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亲子
pits
Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary
French
French
English
English
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
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
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
English
English
French
French
ditching (digging)
creusement m des fossés
ditching (maintenance)
curage m des fossés
hedging and ditching
entretien m des haies et fossés
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
in the PONS Dictionary
French
French
English
English
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
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
enjamber un fossé
to stride over a ditch
English
English
French
French
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
French
French
English
English
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
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
enjamber un fossé
to stride over a ditch
English
English
French
French
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
fosses nasales
nasal fossae
fosse d'orchestre
orchestra pit
se retrouver en prison/dans le fossé
to end up in prison/in the ditch
enjamber un fossé
to stride over a ditch
franchir un fossé
to step over a ditch
Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)
Le général romain fait délimiter la frontière par un fossé la fossa regia sur l'ancienne frontière entre le territoire carthaginois et le territoire numide.
fr.wikipedia.org
Entre ses amis et lui, un fossé indiscutable s'était creusé, et les disputes ne tardèrent pas à éclater.
fr.wikipedia.org
L'enceinte était précédée d'un fossé incurvé de 5 à 6 mètres de large pour une profondeur d'environ 1,20 à 1,50 mètre de profondeur.
fr.wikipedia.org
Cette muraille de onze mètres d'épaisseur et surmontée d'une palissade est doublée de deux fossés séparés par un talus formant contrescarpe.
fr.wikipedia.org
L'enceinte s'est étendue vers l'ouest avec murailles et fossés qui furent longtemps inondés.
fr.wikipedia.org

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