glacis

ɡlasi

Definition

Definition of glacis - Reverso French Dictionary

Noun, masculine

topographiepente douce et unie du terrain

Le château se dresse sur un glacis rocheux.

pente douce

talus

architecture

TECH.

surface lisse et inclinée dans une construction

TECH.

Le glacis du toit évacue efficacement les eaux pluviales.

fortification

Dated

pente douce partant du chemin couvert vers la campagne

Dated

Les assaillants devaient traverser le glacis à découvert.

rampe

militaire

TECH.

blindage avant incliné d'un char d'assaut

TECH.

Le glacis du char résiste mieux aux projectiles.

peinture

TECH.

couche transparente appliquée sur une peinture sèche

TECH.

L'artiste ajoute un glacis pour donner de l'éclat.

vernis

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Images of glacis

surface lisse et inclinée dans une construction

Origin of glacis

français, glacis (du latin glacies, glace)

Examples of glacis in a sentence

Les soldats avancent prudemment sur le glacis du fort.
Le glacis protège la façade des intempéries.
Un glacis en pierre borde l'entrée du château.
Le soldat a traversé le glacis sous le feu ennemi.
Les architectes ont conçu un glacis pour renforcer la fortification.
Le glacis protège l’équipage des tirs ennemis.

Un impact a laissé une marque sur le glacis du véhicule.
Un glacis subtil adoucit les couleurs du tableau.
Elle a appliqué un glacis bleu sur la toile sèche.
Un glacis bien posé prolonge la durée du mur.
Le glacis facilite l’écoulement des eaux de pluie.
Le glacis protège la capitale des incursions étrangères.
Ils ont renforcé le glacis à la frontière nord.
Le glacis est cousu à la main sur cette veste.
Un glacis discret relie la doublure au tissu extérieur.

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English:gentle slope, sloping surface, ...
German:Glacis, Schräge, ...
Italian:glacis, pendenza inclinata, ...
Spanish:ladera suave, talud, ...
Portuguese:talude, superfície inclinada, ...
Chinese:缓坡, 斜坡面, ...
Japanese:緩斜面, 勾配面, ...
Arabic:منحدر لطيف, سطح أملس مائل, ...
Hebrew:מִדְרוֹן מָתוּן, מִשְׁפָּע, ...
Russian:пологий склон, скат, ...
Ukrainian:схил, гладкий схил, ...
Catalan:glacis, blindatge inclinat, ...
Danish:glacis, skråflade, ...
Dutch:vlakke helling, helling, ...
Greek:ήπια πλαγιά, γκλίκας, ...
Hungarian:lankás lejtő, lejtős felület, ...
Khmer:ជម្រាលទន់រាប, ផ្ទៃទ្រេតរលោង, ...
Korean:완만한 경사면, 경사면, ...
Polish:łagodny stok, pochylnia, ...
Portuguese (BR):declive, superfície inclinada, ...
Romanian:glacis, pantă netedă, ...
Swedish:glacis, slänt, ...
Thai:เนินลาด, พื้นลาดเอียง, ...
Turkish:yumuşak eğim, eğimli yüzey, ...
Vietnamese:dốc thoai thoải, bề mặt dốc, ...

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Definition of glacis - Reverso French Dictionary

Noun, masculine

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Origin of glacis

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