noun🔗ShareÉcluseAn artificial passage for water, fitted with a valve or gate, for example in a canal lock or a mill stream, for stopping or regulating the flow."The farmer opened the sluice to release water from the irrigation canal onto his thirsty fields. "L'agriculteur a ouvert l'écluse pour libérer l'eau du canal d'irrigation sur ses champs assoiffés.utilityarchitecturetechnologyenvironmentmachinedeviceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareÉcluse, vanneA water gate or floodgate."The farmer opened the sluice to release water from the reservoir and irrigate his fields. "L'agriculteur a ouvert l'écluse pour libérer l'eau du réservoir et irriguer ses champs.utilityarchitectureenvironmentagriculturenauticalbuildingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareÉcluse, canalHence, an opening or channel through which anything flows; a source of supply."The kitchen sink's drain is a sluice for excess water. "Le drain de l'évier de la cuisine est une écluse pour l'excès d'eau.utilitystructuretechnologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareÉcluse, vanneThe stream flowing through a floodgate."The sluice gate opened, releasing a strong stream of water. "La vanne s'est ouverte, libérant un fort courant d'eau.architectureutilityenvironmentgeographynaturesystemtechnologyplaceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareÉcluse, auge de lavageA long box or trough through which water flows, used for washing auriferous earth."The gold prospectors used the sluice to wash the dirt, hoping to find gold. "Les chercheurs d'or utilisaient l'auge de lavage pour laver la terre, espérant trouver de l'or.geologyutilityagriculturetechnologymachineChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareÉlision wh, sluicingAn instance of wh-stranding ellipsis, or sluicing."The teacher's question, "Who wants to volunteer for the project?" elicited a sluice, as several students replied, "I do." "La question du professeur, « Qui veut se porter volontaire pour le projet ? » a suscité une élision wh, car plusieurs élèves ont répondu : « Moi. »linguisticsgrammarChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareÉvacuer, déverserTo emit by, or as by, flood gates."The dam operator sluiced the water from the reservoir to refill the town's water supply. "L'opérateur du barrage a déversé l'eau du réservoir pour réapprovisionner l'approvisionnement en eau de la ville.utilityenvironmenttechnologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareInonder, arroser abondammentTo wet copiously, as by opening a sluice"to sluice meadows"Inonder les présutilityactionenvironmentChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareLaver, rincerTo wash with, or in, a stream of water running through a sluice."The farmer sluiced the muddy well with a powerful hose, washing away the dirt. "L'agriculteur a rincé le puits boueux avec un tuyau puissant, emportant la saleté.agricultureutilityenvironmentChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareLaver, rincer(more generally) To wash (down or out)."After the messy art project, the teacher had to sluice the paint off the tables with a hose. "Après le projet artistique désordonné, le professeur a dû laver la peinture des tables avec un tuyau d'arrosage.utilityactionprocessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareÉcouler, déverserTo flow, pour."The water from the leaky faucet sluiced down the counter. "L'eau du robinet qui fuyait s'est déversée sur le comptoir.actionnatureprocessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareÉlider le C' dans une question wh coordonnéeTo elide the C` in a coordinated wh-question. See sluicing.""I know we need to buy something, but I don't remember what," where "what" sluices the rest of the question "what we need to buy". "Je sais que nous devons acheter quelque chose, mais je ne me souviens pas de quoi,grammarlinguisticsphoneticsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
