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sills

/sɪlz/

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noun

Appui de fenêtre, rebord de fenêtre

(also window sill) A horizontal slat which forms the base of a window.

Examples :

"The cat likes to sit on the sills and watch the birds outside. "

Le chat aime s'asseoir sur les rebords de fenêtre et regarder les oiseaux dehors.

architecture building part

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Seuil, lisse basse

A horizontal, structural member of a building near ground level on a foundation or pilings or lying on the ground in earth-fast construction and bearing the upright portion of a frame. Also called a ground plate, groundsill, sole, sole-plate, mudsill. An interrupted sill fits between posts instead of being below and supporting the posts in timber framing.

Examples :

"The carpenter carefully placed the treated sills on the foundation before building the walls of the new house. "

Le charpentier a soigneusement placé les lisses traitées sur les fondations avant de construire les murs de la nouvelle maison.

architecture building property material structure

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Filons-couches, seuils

A horizontal layer of igneous rock between older rock beds.

Examples :

"The geologist studied the sills in the canyon walls, noting how the horizontal layers of igneous rock were sandwiched between older sedimentary rocks. "

Le géologue a étudié les filons-couches dans les parois du canyon, notant comment les couches horizontales de roche ignée étaient prises en sandwich entre des roches sédimentaires plus anciennes.

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Seuil

A piece of timber across the bottom of a canal lock for the gates to shut against.

Examples :

"The barge scraped against the sills as it entered the canal lock, preventing the gates from closing smoothly. "

La barge a raclé le seuil en entrant dans l'écluse du canal, empêchant les portes de se fermer en douceur.

architecture nautical building

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Base de l'ouverture nasale

A raised area at the base of the nasal aperture in the skull.

Examples :

"the nasal sill"

la base de l'ouverture nasale

anatomy body part physiology

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Appui, seuil

The inner edge of the bottom of an embrasure.

Examples :

"The cat sat on the sills of the window, watching the birds outside. "

Le chat était assis sur les appuis de la fenêtre, regardant les oiseaux dehors.

architecture part building

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noun

Jeune hareng

A young herring.

Examples :

"The fisherman caught a net full of small, young herring, known locally as sills. "

Le pêcheur a attrapé un filet rempli de jeunes harengs, connus localement sous le nom de sills.

fish animal food

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Timon

The shaft or thill of a carriage.

Examples :

"The horse strained against the sills of the old carriage as it pulled the heavy load uphill. "

Le cheval força contre le timon de l'ancienne voiture alors qu'il tirait la lourde charge en montée.