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vessels

/ˈvɛs.əlz/

Translations

vesselnoun

vessels

/ˈvɛs.əl/

vaisseau sanguinEmploi anatomique.

The surgeon carefully repaired the damaged blood vessel.

Le chirurgien a réparé avec soin le vaisseau sanguin endommagé.

récipient

The ancient vessel was used to store wine.

Le récipient antique servait à conserver le vin.

navire

The cargo vessel was loaded with goods bound for Europe.

Le navire cargo était chargé de marchandises à destination de l’Europe.

réceptacleSens figuré; registre soutenu.

She was seen as a vessel of wisdom and knowledge.

On la considérait comme un réceptacle de sagesse et de connaissance.

Additional translations

vaisseauSens historique ou soutenu pour un grand contenant.

bateauPlus courant pour les petites embarcations; moins précis pour un grand bâtiment.

vaisseauSoutenu ou littéraire; fréquent aussi dans des contextes historiques ou maritimes.

Synonyms

vesselverb

vessels

vesseled

Past Simple

vesseled

Past Participle

vesseling

Gerund

Rare, chiefly literary: ‘to put into a vessel; to contain or embody’.

Additional translations

encuverŒnologie; emploi rare.

Synonyms

Definitions

vesselnoun

A large ship or boat.

The cargo vessel was loaded with goods bound for Europe.

A hollow container, especially one used to hold liquid, such as a bowl or cask.

The ancient vessel was used to store wine.

A tube or canal in the body through which a body fluid, such as blood, flows.

The surgeon carefully repaired the damaged blood vessel.

A person regarded as a holder or receiver of something, especially something non-material.

She was seen as a vessel of wisdom and knowledge.

vesselverb

To place or enclose in a vessel; to contain or embody.

The winemaker vesseled the new batch in oak barrels.