ditch in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for ditch in the English»French Dictionary

I.ditch [Brit dɪtʃ, Am dɪtʃ] N

ditch

fossé m

II.ditch [Brit dɪtʃ, Am dɪtʃ] VB trans inf

1. ditch (get rid of):

ditch friend, ally

laisser tomber

ditch friend, ally

virer inf

ditch employee system, agreement, machine

abandonner

ditch employee system, agreement, machine

plaquer inf

2. ditch Am (evade):

ditch police

échapper à

to ditch school

faire l'école buissonnière

3. ditch (crash-land):

to ditch a plane

faire un amerrissage forcé

4. ditch Am (crash):

ditch

emboutir inf

III.ditch [Brit dɪtʃ, Am dɪtʃ] VB intr

ditch

faire un amerrissage forcé

last-ditch ADJ

last-ditch attempt, stand:

last-ditch

désespéré, ultime

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straddle ditch, stream

enjamber

he was straddling the ditch

il se tenait les jambes écartées au-dessus du fossé

the car wound up in the ditch

la voiture s'est retrouvée dans le fossé

Translations for ditch in the French»English Dictionary

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baroud d'honneur

last-ditch stand

mettre au rancart personne

to ditch

douve FARM

drainage ditch

fossé (gén)

ditch

aller dans le ou au fossé

to go into the ditch

fossé antichar MIL

anti-tank ditch

ranger ou mettre au placard (au rebut) projet

to ditch

aplatis dans le fossé, ils attendaient

they waited, lying flat in the ditch

ditch in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for ditch in the English»French Dictionary

I.ditch <-es> [dɪtʃ] N

ditch

fossé m

II.ditch [dɪtʃ] VB trans

1. ditch sl:

ditch (discard, abandon) stolen car

abandonner

ditch proposal, job

laisser tomber

ditch (stop dating)

laisser tomber

ditch boyfriend

plaquer

2. ditch sl (skip):

ditch class, school

sécher

3. ditch (land on the sea):

to ditch a plane

faire un amerrissage forcé

III.ditch [dɪtʃ] VB intr

1. ditch (land on the sea):

ditch

faire un amerrissage forcé

2. ditch (dig):

ditch

creuser un fossé

last-ditch ADJ, last-gasp ADJ

last-ditch

ultime

Translations for ditch in the French»English Dictionary

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enjamber un fossé

to stride over a ditch

faire une escapade (sécher)

to ditch

fossé

ditch

sécher l'école inf

to ditch school

plaquer un emploi

to ditch a job

franchir un fossé

to step over a ditch

sauter un fossé/mur

to leap over a ditch/wall

se retrouver en prison/dans le fossé

to end up in prison/in the ditch

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

It is at the head of a valley opening south to the sea, surrounded by a ditch over 8m wide and at present 1.8m deep.

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Areas covered by forests, ditches and roads total 0.12 km, while building areas amount to 0.10 km, and wasteland covers 0.11 km.

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An excavation was done in 2002, revealing a steep ditch.

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The aircraft then skidded on its nose for another quarter mile, struck a ditch, and exploded.

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Fields are generally large and bounded by drainage ditches.

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My thinking is, if you're a musician and you can make music instead of digging a ditch, make it.

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Archaeological investigations over the site have been limited to the excavations of a ditch and a highly eroded rampart.

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He built houses and storage rooms, and an irrigation ditch to power his grain mill.

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The tree also makes an excellent landscape tree in moist areas, especially along roads and ditches where a good amount of water can be available.

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This portion of the earthwork remains, as well as part of the earthen ramp and small drainage ditches.

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