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Translate estuary from English to French

Summary

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estuary:
- embouchure; delta; bras de mer; passe; chenal; estuaire
Wiktionary:
- estuary → estuaire
- estuary → bras de mer

English

Detailed Translations for estuary from English to French

estuary:

estuary [the ~] nom

the estuary (mouth)
l'embouchure
- embouchure [la ~] nom
the estuary (delta; river-mouth)
le delta; l'embouchure
- delta [le ~] nom
- embouchure [la ~] nom
the estuary (arm of the sea)
le bras de mer
- bras de mer [le ~] nom
the estuary (tidal inlet; tidal outlet; passage to the sea)
la passe; le chenal
- passe [la ~] nom
- chenal [le ~] nom
the estuary
estuaire
- estuaire nom

Translation Matrix for estuary:

Noun	Related Translations	Other Translations
bras de mer	arm of the sea; estuary
chenal	estuary; passage to the sea; tidal inlet; tidal outlet	channel; ditch; fairway; groove; lane
delta	delta; estuary; river-mouth
embouchure	delta; estuary; mouth; river-mouth	adjutage; discharge into; embouchure; flow into; mouth-piece
estuaire	estuary
passe	estuary; passage to the sea; tidal inlet; tidal outlet	channel; ditch; fairway; groove; lane; passe-partout

Related Words for "estuary":

estuaries

Synonyms for "estuary":

body of water; water

Related Definitions for "estuary":

the wide part of a river where it nears the sea; fresh and salt water mix¹

Wiktionary Translations for estuary:

estuary

noun

place where ocean tides and river water merge
- estuary → estuaire

estuary

noun

littoral couvert à la marée montante
- estuaire → estuary
embouchure
- estuaire → estuary

Cross Translation:

From	To	Via
• estuary	→ bras de mer	↔ zeearm — inham van een zee

External Machine Translations:

¹WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University