Engleză | Franceză |
---|---|
tower [towers] (structure) noun [UK: ˈtaʊə(r)] [US: ˈtaʊər] | tour◼◼◼nom {f}That's a tower. = C'est une tour. |
tower [towers] (Tarot card) noun [UK: ˈtaʊə(r)] [US: ˈtaʊər] | |
tower of Babel (situation of confusion due to many languages) noun | tour de Babel◼◼◼nom {f} |
Tower of Babel (tower erected at Babel) proper noun | tour de Babel◼◼◼nom {f} |
Tower of London (a fortress in London) proper noun | tour de Londres◼◼◼nom {f} |
tower of silence (low, cylindrical open-topped tower where Zoroastrians place the bodies of deceased people to disintegrate) noun | tour du silence◼◼◼nom {f} |
tower over (to be considerably taller than) verb [UK: ˈtaʊə(r) ˈəʊv.ə(r)] [US: ˈtaʊər ˈoʊv.r̩] | surplomber◼◼◼verbe |
Towers (equivalent surnames) proper noun [UK: ˈtaʊəz] [US: ˈtaʊərz] | la Tour◼◼◼nom propre La Tour◼◼◼nom propre Tours◼◼◼nom propreThe Eiffel Tower is taller than the towers of the Cologne Cathedral. = La tour Eiffel est plus haute que les tours de la cathédrale de Cologne. De La Tour◼◼◻nom propre de la Tour◼◼◻nom propre de La Tour◼◼◻nom propre de Latournom propre De Latournom propre Delatournom propre Latournom propre |
bell tower (tower in which a bell (or set of bells) is hung; a belfry) noun [UK: bel ˈtaʊə(r)] [US: ˈbel ˈtaʊər] | clocher◼◼◼nom {m} beffroi◼◻◻nom {m} |
clock tower (tower having a large clock) noun | tour de l'horloge◼◼◼nom {f} |
CN Tower (the tower in Toronto, Ontario, Canada) proper noun | Tour CN◼◼◼nom {f} |
conning tower (structure of submarine) noun [UK: ˈkɒ.nɪŋ.ˌtaʊə] [US: ˈkɒ.nɪŋ.ˌtaʊə] | kiosque◼◼◼nom {m} |
control tower [control towers] (airport control tower) noun [UK: kən.ˈtrəʊl ˈtaʊə(r)] [US: kənˈtroʊl ˈtaʊər] | tour de contrôle◼◼◼nom {f} |
cooling tower (tower-shaped building in which warm water is cooled by evaporation) noun [UK: ˈkuːl.ɪŋ ˈtaʊə(r)] [US: ˈkuːl.ɪŋ ˈtaʊər] | tour de refroissementnom {f} |
Eiffel Tower (tower in Paris) proper noun [UK: ˈaɪ.fəl ˈtaʊə(r)] [US: ˈaɪ.fəl ˈtaʊər] | tour Eiffel◼◼◼nom {f} [by ellipsis] Tournom {f} |
ivory tower (overly-academic perspective) noun [UK: ˈaɪ.və.ri ˈtaʊə(r)] [US: ˈaɪ.və.ri ˈtaʊər] | tour d'ivoire◼◼◼nom {f} |
Leaning Tower of Pisa (the leaning bell tower in the Italian town of Pisa) proper noun [UK: ˈliːn.ɪŋ ˈtaʊə(r) əv ˈpiː.zə] [US: ˈliːn.ɪŋ ˈtaʊər əv ˈpiː.sə] | tour de Pise◼◼◼nom {f} tour penchée de Pise◼◼◼nom {f} |
siege tower (tower used as siege weapon) noun | tour de siège◼◼◼nom {f} beffroi◼◻◻nom {m} |
watchtower (observation tower) noun [UK: ˈwɒtʃ.taʊə(r)] [US: ˈwɒtʃ.taʊər] | tour de guet◼◼◼nom {f} tour de garde◼◼◻nom {f} |
water tower (tank of water) noun [UK: ˈwɔː.tə(r) ˈtaʊə(r)] [US: ˈwɒ.tər ˈtaʊər] | château d'eau◼◼◼nom {m} |