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cataract
UK
/ˈkæt.ə.rækt/
US
/ˈkæt.ə.rækt/
cataracts
pl
UK
/ˈkæt.ə.rækt/
US
/ˈkæt.ə.rækt/
Translations
The tourists were awestruck by the sheer power of the cataract as it thundered down the cliff.
Les touristes furent saisis par la puissance de la cataracte tandis qu’elle dévalait la falaise en grondant.
The elderly man had surgery to remove the cataract from his left eye, which greatly improved his vision.
Le vieil homme a subi une opération pour enlever la cataracte de son œil gauche, ce qui a beaucoup amélioré sa vision.
Definitions
The tourists were awestruck by the sheer power of the cataract as it thundered down the cliff.
The elderly man had surgery to remove the cataract from his left eye, which greatly improved his vision.
cataracted
Past Simple
cataracted
Past Participle
cataracting
Gerund
Archaic/rare verb meaning ‘to rush or pour down like a waterfall’.
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Additional translations
Definitions
During the storm, rainwater cataracted down the mountainside.
UK
/ˈkæt.ər.ækt/
US
/ˈkæt̬.əˌrækt/
Attributive use (e.g. cataract surgery); not gradable.
Translations
The patient was scheduled for cataract surgery the following week.
Le patient devait subir une chirurgie cataractaire la semaine suivante.
Definitions
The patient was scheduled for cataract surgery the following week.