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eaves

/iːvz/

/ivz/

Translations

eavesnoun

eaves

avant-toitArchitecture ; le mot est souvent employé au pluriel en anglais.

Birds often build their nests under the eaves of the house.

Les oiseaux construisent souvent leurs nids sous les avant-toits de la maison.

Synonyms

roof edge

eavenoun

eaves

/iːv/

/iv/

avant-toitArchitecture ; désigne le débord du toit au-dessus du mur.

The rainwater dripped steadily from the eave.

L’eau de pluie gouttait régulièrement de l’avant-toit.

Additional translations

sailliePar extension, pour une avancée ou un rebord en saillie ressemblant à un avant-toit.

Synonyms

roof edge

eavesnoun

The part of a roof that meets or overhangs the walls of a building.

Birds often build their nests under the eaves of the house.

eavenoun

The part of a roof that meets or overhangs the walls of a building.

The rainwater dripped steadily from the eave, forming a small puddle on the ground below.

Any projecting edge or overhang resembling the edge of a roof.

The climbers took shelter beneath the rocky eave that jutted out above the path.