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sluice

UK
/sluːs/
US
/slus/
sluicenoun
sluices
pl
UK
/sluːs/
US
/slus/
Translations
vanneHydraulique ; dispositif de fermeture ou de régulation du débit d’eau.
The sluice was opened to allow the excess water to flow out of the reservoir.
La vanne a été ouverte pour permettre à l’excès d’eau de s’écouler du réservoir.
rampe de lavageMinéralogie ; terme employé pour le lavage des alluvions.
The miners shoveled the gravel into the sluice to capture the gold flakes.
Les mineurs ont déversé le gravier dans la rampe de lavage pour retenir les paillettes d’or.
canal de dérivationHydraulique ; canal artificiel servant à conduire l’eau.
The farmer used a sluice to direct water from the river to his fields.
L’agriculteur a utilisé un canal de dérivation pour acheminer l’eau de la rivière vers ses champs.
Additional translations
déversoirHydraulique ; pour l’eau en excès ou de trop-plein.
Definitions
A sliding gate or other device for controlling the flow of water, especially one in a lock gate.
The sluice was opened to allow the excess water to flow out of the reservoir.
An artificial channel for conducting water, often fitted with a gate (sluice gate) at the upper end for regulating the flow.
The farmer used a sluice to direct water from the river to his fields.
A stream of surplus water diverted from a river or channel.
After the heavy rains, a sluice formed, carrying water away from the main river.
A long inclined trough or box used in placer mining to wash auriferous earth with running water so that valuable minerals are separated from debris.
The miners shoveled the gravel into the sluice to capture the gold flakes.
Synonyms
drain
flume
waterway
conduit
channel
sluiceverb
sluiced
Past Simple
sluiced
Past Participle
sluicing
ing-form
UK
/sluːs/
US
/sluːs/
Translations
se déverserSens figuré ou concret pour un écoulement rapide et abondant.
The rainwater sluiced down the gutters during the storm.
L’eau de pluie s’est déversée dans les gouttières pendant l’orage.
rincer à grande eauEmploi courant ; insistance sur un rinçage abondant.
After the hike, they sluiced their muddy boots with a hose.
Après la randonnée, ils ont rincé leurs bottes boueuses à grande eau avec un tuyau.
évacuerTechnique ; en parlant d’eau évacuée par une vanne ou une écluse.
The workers sluiced the excess water from the flooded field.
Les ouvriers ont évacué l’excès d’eau du champ inondé.
Definitions
To wash or rinse freely with a stream or shower of water.
After the hike, they sluiced their muddy boots with a hose.
To let out or draw off water through a sluice.
The workers sluiced the excess water from the flooded field.
To flow or pour through or as if through a sluice.
The rainwater sluiced down the gutters during the storm.
Synonyms
stream
spill
pour
flow
drain
sluiceadjective
Used attributively before another noun, e.g., "sluice gate", to denote relation to a sluice.
Translations
de vanneTechnique hydraulique.
Regular inspections of the sluice valves are required to prevent leakage.
Des inspections régulières des vannes de vanne sont nécessaires pour éviter les fuites.
Definitions
Relating to or used for a sluice in controlling or conveying water.
Regular inspections of the sluice valves are required to prevent leakage.
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