ravine

ʁavin

Definition

Definition of ravine - Reverso French Dictionary

Noun, feminine

géographie

Rare

dépression étroite et profonde creusée dans le sol par l'érosion

Rare

La pluie a creusé une ravine dans la colline.

fossé

gorge

ravin

figuré

Rare

ride profonde marquant le visage

Rare

Les ravines de son front témoignent de son âge avancé.

pli

ride

sillon

régional

Dated

cours d'eau ou torrent de toute taille

Dated

Les enfants jouent près de la ravine qui traverse le village.

cours d'eau

ruisseau

torrent

érosion

TECH.

début d'érosion formant des sillons ou torrent de boue résultant

TECH.

L'orage a provoqué des ravines sur le terrain en pente.

ravinement

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dépression étroite et profonde creusée dans le sol par l'érosion
cours d'eau ou torrent de toute taille

Origin of ravine

latin, rapina (pillage, ravine)

Examples of ravine in a sentence

Ils ont traversé une ravine profonde en randonnée.
Les ravines autour de ses yeux révèlent ses soucis.
Avec le temps, des ravines profondes sont apparues sur ses joues.
La ravine déborde après de fortes pluies.
Ils ont construit un pont au-dessus de la ravine.
Des ravines se sont formées après la crue soudaine.

Les ravines rendent le champ difficile à cultiver.

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English:gully, furrow, ...
German:Ravine, Furche, ...
Italian:forra, solco, ...
Spanish:barranco, surco, ...
Portuguese:ravina, ruga profunda, ...
Chinese:沟壑, 深皱纹, ...
Japanese:谷, 深いしわ, ...
Arabic:خانق, تجعيد عميق, ...
Hebrew:נִקְרָה, חָרוּץ עָמוֹק, ...
Russian:овраг, морщина, ...
Ukrainian:яр, борозна, ...
Catalan:barranc, solc, ...
Danish:kløft, fure, ...
Dutch:rivierdal, rimpel, ...
Greek:φαράγγι, βαθύ ρέμα, ...
Khmer:ជ្រោះ, ជ្រួញជ្រៅ, ...
Korean:침식 골짜기, 깊은 주름, ...
Polish:wąwóz, bruzda, ...
Portuguese (BR):ravina, sulco, ...
Romanian:ravină, rânjet, ...
Swedish:ravin, fåra, ...
Thai:ร่องน้ำลึก, รอยลึก, ...
Turkish:yarık, derin kırışıklık, ...
Vietnamese:khe núi nhỏ, nếp nhăn sâu, ...

raviner

ʁavinɛʁ

Definition of raviner - Reverso French Dictionary

Verb

tr.

terrain

Rare

creuser des sillons profonds dans la terre

Rare

Les pluies torrentielles ont raviné la colline.

creuser

rides

Rare

former des rides sur le visage

Rare

Les années ont raviné son front de profondes rides.

marquer

sillonner

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Origin of raviner

français, ravine (petite vallée)

Examples of raviner in a sentence

Le sentier est raviné par l’érosion chaque printemps.
Le sourire de la vieille dame est raviné par le temps.
Le vent froid a raviné ses joues délicates.

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English:erode, crease, ...
German:auswaschen, mit Falten überziehen, ...
Italian:solcare, segnare, ...
Spanish:surcar, arrugarse, ...
Portuguese:sulcar, marcar de rugas, ...
Chinese:冲刷出沟壑, 刻下皱纹, ...
Japanese:浸食する, しわを刻む, ...
Arabic:جرف التربة, غاص, ...
Hebrew:לַחְרוֹץ תְּעָלוֹת, לַחְרוֹץ קְמָטִים, ...
Russian:размывать, бороздить, ...
Ukrainian:розмивати, покривати зморшками, ...
Catalan:ravinar, formar arrugues, ...
Danish:erodere, rynke, ...
Dutch:uitschuren, diepe rimpels trekken in, ...
Greek:αυλακώνω, δημιουργώ ρυτίδες, ...
Khmer:ច្រោះជាចង្អូរ, ធ្វើឲ្យជ្រីវជ្រួញ, ...
Korean:침식하다, 주름지게 하다, ...
Polish:wyżłobić, porysować zmarszczkami, ...
Portuguese (BR):cavar, marcar, ...
Romanian:a eroda, a brăzda, ...
Swedish:erodera, rynka, ...
Thai:กัดเซาะ, ทำให้เกิดรอยย่น, ...
Turkish:yarıklar oluşturmak, kırıştırmak, ...
Vietnamese:xói mòn, hằn lên, ...

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Definition of ravine - Reverso French Dictionary

Noun, feminine

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