| anglais > français | |
| water | |
| 1. n. (Chimie) Eau. | |
| 2. n. (Au pluriel) Eaux, étendue d'eau. | |
| 3. v. Arroser. | |
| I need to water the flowers. | |
| Il faut que j'arrose les fleurs. | |
| 4. v. Moirer, en parlant de tissus ou de métaux. | |
| anglais > anglais | |
| water | |
| 1. n. A substance (of molecular formula H₂O) found at room temperature and pressure as a clear liquid; it is present naturally as rain, and found in rivers, lakes and seas; its solid form is ice and its gas |  |
| By the action of electricity, the water was resolved into its two parts, oxygen and hydrogen. |  |
| 2. n. (in particular) The liquid form of this substance: liquid H₂O. |  |
| May I have a glass of water? |  |
| Your plants need more water. |  |
| 3. n. A serving of liquid water. |  |
| 4. n. (alchemy, philosophy) The aforementioned liquid, considered one of the Classical elements or basic elements of alchemy. |  |
| He showed me the river of living water, sparkling like crystal, flowing from the throne of God. |  |
| 5. n. (or in the plural) Water in a body; an area of open water. |  |
| The boat was found within the territorial waters. |  |
| These seals are a common sight in the coastal waters of Chile. |  |
| 6. n. (poetic, archaic, or dialectal) A body of water, almost always a river. |  |
| 7. n. A combination of water and other substance(s). |  |
| 8. n. (sometimes ) Mineral water. |  |
| Perrier is the most popular water in this restaurant. |  |
| 9. n. (often, in the plural) Spa water. |  |
| Many people visit Bath to take the waters. |  |
| 10. n. (pharmacy) A solution in water of a gaseous or readily volatile substance. |  |
| ammonia water |  |
| 11. n. Urine. |  |
| 12. n. Amniotic fluid; used only in the plural in the UK but often also in the singular in North America, especially to avoid cacophony, as in this example: ( |  |
| Before the child is born, the pregnant woman’s water breaks. (North America) |  |
| Before your child is born, your water(s) will break. (North America) |  |
| Before the child is born, the pregnant woman’s waters break. (UK) |  |
| 13. n. (colloquial, medicine) Fluids in the body, especially when causing swelling. |  |
| He suffers from water on the knee. |  |
| 14. n. (figuratively, in the or in the singular) A state of affairs; conditions; usually with an adjective indicating an adverse condition. |  |
| The rough waters of change will bring about the calm after the storm. |  |
| 15. n. (colloquial, figuratively) A person's intuition. |  |
| I know he'll succeed. I feel it in my waters. |  |
| 16. n. (dated, finance) Excess valuation of securities. |  |
| 17. n. The limpidity and lustre of a precious stone, especially a diamond. |  |
| a diamond of the first water is perfectly pure and transparent |  |
| 18. n. A wavy, lustrous pattern or decoration such as is imparted to linen, silk, metals, etc. |  |
| 19. v. To pour water into the soil surrounding (plants). |  |
| 20. v. To wet or supply with water; to moisten; to overflow with water; to irrigate. |  |
| 21. v. To provide (animals) with water for drinking. |  |
| I need to go water the cattle. |  |
| 22. v. (intransitive) To get or take in water. |  |
| The ship put into port to water. |  |
| 23. v. (transitive, colloquial) To urinate onto. |  |
| Nature called, so I stepped into the woods and watered a tree. |  |
| 24. v. To dilute. |  |
| Can you water the whisky, please? |  |
| 25. v. (transitive, dated, finance) To overvalue (securities), especially through deceptive accounting. |  |
| 26. v. (intransitive) To fill with or secrete water. |  |
| Chopping onions makes my eyes water. |  |
| The smell of fried onions makes my mouth water. |  |
| 27. v. To wet and calender, as cloth, so as to impart to it a lustrous appearance in wavy lines; to diversify with wavelike lines. |  |
| to water silk |  |
| français > anglais | |
| eau | |
| 1. n-f. water, a liquid that is transparent, colorless, odorless and tasteless in its pure form, the primary constituent of lakes, rivers, seas and oceans |  |
| Il buvait un verre d’eau fraîche. - He drank a cool glass of water. |  |
| L’eau de mer et l’eau de rivière n’ont pas la même teneur en sel et n’abritent donc pas les mêmes poissons. - Sea water and river water do not have the same salt content and thus do not harbor |  |
| 2. n-f. In particular, rain |  |
| Si le vent dure, nous aurons de l’eau. - If the wind persists, we will have rain. |  |
| 3. n-f. (chemistry) the chemical compound with molecular formula H2O existing in the form of ice, liquid water or steam |  |
| L’eau se durcit par le froid et se vaporise par la chaleur. - Water hardens with cold and vaporises with heat. |  |
| 4. n-f. Natural liquid quantities or expanses |  |
| Le soir, ils se baignaient dans les eaux du lac Titicaca. - In the evening, they bathed in the waters of Lake Titicaca. |  |
| 5. n-f. Fluids such as sweat, formed and found in the body of man or animal |  |
| Les vésicatoires font des ampoules pleines d’eau. - Vesicants make blisters full of fluid. |  |
| L’eau m'en vint à la bouche. - That made my mouth water. |  |
| Il s’est échauffé à courir, il est tout en eau. - He warmed up to run. He's all sweaty. |  |