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fosse [fos] N f

1. fosse (cavité):

fosse
Grube f
fosse de boue
Schlammgrube
fosse septique
Klärgrube
fosse à fumier/à purin
Dung-/Jauchegrube

2. fosse GEOL:

fosse
Graben m
fosse océanique
Tiefseegraben

3. fosse (tombe):

fosse
Grab nt
fosse commune
Sammelgrab nt

4. fosse (charnier):

fosse
Massengrab nt

5. fosse ANAT:

fosses nasales
Nasen[neben]höhlen Pl

II. fosse [fos]

fosse aux lions
Löwenzwinger m
fosse aux lions a. fig (dans la Bible)
Löwengrube f
fosse d'orchestre
Orchestergraben m

fossé [fose] N m

1. fossé (tranchée):

fossé
Graben m
fossé d'irrigation
Bewässerungsgraben m
fossé antichar
Panzergraben m

2. fossé (écart):

fossé
Kluft f
fossé des générations
Generationskonflikt m
un fossé culturel sépare ces deux peuples
zwischen den Kulturen dieser beiden Völker liegen Welten
le fossé se creuse
die Kluft wird tiefer

cul-de-bassefosseNO <culs-de-bassefosse> [kyd(ə)bɑsfos], cul-de-basse-fosseOT <culs-de-basse-fosse> N m

cul-de-bassefosse
Kerker m
cul-de-bassefosse
Verlies nt
OpenDict entry

fosse N

qn avoir un pied dans la fosse (être sur le point de mourir) f fig
[schon] mit einem Fuß im Grab stehen fig