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puddle

/ˈpʌdəl/

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noun

Flaque

A small pool of water, usually on a path or road.

Examples :

"The children splashed in the puddle on the sidewalk after the rain. "

Les enfants ont barboté dans la flaque sur le trottoir après la pluie.

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noun

Flaque

Stagnant or polluted water.

Examples :

"After the heavy rain, the children avoided playing near the muddy puddle because it looked stagnant and dirty. "

Après la forte pluie, les enfants ont évité de jouer près de la flaque boueuse car elle semblait stagnante et sale.

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noun

Argile, glaise

A homogeneous mixture of clay, water, and sometimes grit, used to line a canal or pond to make it watertight.

Examples :

"The workers spread the puddle evenly across the canal's bottom to prevent leaks. "

Les ouvriers ont étalé l'argile uniformément sur le fond du canal pour éviter les fuites.

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noun

Sillage

The ripple left by the withdrawal of an oar from the water.

Examples :

"The rower's oar made a small puddle as it pulled back from the water. "

La rame du rameur a créé un petit sillage en se retirant de l'eau.

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verb

Faire une flaque

To form a puddle.

Examples :

"The spilled juice began to puddle on the table. "

Le jus renversé a commencé à faire une flaque sur la table.

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verb

Barboter dans une flaque

To play or splash in a puddle.

Examples :

"The children loved to puddle in the rain after school. "

Les enfants adoraient barboter dans les flaques d'eau après l'école.

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verb

S'agglutiner sur une flaque

Of butterflies, to congregate on a puddle or moist substance to pick up nutrients.

Examples :

"After the rain, many butterflies puddle on the wet rocks near the riverbank, gathering minerals. "

Après la pluie, de nombreux papillons s'agglutinent sur les rochers mouillés près de la berge, pour collecter des minéraux.

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verb

Puddler

To process iron, gold, etc., by means of puddling.

Examples :

"The blacksmith used a special furnace to puddle the iron, making it stronger. "

Le forgeron utilisait un four spécial pour puddler le fer, le rendant plus résistant.

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verb

Boucher avec de l'argile

To line a canal with puddle (clay).

Examples :

"The construction crew will puddle the canal banks to prevent erosion. "

L'équipe de construction va boucher les berges du canal avec de l'argile pour prévenir l'érosion.

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verb

Réfléchir, regrouper des idées

To collect ideas, especially abstract concepts, into rough subtopics or categories, as in study, research or conversation.

Examples :

"The students uddled their thoughts about different types of government before starting their research paper. "

Les étudiants ont regroupé leurs réflexions sur les différents types de gouvernement avant de commencer leur travail de recherche.

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verb

Boucher, rendre imperméable

To make (clay, loam, etc.) dense or close, by working it when wet, so as to render impervious to water.

Examples :

"The gardener carefully puddled the soil around the young rose bushes to prevent water from running off. "

Le jardinier a soigneusement bouché la terre autour des jeunes rosiers pour empêcher l'eau de s'écouler.

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verb

Souiller, salir

To make foul or muddy; to pollute with dirt; to mix dirt with (water).

Examples :

"The children loved to puddle in the mud after the rain, much to their mother's dismay. "

Les enfants adoraient se salir dans la boue après la pluie, au grand désespoir de leur mère.

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