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Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

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fossé [fɔse] N m

1. fossé:

fossé (gén): ditch

fossé (de château): moat

aller dans le ou au fossé: to go into the ditch

2. fossé fig:

fossé (écart): gap (entre between)

fossé (désaccord): rift (entre between)

le fossé qui sépare les riches et les pauvres s'agrandit: the gap between the rich and the poor is widening

ça a creusé un fossé entre eux: it caused a rift between them

Phrases:

fossé antichar MIL: anti-tank ditch

fossé d'effondrement GEOL: rift valley

le fossé des générations: the generation gap

fosse [fos] N f

1. fosse (cavité):

fosse: pit

2. fosse (tombe):

fosse: grave

3. fosse MIN (puits):

fosse: pit

4. fosse SPORTS:

fosse (pour le saut): sandpit

fosse (pour le plongeon): diving pool

5. fosse MOTOR (de garage):

fosse: inspection pit

6. fosse HUNT:

fosse: pitfall

7. fosse ANAT:

fosse: fossa

fosse d'aisances CONSTR: earth closet

fosse d'ascenseur CONSTR: lift shaft Brit

fosse d'ascenseur CONSTR: elevator shaft Am

fosse commune: communal grave

fosse aux lions: lions' den

fosse océanique GEOG: oceanic trench

fosse d'orchestre: orchestra pit

fosse de plongée SPORTS: diving pool

fosse à purin FARM: slurry pit

fosse septique CONSTR: septic tank

fosse de visite MOTOR, RAIL: inspection pit

fosses nasales ANAT: nasal passages

basse-fosse <pl basses-fosses> [bɑsfos] N f

basse-fosse: dungeon

cul-de-basse-fosse <pl culs-de-basse-fosse> [kyd(ə)bɑsfos] N m

cul-de-basse-fosse: dungeon

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tank trap: fossé m antichar

earth closet: fosse f d'aisances

septic tank: fosse f septique

orchestra pit: fosse f d'orchestre

generation gap: fossé m des générations

cesspit: fosse f d'aisances

in the PONS Dictionary

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fossé [fose] N m

1. fossé (tranchée):

fossé: ditch

2. fossé (écart):

fossé: gap

fossé des générations: generation gap

un fossé culturel sépare ces deux peuples: the two peoples are divided by a culture gap

fosse [fos] N f

1. fosse (cavité) a. MUS:

fosse: pit

2. fosse GEO:

fosse: trench

3. fosse (tombe, charnier):

fosse: grave

4. fosse ANAT:

fosses nasales: nasal fossae

enjamber un fossé: to stride over a ditch

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dike: fossé m

cesspit: fosse f d'aisances

orchestra pit: fosse f d'orchestre

moat for animals: fossé m

dyke: fossé m

pauper's grave: fosse f commune

sump: fosse f

in the PONS Dictionary

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fossé [fose] N m

1. fossé (tranchée):

fossé: ditch

2. fossé (écart):

fossé: gap

fossé des générations: generation gap

un fossé culturel sépare ces deux peuples: the two peoples are divided by a culture gap

fosse [fos] N f

1. fosse (cavité) a. MUS:

fosse: pit

2. fosse GEO:

fosse: trench

3. fosse (tombe, charnier):

fosse: grave

4. fosse ANAT:

fosses nasales: nasal fossae

enjamber un fossé: to stride over a ditch

English

English

French

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moat for animals: fossé m

orchestra pit: fosse f d'orchestre

septic tank: fosse f septique

cesspit: fosse f d'aisances

pauper's grave: fosse f commune

sump: fosse f

ditch: fossé m

ditch: creuser un fossé

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Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

sauter un fossé/mur: to leap over a ditch/wall

fossé des générations: generation gap

un fossé culturel sépare ces deux peuples: the two peoples are divided by a culture gap

fosse d'orchestre: orchestra pit

se retrouver en prison/dans le fossé: to end up in prison/in the ditch

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

La fosse n 6 - 6 bis cesse d'extraire en 1971, malgré un gisement encore important.

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Outre ces originalités, c'est la fosse d'orchestre qui représente l'innovation majeure.

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Son corps, exposé au public durant deux jours, fut ensuite jeté, avec celui des autres rois, dans une fosse commune.

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Des habitations sont construites à l'ouest de la fosse.

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Des fosses de stockage et des indications d'autres structures, y compris une maison circulaire sur un site, ont été trouvées dans des villages.

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