"eau" meaning in French

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Noun

IPA: /o/ Forms: eaux [plural]
Rhymes: -o Etymology: Inherited from Middle French eau, eaue, from Old French ewe, euwe, egua (“water”), from Latin aqua (“water”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ekʷeh₂ (“water, flowing water”). Cognate with Old English ēa (“flowing water, stream, river”). More at ea. See cognates in regional languages in France : Angevin ieau, Bourbonnais-Berrichon aigue or aïe, Bourguignon eâ, Champenois ève or aive, Franc-Comtois âve, Gallo iau, Lorrain aoue, Norman iâo, Orléanais iau, Picard ieu, Poitevin-Saintongeais ève, Franco-Provençal égoua and éva, Occitan aiga, Catalan aigua, Corsican acqua. Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|fr|frm|eau, eaue|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Middle French eau, eaue, {{inh+|fr|frm|eau, eaue}} Inherited from Middle French eau, eaue, {{inh|fr|fro|ewe}} Old French ewe, {{m|fro|euwe}} euwe, {{m|fro|egua||water}} egua (“water”), {{inh|fr|la|aqua||water}} Latin aqua (“water”), {{inh|fr|ine-pro|*h₂ekʷeh₂||water, flowing water}} Proto-Indo-European *h₂ekʷeh₂ (“water, flowing water”), {{cog|ang|ēa||flowing water, stream, river}} Old English ēa (“flowing water, stream, river”), {{m|en|ea}} ea, {{cog|roa-ang|ieau}} Angevin ieau, {{cog|roa-bbn|aigue}} Bourbonnais-Berrichon aigue, {{cog|roa-brg|eâ}} Bourguignon eâ, {{cog|roa-cha|ève}} Champenois ève, {{cog|roa-fcm|âve}} Franc-Comtois âve, {{cog|roa-gal|iau}} Gallo iau, {{cog|roa-lor|aoue}} Lorrain aoue, {{cog|nrf|iâo}} Norman iâo, {{cog|roa-orl|iau}} Orléanais iau, {{cog|pcd|ieu}} Picard ieu, {{cog|roa-poi|ève}} Poitevin-Saintongeais ève, {{cog|frp|égoua}} Franco-Provençal égoua, {{cog|oc|aiga}} Occitan aiga, {{cog|ca|aigua}} Catalan aigua, {{cog|co|acqua}} Corsican acqua Head templates: {{fr-noun|f}} eau f (plural eaux)
  1. water, a liquid that is transparent, colorless, odorless, and tasteless in its pure form, the primary constituent of lakes, rivers, seas, and oceans Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-eau-fr-noun-GVipn50f Categories (other): French nouns with irregular gender Disambiguation of French nouns with irregular gender: 25 23 26 11 15
  2. In particular, rain Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-eau-fr-noun-AbTRdszi Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, French nouns with irregular gender Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 12 44 24 12 8 Disambiguation of French nouns with irregular gender: 25 23 26 11 15
  3. (chemistry) the chemical compound with molecular formula H₂O existing in the form of ice, liquid water or steam Tags: feminine Categories (topical): Chemistry
    Sense id: en-eau-fr-noun-D-v1F9To Categories (other): French nouns with irregular gender Disambiguation of French nouns with irregular gender: 25 23 26 11 15 Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
  4. Natural liquid quantities or expanses Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-eau-fr-noun-lhKchajF Categories (other): French nouns with irregular gender Disambiguation of French nouns with irregular gender: 25 23 26 11 15
  5. Fluids such as sweat, formed and found in the body of man or animal Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-eau-fr-noun-xpezO-wN Categories (other): French nouns with irregular gender Disambiguation of French nouns with irregular gender: 25 23 26 11 15
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: araignée d’eau, au fil de l’eau, bataille d’eau, boire le vin de l’étrier, canon à eau, chasse d’eau, chat échaudé craint l’eau froide, château d’eau, chien d’eau, chute d’eau, clair comme de l’eau de roche, comme deux gouttes d’eau, comme un poisson dans l’eau, cours d’eau, cycle de l’eau, dégât des eaux, eau à ressort, eau de Cologne, eau de Javel, eau de mer, eau de rose, eau de Seltz, eau de source, eau de surface, eau de toilette, eau de vaisselle, eau douce, eau du robinet, eau dure, eau gazeuse, eau lourde, eau micellaire, eau minérale, eau oxygénée, eau pétillante, eau plate, eau régale, eau tonique, eaux grises, eaux territoriales, eaux usées, encens d’eau, faire eau, goutte d’eau dans l’océan, iris d’eau, jeter le bébé avec l’eau du bain, la goutte d’eau qui fait déborder le vase, ligne de partage des eaux, marée de morte eau, melon d’eau, mettre l’eau à la bouche, moulin à eau, nager entre deux eaux, ne pas avoir inventé l’eau chaude, œufs dans l’eau, pêcher en eau trouble, perdre les eaux, plan d’eau, poche des eaux, point d’eau, porter de l’eau à la rivière, poule d’eau, prendre l’eau, rat d’eau, se jeter à l’eau, se noyer dans un verre d’eau, sortir la tête de l’eau, suer sang et eau, tant va la cruche à l’eau qu’à la fin elle se brise, tant va la cruche à l’eau qu’à la fin elle se casse, tempête dans un verre d’eau, tirant d’eau, tomber à l’eau, vapeur d’eau, vivre d’amour et d’eau fraiche, voie d’eau, y avoir de l’eau dans le gaz

Inflected forms

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  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "araignée d’eau"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "au fil de l’eau"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "bataille d’eau"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "boire le vin de l’étrier"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "canon à eau"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "chasse d’eau"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "chat échaudé craint l’eau froide"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "château d’eau"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "chien d’eau"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "chute d’eau"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "clair comme de l’eau de roche"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "comme deux gouttes d’eau"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "comme un poisson dans l’eau"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "cours d’eau"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "cycle de l’eau"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "dégât des eaux"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "eau à ressort"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "eau de Cologne"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "eau de Javel"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "eau de mer"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "eau de rose"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "eau de Seltz"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "eau de source"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "eau de surface"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "eau de toilette"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "eau de vaisselle"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "eau douce"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "eau du robinet"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "eau dure"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "eau gazeuse"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "eau lourde"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "eau micellaire"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "eau minérale"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "eau oxygénée"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "eau pétillante"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "eau plate"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "eau régale"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "eau tonique"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "eaux grises"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "eaux territoriales"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "eaux usées"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "encens d’eau"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "faire eau"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "goutte d’eau dans l’océan"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "iris d’eau"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "jeter le bébé avec l’eau du bain"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "la goutte d’eau qui fait déborder le vase"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "ligne de partage des eaux"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "marée de morte eau"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "melon d’eau"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "mettre l’eau à la bouche"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "moulin à eau"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "nager entre deux eaux"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "ne pas avoir inventé l’eau chaude"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "œufs dans l’eau"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "pêcher en eau trouble"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "perdre les eaux"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "plan d’eau"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "poche des eaux"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "point d’eau"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "porter de l’eau à la rivière"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "poule d’eau"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "prendre l’eau"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "rat d’eau"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "se jeter à l’eau"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "se noyer dans un verre d’eau"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "sortir la tête de l’eau"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "suer sang et eau"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "tant va la cruche à l’eau qu’à la fin elle se brise"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "tant va la cruche à l’eau qu’à la fin elle se casse"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "tempête dans un verre d’eau"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "tirant d’eau"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "tomber à l’eau"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "vapeur d’eau"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "vivre d’amour et d’eau fraiche"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "voie d’eau"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "y avoir de l’eau dans le gaz"
    }
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      "depth": 1,
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          "args": {
            "1": "gcf",
            "2": "dlo"
          },
          "expansion": "Antillean Creole: dlo",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Antillean Creole: dlo"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "gcr",
            "2": "dilo"
          },
          "expansion": "Guianese Creole: dilo",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Guianese Creole: dilo"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ht",
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          },
          "expansion": "Haitian Creole: dlo",
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        }
      ],
      "text": "Haitian Creole: dlo"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "kmv",
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            "3": "dlo"
          },
          "expansion": "Karipúna Creole French: djilo, dlo",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Karipúna Creole French: djilo, dlo"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
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        {
          "args": {
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            "alts": "1"
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          "expansion": "Louisiana Creole: dilo",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Louisiana Creole: dilo"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
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          "expansion": "Mauritian Creole: dilo",
          "name": "desc"
        }
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      "text": "Mauritian Creole: dilo"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "crs",
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          },
          "expansion": "Seychellois Creole: delo",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Seychellois Creole: delo"
    },
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      "depth": 1,
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        {
          "args": {
            "1": "cks",
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      "text": "Tayo: delo, dolo"
    }
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        "3": "eau, eaue",
        "4": "",
        "5": "",
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        "g3": "",
        "id": "",
        "lit": "",
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      },
      "expansion": "Middle French eau, eaue",
      "name": "inh"
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        "3": "eau, eaue"
      },
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    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fr",
        "2": "fro",
        "3": "ewe"
      },
      "expansion": "Old French ewe",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fro",
        "2": "euwe"
      },
      "expansion": "euwe",
      "name": "m"
    },
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        "1": "fro",
        "2": "egua",
        "3": "",
        "4": "water"
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      "name": "m"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fr",
        "2": "la",
        "3": "aqua",
        "4": "",
        "5": "water"
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      "expansion": "Latin aqua (“water”)",
      "name": "inh"
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        "5": "water, flowing water"
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      "name": "inh"
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ang",
        "2": "ēa",
        "3": "",
        "4": "flowing water, stream, river"
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    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "ea"
      },
      "expansion": "ea",
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    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "roa-ang",
        "2": "ieau"
      },
      "expansion": "Angevin ieau",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "roa-bbn",
        "2": "aigue"
      },
      "expansion": "Bourbonnais-Berrichon aigue",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "roa-brg",
        "2": "eâ"
      },
      "expansion": "Bourguignon eâ",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "roa-cha",
        "2": "ève"
      },
      "expansion": "Champenois ève",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "roa-fcm",
        "2": "âve"
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      "expansion": "Franc-Comtois âve",
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    {
      "args": {
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        "2": "iau"
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      "expansion": "Gallo iau",
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    {
      "args": {
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      "expansion": "Lorrain aoue",
      "name": "cog"
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      "args": {
        "1": "nrf",
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      "expansion": "Norman iâo",
      "name": "cog"
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    {
      "args": {
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      "expansion": "Orléanais iau",
      "name": "cog"
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      "args": {
        "1": "pcd",
        "2": "ieu"
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      "expansion": "Picard ieu",
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      "args": {
        "1": "roa-poi",
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      "expansion": "Poitevin-Saintongeais ève",
      "name": "cog"
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "frp",
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      "expansion": "Franco-Provençal égoua",
      "name": "cog"
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "oc",
        "2": "aiga"
      },
      "expansion": "Occitan aiga",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ca",
        "2": "aigua"
      },
      "expansion": "Catalan aigua",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "co",
        "2": "acqua"
      },
      "expansion": "Corsican acqua",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Inherited from Middle French eau, eaue, from Old French ewe, euwe, egua (“water”), from Latin aqua (“water”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ekʷeh₂ (“water, flowing water”). Cognate with Old English ēa (“flowing water, stream, river”). More at ea.\nSee cognates in regional languages in France : Angevin ieau, Bourbonnais-Berrichon aigue or aïe, Bourguignon eâ, Champenois ève or aive, Franc-Comtois âve, Gallo iau, Lorrain aoue, Norman iâo, Orléanais iau, Picard ieu, Poitevin-Saintongeais ève, Franco-Provençal égoua and éva, Occitan aiga, Catalan aigua, Corsican acqua.",
  "forms": [
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      "form": "eaux",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
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    }
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  "lang": "French",
  "lang_code": "fr",
  "pos": "noun",
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    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "25 23 26 11 15",
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      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "He drank a cool glass of water.",
          "text": "Il buvait un verre d’eau fraîche.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "Sea water and river water do not have the same salt content and thus do not harbor the same fish.",
          "text": "L’eau de mer et l’eau de rivière n’ont pas la même teneur en sel et n’abritent donc pas les mêmes poissons.",
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          "english": "The alteration of the lake's water by the effect of the current from the bottom to the surface seems to be explained by the fact that the density current had a higher temperature than the inferior and medium layers of the lake.",
          "ref": "1951, First Congress on Irrigation and Drainage. Transactions, volume 2, page 149",
          "text": "L’alteration de l′eau du lac par l’effect des courants du fond vers la surface semble s’expliquer par le fait, que le courant à densité avait une temperature plus élevée que les couches inférieures et moyennes du lac.",
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          "sea",
          "sea"
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          "english": "That made my mouth water.",
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          "english": "He warmed up to run. He's all sweaty.",
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      "homophone": "aulx"
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      "homophone": "haut"
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      "homophone": "hauts"
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      "homophone": "ho"
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      "word": "araignée d’eau"
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      "word": "au fil de l’eau"
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      "word": "bataille d’eau"
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      "word": "boire le vin de l’étrier"
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      "word": "canon à eau"
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      "word": "chasse d’eau"
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      "word": "chat échaudé craint l’eau froide"
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    {
      "word": "château d’eau"
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    {
      "word": "chien d’eau"
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      "word": "chute d’eau"
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      "word": "clair comme de l’eau de roche"
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      "word": "comme deux gouttes d’eau"
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      "word": "comme un poisson dans l’eau"
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      "word": "cours d’eau"
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      "word": "cycle de l’eau"
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      "word": "dégât des eaux"
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      "word": "eau à ressort"
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      "word": "eau de Cologne"
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      "word": "eau de Javel"
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      "word": "eau de mer"
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      "word": "eau de rose"
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      "word": "eau de Seltz"
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      "word": "eau de source"
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      "word": "eau de surface"
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    {
      "word": "eau de toilette"
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    {
      "word": "eau de vaisselle"
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      "word": "eau douce"
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      "word": "eau du robinet"
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      "word": "eau dure"
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      "word": "eau gazeuse"
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      "word": "eau lourde"
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      "word": "eau micellaire"
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      "word": "eau minérale"
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      "word": "eau oxygénée"
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      "word": "eau pétillante"
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      "word": "eau plate"
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      "word": "eau régale"
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      "word": "eaux usées"
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      "word": "encens d’eau"
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      "word": "faire eau"
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      "word": "goutte d’eau dans l’océan"
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      "word": "iris d’eau"
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      "word": "la goutte d’eau qui fait déborder le vase"
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      "word": "ligne de partage des eaux"
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      "word": "marée de morte eau"
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      "word": "melon d’eau"
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      "word": "mettre l’eau à la bouche"
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      "word": "moulin à eau"
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      "word": "nager entre deux eaux"
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      "word": "ne pas avoir inventé l’eau chaude"
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      "word": "œufs dans l’eau"
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      "word": "pêcher en eau trouble"
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      "word": "perdre les eaux"
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      "word": "plan d’eau"
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      "word": "poche des eaux"
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      "word": "point d’eau"
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      "word": "porter de l’eau à la rivière"
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      "word": "poule d’eau"
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      "word": "prendre l’eau"
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      "word": "rat d’eau"
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      "word": "se jeter à l’eau"
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      "word": "se noyer dans un verre d’eau"
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      "word": "sortir la tête de l’eau"
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      "word": "tempête dans un verre d’eau"
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      "word": "tirant d’eau"
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      "word": "tomber à l’eau"
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      "word": "vapeur d’eau"
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      "word": "voie d’eau"
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        ],
        [
          "odorless",
          "odorless"
        ],
        [
          "tasteless",
          "tasteless"
        ],
        [
          "lake",
          "lake"
        ],
        [
          "river",
          "river"
        ],
        [
          "sea",
          "sea"
        ],
        [
          "ocean",
          "ocean"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "French terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "If the wind persists, we will have rain.",
          "text": "Si le vent dure, nous aurons de l’eau.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "In particular, rain"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "rain",
          "rain"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "French terms with usage examples",
        "fr:Chemistry"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "Water hardens with cold and vaporises with heat.",
          "text": "L’eau se durcit par le froid et se vaporise par la chaleur.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "the chemical compound with molecular formula H₂O existing in the form of ice, liquid water or steam"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "chemistry",
          "chemistry"
        ],
        [
          "ice",
          "ice"
        ],
        [
          "liquid water",
          "liquid water"
        ],
        [
          "steam",
          "steam"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(chemistry) the chemical compound with molecular formula H₂O existing in the form of ice, liquid water or steam"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "chemistry",
        "natural-sciences",
        "physical-sciences"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "French terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "In the evening, they bathed in the waters of Lake Titicaca.",
          "text": "Le soir, ils se baignaient dans les eaux du lac Titicaca.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Natural liquid quantities or expanses"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "French terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "Vesicants make blisters full of fluid.",
          "text": "Les vésicatoires font des ampoules pleines d’eau.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "That made my mouth water.",
          "text": "L’eau m’en vint à la bouche.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "He warmed up to run. He's all sweaty.",
          "text": "Il s’est échauffé à courir, il est tout en eau.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Fluids such as sweat, formed and found in the body of man or animal"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/o/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-o"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "au"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "aux"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "aulx"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "eaux"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "haut"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "hauts"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "ho"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "o"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "ô"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "oh"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "os"
    }
  ],
  "word": "eau"
}

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