water pollution in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for water pollution in the French»English Dictionary

pollution de l'air/l'eau

air/water pollution

Translations for water pollution in the English»French Dictionary

pollution [Brit pəˈluːʃ(ə)n, Am pəˈluʃ(ə)n] N

1. pollution ECOL:

pollution

pollution f (of de)

noise/oil pollution

pollution sonore/par les hydrocarbures

noise/oil pollution attr level, control, test

de pollution

noise/oil pollution measures

contre la pollution

2. pollution (moral):

pollution fig

corruption f

I.water [Brit ˈwɔːtə, Am ˈwɔdər, ˈwɑdər] N

water

eau f

drinking water

eau potable

running water

eau courante

tap water

eau du robinet

washing-up water

eau de vaisselle

by water

par bateau

under water (submerged)

sous l'eau

under water (flooded)

inondé

at high/low water

à marée haute/basse

to let in water shoe, boat:

prendre l'eau

to make water ship:

faire eau

to pass water

uriner

to turn the water on/off

ouvrir/fermer le robinet

he lives across the water on the mainland

il habite sur le continent

our French colleagues across the water

nos collègues français de l'autre côté de la Manche

the wine was flowing like water

le vin coulait à flots

to keep one's head above water lit

garder la tête hors de l'eau

to keep one's head above water (financially) fig

faire face à ses engagements

to keep one's head above water attr glass, jug, tank

à eau

to keep one's head above water snake, shrew

d'eau

to keep one's head above water filter, pump

à eau

to keep one's head above water pipe, pressure, shortage

d'eau

to keep one's head above water industry

de l'eau

II.waters N npl

1. waters NAUT:

waters

eaux fpl

enemy/international waters

eaux (territoriales) ennemies/internationales

2. waters (spa water):

to take the waters

faire une cure thermale

to drink the waters

prendre les eaux fpl

3. waters MED (in obstetrics):

waters

eaux fpl

her waters have broken

elle a perdu les eaux

III.water [Brit ˈwɔːtə, Am ˈwɔdər, ˈwɑdər] VB trans

water (in gardening) lawn, plant

arroser

water FARM crop, field

irriguer

water horse, livestock

abreuver

a country watered by many rivers liter

un pays arrosé par de nombreuses rivières

IV.water [Brit ˈwɔːtə, Am ˈwɔdər, ˈwɑdər] VB intr

the smell of cooking makes my mouth water

l'odeur de cuisine me fait venir l'eau à la bouche

the smoke/onion made her eyes water

la fumée/l'oignon l'a fait pleurer

V.water [Brit ˈwɔːtə, Am ˈwɔdər, ˈwɑdər]

to spend money like water

jeter l'argent par les fenêtres

not to hold water theory, argument:

ne pas tenir debout

I can't walk on water!

je ne peux pas faire de miracles!

he's a cheat/liar of the first water

c'est un menteur/lâche de la pire espèce

water pollution in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for water pollution in the English»French Dictionary

water pollution N

water pollution

pollution f de l'eau

Translations for water pollution in the English»French Dictionary

air/water pollution

pollution de l'air/de l'eau

Translations for water pollution in the French»English Dictionary

pollution des eaux

water pollution

Translations for water pollution in the English»French Dictionary

pollution N no pl

pollution

pollution f

air/water pollution

pollution de l'air/de l'eau

I.water [ˈwɔ:təʳ, Am ˈwɑ:t̬ɚ] N

water (liquid):

water

eau f

bottled water

eau en bouteille

a bottle/glass of water

une bouteille/un verre d'eau

under water

sous l'eau

under water (flooded)

inondé(e)

hot and cold water

eau courante

to keep one's head above water a. fig

maintenir la tête hors de l'eau

low/high water

marée f basse/haute

to tread water a. fig

faire du sur-place f

to pass water

uriner

Phrases:

to throw out the baby with the bath water

jeter le bébé avec l'eau du bain

to be water under the bridge

être du passé

to be like a fish out of water

être complètement dépaysé

through hell and high water

contre vents et marées

to spend money like water

jeter l'argent par les fenêtres

to pour cold water on sth

se montrer réticent à l'égard de qc

of the first water

de tout premier ordre

to get into hot water

se mettre dans le pétrin

to be in deep water

avoir dans le pétrin

still waters run deep

il faut se méfier de l'eau qui sommeille

to hold water

tenir debout

II.water [ˈwɔ:təʳ, Am ˈwɑ:t̬ɚ] VB trans

1. water (give water to):

water plants

arroser

water cows, horses

faire boire

2. water (dilute):

water

diluer

III.water [ˈwɔ:təʳ, Am ˈwɑ:t̬ɚ] VB intr

1. water (produce tears):

water

pleurer

2. water (salivate):

water

saliver

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

In an era of much water pollution, it is a good thing to be at the top end of watersheds.

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The air and water pollution of the area are largely a thing of the past although some issues take a long time to solve.

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Water pollution is particularly critical in karsted regions such as this, in that it can degrade or destroy prime cold water fish habitat.

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Water pollution became a major problem in the 1970s and up to 1987.

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This species is negatively impacted by habitat loss (deforestation) and water pollution.

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Water pollution from agriculture, and more locally deforestation, threatens this species.

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Other threats are water pollution and overuse, mainly due to agriculture.

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Another application of mitochondria is used for detection of water pollution.

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Until the early 1980s, industry was a major source of water pollution.

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In recent years water pollution has increased since stocking rates of grazing animals have become higher, and there is an increasing use of fertilizers.

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