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voûte meaning in English

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voûte nom {f}

vault [vaults]◼◼◼(arched masonry structure)
noun
[UK: vɔːlt] [US: ˈvɒlt]

vault [vaults]◼◼◼(figuratively: anything resembling a vault)
noun
[UK: vɔːlt] [US: ˈvɒlt]

canopy [canopies]◼◼◻(high cover)
noun
[UK: ˈkæ.nə.pi] [US: ˈkæ.nə.pi]

cove [coves]◼◻◻(architecture: concave vault)
noun
[UK: kəʊv] [US: koʊv]

voûte [wines] nom
{f} or voute {f}; cellier {m}

vault [vaults]◼◼◼(underground storeroom)
noun
[UK: vɔːlt] [US: ˈvɒlt]

voûte céleste [poetic] nom {f}

welkin◼◼◼(the sky which appears to an observer on the Earth as a dome in which celestial bodies are visible, see also: firmament; sky)
noun
[UK: ˈwelkɪn] [US: ˈwelkɪn]

voûte d'ogives nom {f}

ribbed vault◼◼◼(structure created by intersection of vaults)
noun

voûte palatine nom {f}

hard palate [hard palates]◼◼◼(tissue)
noun
[UK: hɑːd ˈpæ.lət] [US: ˈhɑːrd ˈpæ.lət]

voûte plantaire nom {f}

arch [archs]◼◼◼(curved part of the bottom of a foot)
noun
[UK: ɑːtʃ] [US: ˈɑːrtʃ]

clef de voûte nom {f}

keystone [keystones]◼◼◼(something on which other things depend for support)
noun
[UK: ˈkiː.stəʊn] [US: ˈkiːˌstoʊn]

keystone [keystones]◼◼◼(the top stone of an arch)
noun
[UK: ˈkiː.stəʊn] [US: ˈkiːˌstoʊn]

clé de voûte nom {f}

boss [bosses]◼◼◼(architecture: knob or protrusion)
noun
[UK: bɒs] [US: ˈbɒs]

envoûtement adjectif
{m}

bewitching◼◼◼(enchanting)
adjective
[UK: bɪ.ˈwɪtʃ.ɪŋ] [US: bɪ.ˈwɪtʃ.ɪŋ]

envoûter verbe

bewitch [bewitched, bewitching, bewitches]◼◼◼(to cast a spell upon)
verb
[UK: bɪ.ˈwɪtʃ] [US: bə.ˈwɪtʃ]
She was bewitched by his smile. = Elle était envoûtée par son sourire.

engross [engrossed, engrossing, engrosses](to engage completely)
verb
[UK: ɪn.ˈɡrəʊs] [US: ɪnˈɡroʊs]

se voûter verbe

hunch [hunched, hunching, hunches]◼◼◼(to slouch, stoop)
verb
[UK: hʌntʃ] [US: ˈhəntʃ]