caverne

kavɛʁn

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Definition of caverne - Reverso French Dictionary

Noun, feminine

grottetrou naturel creusé dans la roche ou sous terre

Les spéléologues explorent une immense caverne sous la montagne.

antre

grotte

repairelieu dangereux et mal fréquenté

Ce bar est une vraie caverne de voleurs et de bandits.

antre

repaire

médical

TECH.

trou formé dans le poumon par une maladie

TECH.

La radiographie révèle une caverne dans le poumon du patient.

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trou naturel creusé dans la roche ou sous terre

Expressions with caverne

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caverne d'Ali Baba

endroit qui contient beaucoup d'objets précieux ou de grande valeur

Son grenier est une vraie caverne d'Ali Baba pleine d'antiquités.

Origin of caverne

latin, caverna (caverne, grotte)

Terms with caverne included in their meaning

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antre

cachette

grotte ou caverne naturelle, souvent habitée par des animaux sauvages

sésame, ouvre-toi

exp.

conte

formule magique du conte d'Ali Baba pour ouvrir la caverne

troglodytique

adj.

habitation

creusé dans la roche ou aménagé dans une caverne

caverneux

adj.

ressemblance

qui rappelle une caverne par sa forme ou son aspect

Examples of caverne in a sentence

Nous avons trouvé refuge dans une caverne pendant l’orage.
La police a découvert une caverne de trafiquants en banlieue.
Il évite cette caverne mal famée la nuit.
Le médecin a observé une caverne lors du scanner thoracique.
Plusieurs cavernes pulmonaires sont visibles chez ce patient atteint de tuberculose.

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English:cavern, den, ...
German:Höhle, Unterschlupf, ...
Italian:caverna, covo, ...
Spanish:caverna, antro, ...
Portuguese:caverna, antro, ...
Chinese:洞穴, 黑窝点, ...
Japanese:洞窟, アジト, ...
Arabic:كهف, وكر, ...
Hebrew:מְעָרָה, מַחֲבוֹא שֶׁל פּוֹשְׁעִים, ...
Russian:пещера, логово, ...
Ukrainian:печера, притон, ...
Catalan:caverna, cavitació, ...
Danish:hule, røverhule, ...
Dutch:grot, holen, ...
Greek:σπηλιά, καταγώγιο, ...
Khmer:រូងភ្នំ, សំបុកចោរ, ...
Korean:동굴, 소굴, ...
Polish:jaskinia, melina, ...
Portuguese (BR):caverna, antro, ...
Romanian:peșteră, vizuină, ...
Swedish:grotta, näste, ...
Thai:ถ้ำ, แหล่งซ่องสุม, ...
Turkish:mağara, yuva, ...
Vietnamese:hang động, ổ, ...

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Definition of caverne - Reverso French Dictionary

Noun, feminine

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