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Summary

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delta:
- delta; embouchure
Wiktionary:
- delta → delta
- delta → deltaïque

French to English: more detail...

delta:
- delta; estuary; river-mouth
Wiktionary:
- delta → delta

English

Detailed Translations for delta from English to French

delta:

delta [the ~] nomen

the delta (estuary; river-mouth)
le delta; l'embouchure
- delta [le ~] nomen
- embouchure [la ~] nomen

Translation Matrix for delta:

Noun	Related Translations	Other Translations
delta	delta; estuary; river-mouth
embouchure	delta; estuary; river-mouth	adjutage; discharge into; embouchure; estuary; flow into; mouth; mouth-piece

Related Words for "delta":

deltas

Synonyms for "delta":

geological formation; formation
letter; letter of the alphabet; alphabetic character

Related Definitions for "delta":

the 4th letter of the Greek alphabet¹
a low triangular area of alluvial deposits where a river divides before entering a larger body of water¹
- the Mississippi River delta¹
- the Nile delta¹
an object shaped like an equilateral triangle¹

Wiktionary Translations for delta:

delta

noun

fourth letter of modern Greek alphabet
- delta → delta

delta

noun

Nom de δ et de Δ, quatrième lettre et troisième consonne de l’alphabet grec, équivalent de notre « d ».
- delta → delta
géographie|fr Dépôt d’alluvions (galets, sables, limons) souvent de forme triangulaire (d’où le nom) à l’embouchure d’un fleuve qui se divise en deux ou plusieurs bras.
- delta → delta

adjective

Qui appartenir aux deltas des fleuves.
- deltaïque → deltaic; delta

French

Detailed Translations for delta from French to English

delta:

delta [le ~] nomen

le delta (embouchure)
the delta; the estuary; the river-mouth
- delta [the ~] nomen
- estuary [the ~] nomen
- river-mouth [the ~] nomen

Translation Matrix for delta:

Noun	Related Translations	Other Translations
delta	delta; embouchure
estuary	delta; embouchure	bras de mer; chenal; embouchure; estuaire; passe
river-mouth	delta; embouchure

Synonyms for "delta":

embouchure; estuaire; bouche; entrée; grau; triangle; trigone; tiers-point

Wiktionary Translations for delta:

delta

noun

Nom de δ et de Δ, quatrième lettre et troisième consonne de l’alphabet grec, équivalent de notre « d ».
- delta → delta
géographie|fr Dépôt d’alluvions (galets, sables, limons) souvent de forme triangulaire (d’où le nom) à l’embouchure d’un fleuve qui se divise en deux ou plusieurs bras.
- delta → delta

delta

noun

fourth letter of modern Greek alphabet
- delta → delta

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