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downstream

UK
/ˈdaʊnstriːm/
US
/ˈdaʊnstriːm/

Translations

downstreamnoun
downstreams
pl
avalSens figuré dans un processus, une chaîne de production ou de distribution.
In the oil industry, refining and distribution are considered downstream activities.
Dans l’industrie pétrolière, le raffinage et la distribution sont considérés comme des activités d’aval.
avalEmploi géographique ; en français on dit généralement « l’aval ».
The canoe drifted downstream, carried by the gentle current.
La pirogue a dérivé vers l’aval, portée par le léger courant.
Synonyms
downriver
lower stream
lower bank
downstream area
lower river
tailwaters
tailwater
lower course
lower reaches
downstreamadjective
more downstream
Comp.
most downstream
Super.
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d’avalEmploi technique ou économique ; se dit d’un stade ultérieur du processus.
The downstream effects of the policy change were not immediately apparent.
Les effets d’aval du changement de politique n’étaient pas immédiatement apparents.
en avalEmploi géographique.
The downstream villages were at risk of flooding after the dam broke.
Les villages en aval risquaient d’être inondés après la rupture du barrage.
Synonyms
after
following
subsequent
lower
later
downstreamadverb
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US
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en avalEmploi géographique.
The debris floated downstream toward the estuary.
Les débris flottaient en aval vers l’estuaire.
en avalEmploi figuré dans un processus ou une chaîne de valeur.
The company plans to expand its operations downstream to include retail sales.
L’entreprise prévoit d’étendre ses activités en aval pour inclure la vente au détail.
Synonyms
downriver
in the direction of the current
toward the mouth of the river

Definitions

downstreamnoun
The direction in which a stream or river flows, typically towards the mouth or the sea.
The canoe drifted downstream, carried by the gentle current.
The part of a process or system that occurs after a particular point or stage, often referring to the later stages of production or processing.
In the oil industry, refining and distribution are considered downstream activities.
downstreamadjective
Situated or moving in the direction in which a stream or river flows.
The downstream villages were at risk of flooding after the dam broke.
Relating to or occurring later in a process or series of events.
The downstream effects of the policy change were not immediately apparent.
downstreamadverb
At a later stage in a process or series of events.
The company plans to expand its operations downstream to include retail sales.
In the direction in which a stream or river flows.
The debris floated downstream toward the estuary.
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