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islands

/ˈaɪləndz/

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noun

Îles

A contiguous area of land, smaller than a continent, totally surrounded by water.

Examples :

"We took a boat trip to visit some small islands off the coast. "

Nous avons fait une excursion en bateau pour visiter de petites îles au large de la côte.

geography world area

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noun

Îles

An entity surrounded by other entities that are very different from itself.

Examples :

"The quiet study group was an island of focus amidst the noisy, distracted classroom. "

Le groupe d'étude tranquille était un îlot de concentration au milieu de la classe bruyante et distraite.

geography world

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noun

Îlot

A superstructure on an aircraft carrier's deck.

Examples :

"The pilot carefully landed the plane on the aircraft carrier's islands. "

Le pilote a atterri prudemment l'avion sur l'îlot du porte-avions.

nautical military vehicle technology part structure

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noun

Îlot directionnel

A traffic island.

Examples :

"the island in the middle of a roundabout"

l'îlot directionnel au milieu d'un rond-point

traffic area place

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noun

Îles

An unincorporated area wholly surrounded by one or more incorporated areas.

Examples :

"The map showed several unincorporated islands of land completely surrounded by the city of Springfield. "

La carte montrait plusieurs îles de terres non constituées en municipalité, entièrement entourées par la ville de Springfield.

area geography politics government

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noun

Îlots

(grammar) A phrase from which a wh-word cannot be extracted without yielding invalid grammar.

Examples :

"The phrase "the student who I suspect studies islands of algebra" forms an island because you can't easily extract "which islands" without creating an ungrammatical sentence like "Which islands do I suspect the student who studies?". "

La phrase « l'étudiant que je soupçonne d'étudier les îlots d'algèbre » forme un îlot car on ne peut pas facilement extraire « quels îlots » sans créer une phrase agrammaticale comme « Quels îlots est-ce que je soupçonne l'étudiant d'étudier ? ».

grammar linguistics

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verb

Entourer d'eau, transformer en île

To surround with water; make into an island.

Examples :

"The rising floodwaters threatened to island the houses closest to the river. "

La montée des eaux menaçait d'isoler les maisons les plus proches de la rivière.

geography environment

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verb

Parsemer d'îles

To set, dot (as if) with islands.

Examples :

"The artist used white paint to islands the blue canvas with small, abstract shapes. "

L'artiste a utilisé de la peinture blanche pour parsemer la toile bleue de petites formes abstraites.

geography world nature

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verb

Isoler

Examples :

"The strict rules of the new school isolated the students, islands of quiet contemplation surrounded by the bustling halls. "

Les règles strictes de la nouvelle école ont isolé les élèves, des îlots de contemplation tranquille entourés par les couloirs animés.

environment world geography