How is the word fosse septique translated from French to English

English translation
cesspool
noun

Cuve souterraine qui recueille les eaux usées.

An underground tank that holds waste water.

Examples with “fosse septique”

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  • La fosse septique doit être vidée deux fois par an. — The cesspool needs emptying twice a year.

  • Le quartier est devenu un cloaque de criminalité. — The district became a cesspool of crime.

  • Ils ont creusé une nouvelle fosse septique derrière la grange. — They dug a new cesspool behind the barn.

  • Le roman décrit la ville comme un cloaque de cupidité. — The novel describes the town as a cesspool of greed.

  • La fosse septique est-elle reliée aux canalisations de la cuisine ? — Is the cesspool connected to the kitchen pipes?

  • Pourquoi cette rue autrefois tranquille est-elle devenue un cloaque ? — Why has this once quiet street turned into a cesspool?

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