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Translate erosion from English to French

Summary

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erosion:
- usure; érosion
Wiktionary:
- erosion → érosion
- erosion → érosion

English

Detailed Translations for erosion from English to French

erosion:

erosion [the ~] nom

the erosion (wearing out; wear and tear; wastage; corrosion)
l'usure; l'érosion
- usure [la ~] nom
- érosion [la ~] nom
the erosion
l'érosion
- érosion [la ~] nom

Translation Matrix for erosion:

Noun	Related Translations	Other Translations
usure	corrosion; erosion; wastage; wear and tear; wearing out	breaking down; coming to a standstill; failing; reaching a deadlock; tiring out; wearing off; wearing out; weathering
érosion	corrosion; erosion; wastage; wear and tear; wearing out	affecting; attacking; defamation; impairing; imputation; injuring; weathering
-	corroding; corrosion; eating away; eroding; wearing; wearing away
Other	Related Translations	Other Translations
-	corrosion

Synonyms for "erosion":

eroding; eating away; wearing; wearing away; geological process; geologic process
environmental condition
decline; diminution
corrosion; corroding; chemical process; chemical change; chemical action

Related Definitions for "erosion":

erosion by chemical action¹
(geology) the mechanical process of wearing or grinding something down (as by particles washing over it)¹
a gradual decline of something¹
- after the accounting scandal there was an erosion of confidence in the auditors¹
condition in which the earth's surface is worn away by the action of water and wind¹

Wiktionary Translations for erosion:

erosion

noun

destruction by abrasive action of fluids
- erosion → érosion
the changing of a surface by mechanical action
- erosion → érosion
the result of having being eroded
- erosion → érosion

erosion

noun

Ensemble des phénomènes mécaniques et chimiques de désagrégation des roches et des sols.
- érosion → erosion
Perte de la surface originelle de la pierre.
- érosion → erosion

Cross Translation:

From	To	Via
• erosion	→ érosion	↔ Erosion — Geologie, Zahnmedizin: langsamer, stetiger Abtrag durch ein Medium
• erosion	→ érosion	↔ erosie — 2. beschadiging en afslijting

Related Translations for erosion

coastal erosion

¹WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University