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silt

/sɪlt/

silt up

Traductions

siltnoun

silts

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.

Traductions supplémentaires

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

Synonymes

siltverb

silted

Past Simple

silted

Past Participle

silting

Gerund

/sɪlt/

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.

Traductions supplémentaires

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

Synonymes

foul

silting up

bed up

deposit sediment

silt up

siltadjective

/sɪlt/

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

limoneux

The engineers studied the silt layer to assess its stability.

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

Synonymes

Définitions

siltnoun

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.

siltverb

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.

siltadjective

Composed of, containing, or relating to silt.

The engineers studied the silt layer to assess its stability.