sea wall.

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The facility can be found at the east end behind the sea wall close to the slipway.

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The sea front is protected by a sea wall and a wide beach encouraged by wooden groynes which trap the sand.

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It was there that the so-called Scot tax was introduced, levied on residents to fund maintenance of the sea wall.

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To the right of the port on the sea wall-lined pavement is a bus stop for buses headed north.

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The unstable soggy land was unfit for residential construction until a sea wall was built.

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