Nouns | |||||||
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| water - mass noun; liquid | l'eau f. - liquide | ||||||
| toilet (Brit.) | les water pl. m. English dated | ||||||
| bathroom chiefly (Amer.) - toilet | les water pl. m. English dated | ||||||
| water - mass noun; liquid | la flotte [coll.] - eau | ||||||
| waters plural noun [NAUT.] | eaux territoriales pl. | ||||||
| water pump [TECH.] | pompe à eau | ||||||
| hard water | eau dure | ||||||
| soft water | eau douce - sans calcaire | ||||||
| water vapor (or: vapour) | vapeur d'eau | ||||||
| water bottle | bouteille d'eau | ||||||
| water dispenser | distributeur d'eau | ||||||
| water hardness | dureté de l'eau | ||||||
| water ice | eau sous forme de glace | ||||||
| water mill | moulin à eau | ||||||
Verbs | |||||||
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| to water sth. ⇔ down - add water | couper qc. avec de l'eau | ||||||
| to water sth. | watered, watered | [COOK.] [BOT.] - plants | arroser qc. | ||||||
Phrases / Collocations | |||||||
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| to water plants | arroser les plantes | ||||||
| to water the plants | arroser les plantes | ||||||
| to run water | faire couler de l'eau | ||||||
| to sprinkle water on sth. | asperger qc. d'eau | ||||||
| to sprinkle sth. with water | asperger qc. d'eau | ||||||
| to pass water [PHYSIOL.] - urine | uriner | ||||||
| to make one's mouth water | mettre l'eau à la bouche | ||||||
| to make so.'s mouth water | mettre l'eau à la bouche de qn. | ||||||
| to be like water off a duck's back | glisser comme l'eau sur les plumes d'un canard | ||||||
| to throw out the baby with the bath water | jeter le bébé avec l'eau du bain [fig.] | ||||||
| to be in hot water [fig.] | avoir un paquet d'emmerdements [coll.] | ||||||
| to be in hot water [fig.] | avoir un paquet d'emmerdes [coll.] | ||||||
| to dip a toe in the water [fig.] | tâter le terrain [fig.] | ||||||
Examples | |||||||
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| Do you have any water? | Avez-vous de l'eau ? | ||||||
| Can I have a drink of water? | Puis-je avoir un verre d'eau ? | ||||||
| Is this water safe to drink? | Est-ce que cette eau est potable ? | ||||||
| The water is not fit to drink. | L'eau n'est pas potable. | ||||||
| There's water all over the bathroom floor. | Il y a de l'eau sur tout le sol de la salle de bains. | ||||||
| You have to feed and water the dog. | Tu dois donner à manger et à boire au chien. | ||||||
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