sluice gate in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for sluice gate in the English»French Dictionary

sluice gate N

sluice gate

vanne f

Translations for sluice gate in the French»English Dictionary

vanne de vidange

sluice gate

vanne (d'écluse, de moulin)

sluice gate

Translations for sluice gate in the English»French Dictionary

I.sluice [Brit sluːs, Am slus] N a. sluiceway

sluice

canal m

II.sluice [Brit sluːs, Am slus] VB trans Am (float)

sluice logs

faire flotter

I.gate [Brit ɡeɪt, Am ɡeɪt] -gate N

1. gate:

gate (of field, level crossing)

barrière f

gate (in underground railway)

portillon m automatique

gate (of town, prison, garden)

porte f

gate (of courtyard, palace)

portail m

gate (at airport)

porte f

please proceed to gate 12

veuillez vous rendre à la porte 12

at the gate

à l'entrée

2. gate SPORTS:

there was a good gate at the match (money)

le match a fait une grosse recette

there was a gate of 29, 000

il y a eu 29 000 spectateurs

3. gate (in skiing):

gate

porte f

4. gate COMPUT:

gate

porte f

II.gate [Brit ɡeɪt, Am ɡeɪt] -gate VB trans inf Brit

gate

coller inf

III.gate [Brit ɡeɪt, Am ɡeɪt] -gate

to give sb/get the gate inf Am

mettre qn/être mis à la porte

See also -gate

-gate Info

-gate

Depuis l'affaire des écoutes de l'immeuble du Watergate qui entraîna la démission du président Nixon, le suffixe -gate est employé pour parler d'un scandale dans les milieux politiques américains et britanniques (Irangate, Monicagate).

sluice gate in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for sluice gate in the English»French Dictionary

sluice gate N

sluice gate

porte f d'écluse

Translations for sluice gate in the English»French Dictionary

I.sluice [slu:s] N

sluice

écluse f

II.sluice [slu:s] VB intr

sluice

vanner

to sluice out

laisser échapper

III.sluice [slu:s] VB trans

to sluice sth down

laver à grande eau

gate [geɪt] N

1. gate (entrance barrier):

gate of field

barrière f

gate of garden, property

portail m

safety gate

portail de sécurité

safety gate RAIL

barrière f automatique

2. gate (for horses):

starting gate

starting-gate

3. gate (number of paying customers):

gate

entrées fpl

4. gate AVIAT:

gate

porte f

5. gate NAUT:

gate

vanne f

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Water can be partially diverted around a weir via an automatically controlled sluice gate.

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The lower river should be tidal, but a sluice gate built at the same time as the docks keeps the water fresh.

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Sandbag walls were being sabotaged and sluice gate levels changed.

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Now water is controlled from a sluice gate located at the downstream mouth of the oxbow lake.

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Excess water from the canal was released through a sluice gate.

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The canal and sluice gate were altered in the early 20th century to permit the canal section to be filled for swimming.

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After her death, he hangs himself from a tree by jumping off the sluice gate.

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The sluice gate towers and the barbican were dismantled in 1915 when the circum-city railway was built.

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In 1993 an archaeological excavation revealed the "canal" with a sluice gate built into the southern end wall.

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It has been reported that since the installation of this sluice gate, water quality has declined since no annual transfer of nutrients can occur.

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