subsidence

sybsidɑ̃s

Definition

Definition of subsidence - Reverso French Dictionary

Noun, feminine

géologie

TECH.

enfoncement lent du sol ou des roches dans la terre

TECH.

La subsidence du terrain a créé une dépression dans la région.

affaissement

tassement

météorologie

TECH.

mouvement descendant de l'air vers le sol dans l'atmosphère

TECH.

La subsidence de l'air provoque une diminution des nuages.

affaissement

descente

psychologie

Rare

état d'effondrement moral causé par des épreuves répétées

Rare

Après tant de malheurs, il vit dans une subsidence émotionnelle.

abattement

dépression

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Origin of subsidence

latin, subsidere (s'enfoncer) + -ance (suffixe)

Examples of subsidence in a sentence

Des études surveillent la subsidence dans cette vallée.
La subsidence limite la formation de précipitations.
On observe une subsidence importante dans cette région.
La subsidence s'est installée après la perte de son emploi.
Il a sombré dans la subsidence suite à de nombreux échecs.

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English:subsidence, downward air movement, ...
German:Subsidienz, Absinken, ...
Italian:subsidenza, crollo emotivo, ...
Spanish:subsidencia, subsistencia, ...
Portuguese:subsistência, afundamento do ar, ...
Chinese:沉降, 下沉运动, ...
Japanese:沈下, 下降気流, ...
Arabic:هبوط أرضي, هبوط الهواء, ...
Hebrew:שְׁקִיעָה אִטִּית, סַבְּסִידֶנְצְיָה, ...
Russian:субсиденция, опускание воздуха, ...
Ukrainian:просідання, субсіданція, ...
Catalan:subsídència, estat d'abatiment profund per adversitats repetides, ...
Danish:subsiden, subsidens, ...
Dutch:bodemdaling, subsidentie, ...
Greek:καθίζηση, κάθοδος, ...
Khmer:ការស្រុតដី, ចលនាចុះក្រោមនៃខ្យល់, ...
Korean:침하, 침강, ...
Polish:subsydencja, załamanie emocjonalne, ...
Portuguese (BR):subsidência, subsistência, ...
Romanian:subsidență, prăbușire emoțională, ...
Swedish:subsidens, subsidence, ...
Thai:การทรุดตัว, การจมตัวของอากาศ, ...
Turkish:çökme, alçalma, ...
Vietnamese:sự sụt lún, sự lún khí quyển, ...

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Definition of subsidence - Reverso French Dictionary

Noun, feminine

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