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gutter

UK
/ˈɡʌtə/
US
/ˈɡʌtər/

Translations

gutternoun
gutters
pl
UK
/ˈɡʌtə/
US
/ˈɡʌtər/
The heavy rain caused the gutter to overflow, spilling water onto the sidewalk.
La forte pluie a fait déborder la gouttière, déversant de l'eau sur le trottoir.
caniveauS'emploie aussi pour un canal d'écoulement le long d'une rue.
Leaves and debris often clog the gutter, preventing proper drainage.
Les feuilles et les débris bouchent souvent le caniveau, empêchant un bon écoulement.
Additional translations
caniveauAu sens figuré, registre soutenu ou courant selon le contexte.
gouttièreTypographie, mise en page.
rigoleAu bowling.
Synonyms
trough
channel
drain
duct
gully
watercourse
gutterverb
guttered
Past Simple
guttered
Past Participle
guttering
Gerund
UK
/ˈɡʌtə/
US
/ˈɡʌtər/
The rainwater began to gutter down the sides of the street.
L'eau de pluie a commencé à ruisseler le long des côtés de la rue.
vacillerPour une flamme ou une bougie.
The candle began to gutter as it neared the end of its wick.
La bougie a commencé à vaciller à l'approche de la fin de sa mèche.
Additional translations
ravinerEn parlant d'un sol ou d'une surface érodée par l'eau.
Synonyms
drain
flow
run
spill
gutteradjective
more gutter
Comp.
most gutter
Super.
UK
/ˈɡʌtə/
US
/ˈɡʌtər/
Used only before a noun, referring to something tawdry, disreputable or of low moral quality (e.g., gutter press, gutter language).
de caniveauSe dit d'un contenu sordide, vulgaire ou moralement dégradé; s'emploie avant le nom.
The tabloid was accused of publishing gutter journalism.
Le tabloïd a été accusé de publier du journalisme de caniveau.
de gouttièreRelatif à une gouttière physique, notamment de toit ou de rue; s'emploie avant le nom.
The contractor supplied gutter brackets and other gutter hardware.
L'entrepreneur a fourni des supports de gouttière et d'autres accessoires de gouttière.
Synonyms
sordid
vulgar
base
degraded
depraved
low
crude
coarse
ribald
obscene
ignoble
debased
squalid
raisqué
salacious
seedy

Definitions

gutternoun
A shallow trough fixed beneath the edge of a roof for carrying off rainwater.
The heavy rain caused the gutter to overflow, spilling water onto the sidewalk.
A channel at the side of a street for carrying off rainwater.
Leaves and debris often clog the gutter, preventing proper drainage.
A degraded or low state, often used metaphorically to describe a situation or condition.
After losing his job, he felt like he was in the gutter with no way out.
The blank space between facing pages of a book or between columns of text.
The designer adjusted the gutter to ensure the text was evenly spaced.
In ten-pin bowling, one of the two sunken channels running alongside the lane that catches balls leaving the playing surface.
His first roll veered right into the gutter and scored no pins.
gutterverb
To flow in small streams or rivulets.
The rainwater began to gutter down the sides of the street.
To flicker and burn unsteadily.
The candle began to gutter as it neared the end of its wick.
To form channels or grooves in something.
The constant flow of water had guttered the soft soil.
gutteradjective
Relating to or characteristic of moral or social degradation; disreputable or sordid (used only before a noun).
The tabloid was accused of publishing gutter journalism.
Situated in, forming, or relating to a physical gutter, especially of a roof or street.
The contractor supplied gutter brackets and other gutter hardware.
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