colmater

kɔlmate

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Definition of colmater - Reverso French Dictionary

Verb

réparation

tr.

boucher un trou ou une ouverture pour empêcher un passage

tr.

Il faut colmater cette fuite dans le toit avant la pluie.

boucher

obturer

sédimentation

intr.

TECH.

se remplir progressivement par dépôt de matières

intr.

TECH.

Le sable va colmater peu à peu le fond du bassin.

s'ensabler

s'envaser

agriculture

tr.

TECH.

combler un terrain bas avec de la terre transportée par l'eau

tr.

TECH.

Les agriculteurs vont colmater ce marécage pour créer de nouvelles terres.

combler

remblayer

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colmater les brèches

boucher des ouvertures ou des trous dans une structure

Les ouvriers ont colmaté les brèches du mur endommagé.

colmater les fuites

réparer les endroits qui laissent échapper un liquide ou un gaz

Il faut colmater les fuites du tuyau avant qu'il y ait une inondation.

colmater une fuite

boucher hermétiquement un trou par où s'échappe un liquide ou gaz

Il faut colmater une fuite d'eau dans la canalisation rapidement.

se colmater

se boucher progressivement par accumulation de matières ou sédiments

Le filtre se colmate rapidement avec toute cette poussière.

Origin of colmater

latin, colmater (colmater, boucher)

Examples of colmater in a sentence

On doit colmater le trou dans la barque rapidement.
La vase commence à colmater le lit de la rivière.
Avec le temps, les débris colmatent les canalisations naturelles.
Ils vont colmater la parcelle inondée ce printemps.
On doit colmater ce champ pour éviter les pertes d'eau.

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English:seal, silt up, ...
German:abdichten, verschlammen, ...
Italian:tappare, riempirsi, ...
Spanish:taponar, colmatarse, ...
Portuguese:tampar, assorear, ...
Chinese:堵住, 淤积, ...
Japanese:塞ぐ, 埋まる, ...
Arabic:سد, رَسَّبَ, ...
Hebrew:לִסְתוֹם, לְהִסְתַּתֵּם, ...
Russian:заделывать, засоряться, ...
Ukrainian:заделати, замулюватися, ...
Catalan:tapar, colmatar-se, ...
Danish:tilstoppe, tilsande, ...
Dutch:dichten, verzanden, ...
Greek:σφραγίζω, φράζομαι, ...
Khmer:បិទរន្ធ, កកស្ទះ, ...
Korean:막다, 메워지다, ...
Polish:zatkać, zamulać się, ...
Portuguese (BR):tampar, assorear, ...
Romanian:a astupa, a colmata treptat cu depozite, ...
Swedish:täta, slamma igen, ...
Thai:อุดรอยรั่ว, ตกตะกอนจนเต็ม, ...
Turkish:tıkamak, tıkanmak, ...
Vietnamese:bịt kín, bị bồi lấp, ...

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