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slush

UK
/slʌʃ/
US
/slʌʃ/

Translations

slushnoun
slushes
pl
boue liquidePour une mixture semi-liquide de boue, d’eau ou de déchets.
The construction site was filled with slush from the recent rain.
Le chantier était rempli de boue liquide après les pluies récentes.
granitéBoisson glacée aromatisée.
On a hot summer day, I love to cool down with a cherry slush.
Par une chaude journée d’été, j’aime me rafraîchir avec un granité à la cerise.
gadoueSe dit surtout de la neige ou de la glace partiellement fondue, salie par la terre.
After the snowstorm, the streets were covered in dirty slush.
Après la tempête de neige, les rues étaient couvertes de gadoue sale.
mièvrerieS’emploie pour une sentimentalité excessive ou un style trop sucré.
The novel was criticized for its slush and lack of depth.
Le roman a été critiqué pour sa mièvrerie et son manque de profondeur.
Additional translations
mélange boueuxVariante plus générale, selon le contexte.
neige fondanteSens plus descriptif, pour de la neige ou de la glace en train de fondre.
sentimentalismePlus neutre, selon le registre et le contexte.
graisse de caleSens maritime ancien, lié à la graisse ou au suif de bord.
Synonyms
slushie
slop
sleet
mush
slushy
slushverb
slushed
Past Simple
slushed
Past Participle
slushing
Gerund
UK
/slʌʃ/
US
/slʌʃ/
dégelerPour la neige ou la glace qui devient fondante et humide.
The sudden thaw slushed the driveway by noon.
Le redoux soudain a fait dégeler l’allée avant midi.
graisserSens technique, notamment maritime.
The deckhands slushed the rigging to protect it from the salt spray.
Les matelots graissaient le gréement pour le protéger des embruns salés.
pataugerPour avancer en marchant dans l’eau ou la gadoue.
The children slushed through the puddles on their way home from school.
Les enfants pataugeaient dans les flaques en rentrant de l’école.
Synonyms
thaw
dissolve
liquefy
melt
slushadjective
UK
/slʌʃ/
US
/slʌʃ/
Used attributively before another noun, e.g., 'slush pile', 'slush fund'.
Additional translations
de rebutS’emploie surtout dans des composés ou des usages spécialisés, notamment pour des manuscrits non sollicités ou de faible qualité.

Definitions

slushnoun
Partially melted snow or ice, often mixed with dirt, that is found on the ground.
After the snowstorm, the streets were covered in dirty slush.
A semi-liquid mixture, typically of water and another substance, such as mud or waste.
The construction site was filled with slush from the recent rain.
A type of drink made from flavored syrup and crushed ice.
On a hot summer day, I love to cool down with a cherry slush.
Excessive sentimentality or romanticism in writing or speech.
The novel was criticized for its slush and lack of depth.
Waste grease or fat from the galley of a ship, once used as a lubricant or sold for profit.
Sailors would sell the surplus slush when the vessel reached port.
slushverb
To make or become slushy, especially by melting snow or ice.
The sudden thaw slushed the driveway by noon.
To splash or move through water or slush.
The children slushed through the puddles on their way home from school.
To smear or coat (a rope, mast, or other surface) with grease or another semi-liquid substance as a lubricant or preservative, originally aboard ships.
The deckhands slushed the rigging to protect it from the salt spray.
slushadjective
Relating to or characteristic of slush, especially when used attributively in compound nouns.
The editor spent hours sorting through the slush manuscripts.
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