Qu'est-ce (qui) est water - définition

CHEMICAL COMPOUND WITH RAW MOLECULAR FORMULA H₂O; MAIN CONSTITUENT OF THE FLUIDS OF MOST LIVING ORGANISMS

H2o; Liquid water; H₂O; H2O; H-20; H 20; H.20; Effects of water on life; Water in biology; Watery; Composition of water

$Water availability: the fraction of the population using improved water sources by country$

water

(waters, watering, watered)

Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English.

Water is a clear thin liquid that has no colour or taste when it is pure. It falls from clouds as rain and enters rivers and seas. All animals and people need water in order to live.

Get me a glass of water.

...the sound of water hammering on the metal roof.

...a trio of children playing along the water's edge.

N-UNCOUNT

You use waters to refer to a large area of sea, especially the area of sea which is near to a country and which is regarded as belonging to it.

The ship will remain outside Chinese territorial waters.

...the open waters of the Arctic Ocean.

N-PLURAL: with supp

You sometimes use waters to refer to a situation which is very complex or difficult.

...the man brought in to guide him through troubled waters...

The British Government may be in stormy economic waters.

N-PLURAL: adj N

If you water plants, you pour water over them in order to help them to grow.

He went out to water the plants.

VERB: V n

If your eyes water, tears build up in them because they are hurting or because you are upset.

His eyes watered from cigarette smoke.

VERB: V

If you say that your mouth is watering, you mean that you can smell or see some nice food and you might mean that your mouth is producing a liquid.

...cookies to make your mouth water.

VERB: V

see also mouth-watering

When a pregnant woman's waters break, the fluid in her womb that surrounds the baby passes out of her body, showing that the baby is ready to be born. A doctor or midwife can break a woman's waters so that the birth can begin.

My waters broke at six in the morning and within four hours Jamie was born.

PHRASE: V inflects

If you say that an event or incident is water under the bridge, you mean that it has happened and cannot now be changed, so there is no point in worrying about it any more.

He was relieved his time in jail was over and regarded it as water under the bridge.

PHRASE: v-link PHR

If you are in deep water, you are in a difficult or awkward situation.

I could tell that we were getting off the subject and into deep water.

PHRASE

10.

If an argument or theory does not hold water, it does not seem to be reasonable or be in accordance with the facts.

This argument simply cannot hold water in Europe.

PHRASE: V inflects, usu with brd-neg

11.

If you are in hot water, you are in trouble. (INFORMAL)

The company has already been in hot water over high prices this year.

PHRASE: v-link PHR, PHR after v

12.

If you pour cold water on an idea or suggestion, you show that you have a low opinion of it.

City economists pour cold water on the idea that the economic recovery has begun.

PHRASE: V inflects, PHR n

13.

If you test the water or test the waters, you try to find out what reaction an action or idea will get before you do it or tell it to people.

You should be cautious when getting involved and test the water before committing yourself.

PHRASE: V and N inflect

14.

like water off a duck's back: see duck

to take to something like a duck to water: see duck

to keep your head above water: see head

water

I. v. a.

Irrigate, moisten, wet.

Supply with water (for drink), furnish with water, give water to.

Sprinkle and calender (as cloth, to give it an undulating or wavy appearance).

II. v. n.

Shed water.

Take in water, get water.

Water

·vi To get or take in water; as, the ship put into port to water.

II. Water ·noun Any liquid secretion, humor, or the like, resembling water; ·esp., the urine.

III. Water ·noun A body of water, standing or flowing; a lake, river, or other collection of water.

IV. Water ·noun A solution in water of a gaseous or readily volatile substance; as, ammonia water.

V. Water ·vi To shed, secrete, or fill with, water or liquid matter; as, his eyes began to water.

VI. Water ·noun The fluid which descends from the clouds in rain, and which forms rivers, lakes, seas, ·etc.

VII. Water ·vt To supply with water for drink; to cause or allow to drink; as, to water cattle and horses.

VIII. Water ·noun A wavy, lustrous pattern or decoration such as is imparted to linen, silk, metals, ·etc. ·see Water, ·vt, 3, Damask, ·vt, and Damaskeen.

IX. Water ·vt To wet or supply with water; to Moisten; to overflow with water; to Irrigate; as, to water land; to water flowers.

X. Water ·vt To wet and calender, as cloth, so as to impart to it a lustrous appearance in wavy lines; to diversify with wavelike lines; as, to water silk. ·cf. Water, ·noun, 6.

XI. Water ·vt An addition to the shares representing the capital of a stock company so that the aggregate par value of the shares is increased while their value for investment is diminished, or "diluted.".

XII. Water ·noun The limpidity and luster of a precious stone, especially a diamond; as, a diamond of the first water, that is, perfectly pure and transparent. Hence, of the first water, that is, of the first excellence.

XIII. Water ·noun To add water to (anything), thereby extending the quantity or bulk while reducing the strength or quality; to Extend; to Dilute; to Weaken.

Wikipédia

Water

Water is an inorganic compound with the chemical formula H₂O. It is a transparent, tasteless, odorless, and nearly colorless chemical substance, and it is the main constituent of Earth's hydrosphere and the fluids of all known living organisms (in which it acts as a solvent). It is vital for all known forms of life, despite not providing food, energy or organic micronutrients. Its chemical formula, H₂O, indicates that each of its molecules contains one oxygen and two hydrogen atoms, connected by covalent bonds. The hydrogen atoms are attached to the oxygen atom at an angle of 104.45°. "Water" is also the name of the liquid state of H₂O at standard temperature and pressure.

Because Earth's environment is relatively close to water's triple point, water exists on earth as a solid, liquid, and gas. It forms precipitation in the form of rain and aerosols in the form of fog. Clouds consist of suspended droplets of water and ice, its solid state. When finely divided, crystalline ice may precipitate in the form of snow. The gaseous state of water is steam or water vapor.

Water covers about 71% of the Earth's surface, with seas and oceans making up most of the water volume on earth (about 96.5%). Small portions of water occur as groundwater (1.7%), in the glaciers and the ice caps of Antarctica and Greenland (1.7%), and in the air as vapor, clouds (consisting of ice and liquid water suspended in air), and precipitation (0.001%). Water moves continually through the water cycle of evaporation, transpiration (evapotranspiration), condensation, precipitation, and runoff, usually reaching the sea.

Water plays an important role in the world economy. Approximately 70% of the freshwater used by humans goes to agriculture. Fishing in salt and fresh water bodies has been, and continues to be, a major source of food for many parts of the world, providing 6.5% of global protein. Much of the long-distance trade of commodities (such as oil, natural gas, and manufactured products) is transported by boats through seas, rivers, lakes, and canals. Large quantities of water, ice, and steam are used for cooling and heating, in industry and homes. Water is an excellent solvent for a wide variety of substances both mineral and organic; as such it is widely used in industrial processes, and in cooking and washing. Water, ice and snow are also central to many sports and other forms of entertainment, such as swimming, pleasure boating, boat racing, surfing, sport fishing, diving, ice skating and skiing.

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Exemples de prononciation pour water

1. water water water

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2. water water water

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3. water water

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4. it will be 50 minutes water, water, water, water.

5. with water, fresh water,

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Exemples du corpus de texte pour water

1. The generator converts piped water and spring water into deoxidized water and oxidizing water.

2. It contains 18 articles, which include regulating fresh water, drinking bottled water, hard water, and water without bottles.

3. It also specializes in sewage water treatment, water desalination, refining, drinking water distribution and operation and maintenance of water networks.

4. Hosepipe bans have been bought in by Thames Water, Three Valleys Water, South East Water, Southern Water and Folkestone and Dover Water.

5. These include Thames Water, Southern Water, Mid Kent Water, South East Water, Sutton East Surrey, Essex Suffolk.