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sluicing

UK
/ˈsluːsɪŋ/
US
/ˈsluːsɪŋ/

Traductions

sluicingnoun
sluicings
pl
effacement interrogatifEn linguistique, pour l’ellipse qui laisse seulement le mot interrogatif.
In the sentence "Someone left, but I don't know who," the missing material after "who" is recovered by sluicing.
Dans la phrase « Someone left, but I don't know who », le matériau manquant après « who » est récupéré par effacement interrogatif.
lavageEn particulier dans le contexte minier ou de nettoyage à l’eau.
The sluicing of the gold-bearing gravel was an essential step in the mining process.
Le lavage du gravier aurifère était une étape essentielle du processus minier.
Synonymes
pouring
streaming
flow
drainage
sluicinggerund / present participle
UK
/ˈsluːɪsɪŋ/
US
/ˈsluːɪsɪŋ/
Used before nouns to describe water or rainfall flowing forcefully, or equipment engaged in sluice operations.
ruisselantPour un liquide ou une pluie qui s’écoule en un flot continu.
They struggled through the sluicing rain to reach shelter.
Ils ont peiné à travers la pluie ruisselante pour atteindre un abri.
Synonymes
wetting
bathed
soaking
gushing
spouting
pouring
streaming
flushing
drenching
washing
rinsing
sluiceverb

sluicing

Gerund

sluiced
Past Simple
sluiced
Past Participle
sluicing
Gerund
UK
/sluːs/
US
/sluːs/
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.
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.
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.
Synonymes
flow
stream
spill
pour
drain

Définitions

sluicingnoun
The act or process of washing or rinsing with a stream of water, often used to remove debris or unwanted material.
The sluicing of the gold-bearing gravel was an essential step in the mining process.
(Linguistics) An elliptical construction in which all but the interrogative word or phrase is omitted from a clause, typically leaving a wh-word followed by an auxiliary.
In the sentence "Someone left, but I don't know who," the missing material after "who" is recovered by sluicing.
sluicinggerund / present participle
Flowing or falling in a stream of water; engaged in or used for sluicing.
They struggled through the sluicing rain to reach shelter.
sluiceverb
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.
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