bief

bjɛf

Definition

Definition of bief - Reverso French Dictionary

Noun, masculine

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portion de canal entre deux écluses ou barrages

TECH.

Le bateau traverse lentement le bief avant d'atteindre l'écluse suivante.

dérivation

TECH.

canal artificiel qui détourne une partie de l'eau d'un cours principal

TECH.

Le bief permet d'irriguer les champs en détournant l'eau de la rivière.

canal de dérivation

dérivation

moulin

TECH.

canal qui amène l'eau sur la roue d'un moulin

TECH.

L'eau du bief fait tourner la roue du vieux moulin à farine.

canal d'amenée

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portion de canal entre deux écluses ou barrages
canal artificiel qui détourne une partie de l'eau d'un cours principal

Origin of bief

ancien français, bief (portion de canal)

Examples of bief in a sentence

Nous avons pêché dans le bief près du vieux moulin.
Le bief alimente le moulin du village.
Un nouveau bief a été creusé pour éviter les inondations.
Le bief alimente le moulin à eau du village.
Ils ont construit un nouveau bief pour irriguer les champs.

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English:reach, millrace, ...
German:Schleusenkanal, Mühlgraben, ...
Italian:battente, canale di derivazione, ...
Spanish:tramo de canal, canal de derivación, ...
Portuguese:bief, bueiro, ...
Chinese:渠段, 引水渠, ...
Japanese:閘間, 分水路, ...
Arabic:مقطع مائي, القناة الفرعية, ...
Hebrew:מִשְׁרָע, תְּעָלָה מְלָאכוּתִית, ...
Russian:шлюзовой промежуток, отводной канал, ...
Ukrainian:б'єф, відвідний канал, ...
Catalan:tram de canal, canal de derivació, ...
Danish:kanalstrækning, møllekanal, ...
Dutch:sluisbief, afleidingskanaal, ...
Greek:διατομή καναλιού, αρδευτικό αυλάκι, ...
Khmer:ចន្លោះប្រឡាយ, ប្រឡាយបំបែកទឹក, ...
Korean:도수로, 인공 수로, ...
Polish:przęsło kanału, kanał odprowadzający, ...
Portuguese (BR):trecho de canal entre eclusas, canal de derivação, ...
Romanian:bief, canal artificial, ...
Swedish:kanalsträcka, avledningskanal, ...
Thai:ช่วงคลอง, คลองเบี่ยงน้ำ, ...
Turkish:kilit arası kanal bölümü, savak, ...
Vietnamese:đoạn kênh giữa hai âu tàu, kênh dẫn nước, ...

biez

bjɛ

Definition of biez - Reverso French Dictionary

Noun, masculine

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Dated

espace entre deux écluses sur une rivière ou un canal

Dated

Le bateau traverse lentement le biez avant d'atteindre l'écluse suivante.

barrage

bief

pisciculture

Dated

bassin servant à piéger les poissons derrière un barrage

Dated

Les saumons sont capturés dans le biez pour être comptés.

bassin

vivier

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Origin of biez

germanique, *bi (deux) + *-ag (terrain)

Examples of biez in a sentence

Ce biez très étroit complique la manœuvre des grands bateaux.
Le garde ouvre le biez pour vérifier l’état des poissons piégés.
Les truites remontent jusqu’au biez avant d’être transférées dans les bassins.

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English:reach, fish trap, ...
German:Schleusenstrecke, Fischfangbecken, ...
Italian:salto, vasca di cattura, ...
Spanish:tramo entre esclusas, balsa, ...
Portuguese:trecho entre eclusas, viveiro, ...
Chinese:闸间水域, 拦鱼池, ...
Japanese:閘間, 魚捕獲池, ...
Arabic:مجرى بين قفلين, حَوض صَيد, ...
Hebrew:בִּיֵיז, בָּרֵכָה לְלִכִּידַת דָּגִים, ...
Russian:бьеф, рыбный бассейн, ...
Ukrainian:б'єз, бієз, ...
Catalan:tram entre rescloses, bassa de captura, ...
Danish:slusebassin, fiskebassin, ...
Dutch:tussenkolk, viskuil, ...
Greek:διαυλάκι, ιχθυοπαγίδα, ...
Khmer:ចន្លោះទឹករវាងទ្វារទឹកពីរ, អាងចាប់ត្រី, ...
Korean:두 갑문 사이의 구간, 양식장 수조, ...
Polish:międzyśluzie, zbiornik odłowowy, ...
Portuguese (BR):trecho entre eclusas, viveiro, ...
Romanian:bief, bazin de capturare, ...
Swedish:slussled, fiskbassäng, ...
Thai:ช่วงระหว่างประตูน้ำสองแห่ง, บ่อดักปลา, ...
Turkish:kilitler arası kanal, balık kapanı, ...
Vietnamese:đoạn giữa hai âu thuyền, ao chắn cá, ...

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Definition of bief - Reverso French Dictionary

Noun, masculine

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Definition of biez - Reverso French Dictionary

Noun, masculine

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