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radeau



raft
raft

Gender

The gender of radeau is masculine. E.g. le radeau.

Plural

The plural of radeau is radeaux.

Definitions

French > English
radeau
     1. n-m. raft
French > French
radeau
     1. n-m. Assemblage de pièces de bois qui sont liées ensemble et qui forment une sorte de plancher flottant.
English > French
raft
     1. n. Radeau.
           My raft was now strong enough to bear any reasonable weight. My next care was what to load it with, and how to preserve what I laid upon it from the surf of the sea
           Daniel Defoe, Robinson Crusoe
     2. n. Canot de sauvetage
           Do not wear high heels inside an inflatable raft to avoid puncture risks
           Ne pas porter de talons aiguille à l'intérieur du canot de sauvetage gonflable, afin d'éviter de le percer.
     3. n. Mutlitude.
           All we've ever got from you is a raft of promises
     4. n. Groupe de loutres.
           Wolves travel in packs but otters travel in rafts.
     5. v. Transporter en radeau ou en canot.
           Let's raft the luggages to the other side of the lake.
     6. v. Transformer en radeau.
           We have to raft these barrels before the ship is sunk.
     7. v. Voyager en canot.
           She wants us to go whitewater rafting.

Pronunciation




Example Sentences

Ils font l'expérience du radeau en eau vive, sur une rivière de classe cinq. 
    They're experiencing white water rafting on a class five river.



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