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trenched

/trɛntʃt/

trenchedpast participle

/trɛnʧt/

More precise tagging for participial adjective.

Translations

entailléSe dit d’une surface marquée par des sillons, des rainures ou des creux profonds.

The trenched landscape was a result of years of erosion.

Le paysage entaillé était le résultat de années d’érosion.

Additional translations

fortifiéS’emploie au figuré pour une position bien défendue ou difficile à attaquer.

Definitions

Having deep, narrow depressions or grooves.

The trenched landscape was a result of years of erosion.

Strongly fortified or protected, often used metaphorically.

The company was trenched in its market position, making it difficult for competitors to gain ground.

trenchverb

trenched

Past Simple

trenched

Past Simple

trenched

Past Participle

trenching

ing-form

/trɛntʃ/

Translations

creuser une tranchéeSens littéral : ouvrir un fossé étroit et profond.

The workers trenched the field to lay down the irrigation pipes.

Les ouvriers ont creusé une tranchée dans le champ pour poser les tuyaux d'irrigation.

empiéter surSens figuré : empiéter sur des droits, des limites ou une compétence.

The new regulations trench upon basic civil liberties.

Les nouvelles réglementations empiètent sur les libertés civiles fondamentales.

Additional translations

retrancherSens militaire : entourer ou fortifier par des tranchées.

entaillerSens technique : creuser ou découper en formant une tranchée.

Definitions

To dig a long, narrow ditch.

The workers trenched the field to lay down the irrigation pipes.

To cut into or carve out a trench in something.

The soldiers trenched the hillside to create a defensive position.

To surround or fortify with trenches.

The army trenched the camp to protect it from enemy attacks.

To encroach or infringe, usually followed by on or upon.

The new regulations trench upon basic civil liberties.

Synonyms

hollow out

trenchnoun

Definitions

A long, narrow ditch dug in the ground, typically used for military defense or drainage.

The soldiers took cover in the trench during the battle.

A deep, narrow depression in the ocean floor, often formed by tectonic activity.

The Mariana Trench is the deepest part of the world's oceans.

The front-line position in warfare, or by extension any place of intense or demanding activity (often in plural the trenches).

After years in the trenches of local politics, she finally won a national seat.

trenchadjective

Definitions

Relating to or designed for use in a trench or in trench warfare.

Soldiers were issued trench knives for close combat.