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adoucisseur d'eau nom {m} | water softener◼◼◼(device which reduces the calcium and magnesium concentration of hard water) |
bataille d'eau nom {f} | water fight◼◼◼(activity where the participants get each other wet) |
bouteille d'eau [bottle of water] nom {f} | water [waters]◼◼◼(serving of water) |
chasse d'eau nom {f} | flush [flushes]◼◼◼(cleansing of a toilet) flush toilet◼◼◼(toilet that uses water to remove waste) cistern [cisterns]◼◼◻(flush toilet's container) |
châtaigne d'eau chinoise nom {f} | water chestnut(Eleocharis dulcis) |
château d'eau nom {m} | water tower◼◼◼(tank of water) |
chien d'eau nom {m} | water dog◼◼◼noun |
chien d'eau espagnol nom {m} | Spanish Water Dognoun |
chien d'eau portugais nom {m} | Portuguese Water Dog◼◼◼noun |
chute d'eau nom {f} | waterfall [waterfalls]◼◼◼(flow of water over the edge of a cliff) cascade [cascades]◼◼◻(waterfall) |
comme deux gouttes d'eau preposition | like two peas in a pod◼◼◼(very similar) |
compteur d'eau nom {m} | water meter◼◼◼(device for measuring water usage volume) |
cours d'eau nom {m} | stream [streams]◼◼◼(sciences: moving water) watercourse [watercourses]◼◼◼(channel through which water flows) run [runs]◼◼◻(creek) |
étendue d'eau nom {f} | body of water◼◼◼(significant accumulation of water) |
flaque d'eau nom {f} | puddle [puddles]◼◼◼(a small pool of water) |
goutte d'eau dans l'océan (drop of water in the ocean) nom | drop in the bucket◼◼◼(an effort or action having very little influence, especially as compared to a huge problem) |
marin d'eau douce nom {m} | landlubber◼◼◼(someone unfamiliar with the sea or seamanship) |
marin d'eau douce adjectif {m} | freshwater◼◼◻(unskilled as seaman) |
melon d'eau nom {m} | watermelon◼◼◼(fruit) watermelon◼◼◼(plant) |
plantain d'eau nom {m} | water plantain◼◼◼(Alisma) |
pomme d'eau nom {f} | Malay applenoun |
poule d'eau nom {f} | moorhen [moorhens]◼◼◼(water birds of the genus Gallinula) |
rat d'eau nom {m} | European water vole◼◼◼noun water vole◼◼◼(Old World vole) |
réservoir d'eau nom {m} | water tank◼◼◼(large container used to store water) |
se noyer dans un verre d'eau (to drown in a glass of water) verbe | make a mountain out of a molehill(to treat a problem as greater than it is) |
station de traitement d'eau nom | waterworks [waterworks]◼◼◼(water supply system of a district, town, city, or other place) |
supplice de la goutte d'eau nom {m} | Chinese water torture◼◼◼(torture method) |
tempête dans un verre d'eau (storm in a glass of water) nom {f} | tempest in a teapot◼◼◼(big fuss made in a small context) |
tirant d'eau nom {m} | draft [drafts]◼◼◼(depth of water needed to float ship) |
tirer la chasse d'eau verbe | flush [flushed, flushing, flushes]◼◼◼(to cleanse a toilet by introducing lots of water) |
vapeur d'eau nom {f} | steam◼◼◼(water vapor) water vapor◼◼◼(steam) water vapor◼◼◼(water in a gaseous state) |