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silt

/sɪlt/

silt up

siltnoun

silts

Translations

limon

The river's flow slowed down, causing silt to accumulate at the bottom.

Le courant de la rivière a ralenti, ce qui a provoqué l'accumulation de limon au fond.

Additional translations

vaseSurtout pour un dépôt fin et boueux dans un cours d'eau, un port ou un chenal.

Definitions

Fine sand, clay, or other material carried by running water and deposited as a sediment, especially in a channel or harbor.

The river's flow slowed down, causing silt to accumulate at the bottom.

A sedimentary material consisting of very fine particles intermediate in size between sand and clay.

The farmer noticed that the silt in the soil improved its fertility.

Synonyms

siltverb

silted

Past Simple

silted

Past Participle

silting

ing-form

/sɪlt/

Translations

s'envaserPour un cours d'eau, un canal ou un port qui se remplit de dépôts fins.

The river began to silt up, making it difficult for boats to pass.

La rivière a commencé à s'envaser, ce qui rendait le passage des bateaux difficile.

Additional translations

déposer du limon surQuand des eaux chargées de sédiments laissent une couche de limon sur une surface.

Definitions

To become filled or blocked with silt.

The river began to silt up, making it difficult for boats to pass.

To deposit silt in or on something.

The floodwaters silted the fields, leaving a layer of fine sediment.

Synonyms

foul

silting up

bed up

deposit sediment

silt up

siltadjective

/sɪlt/

Used attributively to modify nouns (e.g., "silt deposits").

Translations

limoneux

The engineers studied the silt layer to assess its stability.

Les ingénieurs ont étudié la couche limoneuse pour évaluer sa stabilité.

Definitions

Composed of, containing, or relating to silt.

The engineers studied the silt layer to assess its stability.

Synonyms

siltpast participle

Definitions

Blocked, filled, or obstructed with silt.

The canal was so silted that barges could no longer pass.