noun🔗ShareRéservoir, cuveA closed container for liquids or gases."The firefighter filled the water tank on the truck. "Le pompier a rempli le réservoir d'eau sur le camion.utilityitemmachineessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareRéservoir, cuveAn open container or pool for storing water or other liquids."The farm animals drank from the large metal tank of water. "Les animaux de la ferme ont bu dans le grand réservoir métallique d'eau.utilityessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareÉtang, bassin, petit lacA pond, pool, or small lake, natural or artificial."The children played near the small tank in the park. "Les enfants ont joué près du petit étang dans le parc.naturegeographyenvironmentplaceessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareRéservoirThe fuel reservoir of a vehicle."The car's tank was almost empty, so we had to stop at the gas station. "Le réservoir de la voiture était presque vide, nous avons donc dû nous arrêter à la station-service.vehiclefuelpartmachineessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareLe contenu d'un réservoirThe amount held by a container; a tankful."I burned three tanks of gas on the drive to New York."J'ai brûlé trois pleins d'essence sur le trajet vers New York.amountunitessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareChar d'assautAn armoured fighting vehicle, armed with a gun, and moving on caterpillar tracks."The army's tank rolled slowly across the parade ground. "Le char de l'armée a roulé lentement sur le champ de parade.militaryvehicleweaponessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareRéservoir, barrage(Australian and Indian English) A reservoir or dam."The local council built a new water tank to provide fresh water to the village. "Le conseil local a construit un nouveau réservoir d'eau pour fournir de l'eau fraîche au village.environmentagricultureutilityessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareBac, réservoirA large metal container for holding drinking water for animals, usually placed near a wind-driven water pump, in an animal pen or field."The farmer filled the large metal tank with water for the thirsty cows in the pasture. "L'agriculteur a rempli le grand réservoir métallique d'eau pour les vaches assoiffées dans le pâturage.agricultureanimalutilitydeviceessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareBassin, réservoirBy extension a small pond for the same purpose."The children built a small tank in the backyard for their pet frogs. "Les enfants ont construit un petit bassin dans le jardin pour leurs grenouilles de compagnie.environmentagricultureessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareUne personne très musclée et physiquement imposanteA very muscular and physically imposing person. Somebody who is built like a tank."The football player was a tank; he easily overpowered all the other linemen. "Le joueur de football était une armoire à glace ; il a facilement dominé tous les autres joueurs de ligne.appearancebodypersonhumanessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareTank, personnage tankA unit or character designed primarily around damage absorption and holding the attention of the enemy (as opposed to dealing damage, healing, or other tasks)."The tank on the team, a big and strong boy, often took the first blows from the bullies, protecting the rest of the group. "Le tank de l'équipe, un grand et fort garçon, encaissait souvent les premiers coups des brutes, protégeant le reste du groupe.gamecomputingmilitaryessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareCellule, prisonA prison cell, or prison generally."The prisoner was kept in a small tank in the maximum-security prison. "Le prisonnier était gardé dans une petite cellule de la prison de haute sécurité.lawgovernmentpolicestatebuildingessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareRéflexion, temps de réflexionA metaphorical place where a player goes to contemplate a decision; see in the tank."Before making a decision about college, Sarah went into the tank to consider her options. "Avant de prendre une décision concernant l'université, Sarah a pris un temps de réflexion pour examiner ses options.mindgameessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareS'effondrer, chuterTo fail or fall (often used in describing the economy or the stock market); to degenerate or decline rapidly; to plummet."The company's profits tanked after the product recall. "Les bénéfices de l'entreprise se sont effondrés après le rappel du produit.economybusinessfinanceessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareAttirer les attaques d'une cible ennemieTo attract the attacks of an enemy target in cooperative team-based combat, so that one's teammates can defeat the enemy in question more efficiently."The team leader decided to tank the boss monster in the online game, allowing his teammates to focus on dealing damage. "Le chef d'équipe a décidé d'attirer les attaques du boss dans le jeu en ligne, permettant à ses coéquipiers de se concentrer sur les dégâts.gamecomputingactiontechnicalessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareRemplir le réservoir deTo put (fuel, etc.) into a tank."Before the school trip, the driver tanked up the bus with fuel. "Avant la sortie scolaire, le chauffeur a rempli le réservoir de carburant du bus.fuelvehiclemachineessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Shareperdre intentionnellement, saboterTo deliberately lose a sports match with the intent of gaining a perceived future competitive advantage."The soccer team tanked their last game on purpose to avoid having to play the top-ranked team in the playoffs. "L'équipe de football a intentionnellement perdu son dernier match pour éviter d'avoir à jouer contre l'équipe la mieux classée en séries éliminatoires.sportgameessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareRésister, encaisserTo resist damage; to be attacked without being hurt."The soldier was able to tank the blows to his chest without getting hurt. "Le soldat a pu encaisser les coups à la poitrine sans être blessé.militarygameessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareRéfléchir longuement, cogiterTo contemplate a decision for a long time; to go in the tank."He tanked over the decision about which college to attend, spending weeks researching different programs. "Il a longuement réfléchi à la décision concernant le collège à fréquenter, passant des semaines à rechercher différents programmes.attitudemindactionessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareTankA small Indian dry measure, averaging 240 grains in weight."The recipe called for two tanks of cumin seeds. "La recette demandait deux tanks de graines de cumin.amountunitagriculturefoodessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareUn poids de Bombay de 72 grains, pour les perlesA Bombay weight of 72 grains, for pearls."The jeweler carefully weighed the pearl, using a tank to measure its Bombay weight. "Le bijoutier a soigneusement pesé la perle, en utilisant un poids de Bombay pour mesurer son poids.amountbusinessvalueessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareEndurer, supporterTo stand; to tolerate."My younger brother can tank a lot of teasing without getting upset. "Mon jeune frère peut endurer beaucoup de taquineries sans se fâcher.attitudeactioncharacteressentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading