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tower meaning in French

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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]

la maison dieunom

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

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 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}

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