verb🔗SharePêcher au chalutTo take (fish or other marine animals) with a trawl."The fishing boat was trawling the ocean floor for shrimp. "Le bateau de pêche pêchait au chalut le fond de l'océan pour attraper des crevettes.fishnauticaloceananimalfoodsailingenvironmentChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗SharePêcher au chalutTo fish from a slow-moving boat."The fishing boat was slowly trawling along the coast, dragging its net behind it. "Le bateau de pêche pêchait lentement au chalut le long de la côte, traînant son filet derrière lui.nauticalfishsailingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareFouiller, ratisserTo make an exhaustive search for something within a defined area."The librarian spent the afternoon trawling through the database to find the student's lost research paper. "La bibliothécaire a passé l'après-midi à fouiller dans la base de données pour retrouver le mémoire perdu de l'étudiant.actionbusinessinternetChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareChalutageA commercial fishing technique in which a net is dragged by a moving boat."Trawling can severely damage the seafloor, affecting marine life. "Le chalutage peut gravement endommager les fonds marins, affectant la vie marine.nauticalfishChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareRecherche laborieuseA laborious search."The student's trawling through the library's online database for research material took all afternoon. "La recherche laborieuse de l'étudiant dans la base de données en ligne de la bibliothèque pour trouver du matériel de recherche a pris tout l'après-midi.actioninternetnauticalChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading