How is the word caniveau translated from French to English

English translation
Gutter
noun

Rigole au bord d'une route qui évacue l'eau de pluie.

A channel at the edge of a road for rainwater.

Examples with “caniveau”

See how the word “caniveau” is used in sentences

  • Une canette roulait le long du caniveau. — A can was rolling along the gutter.

  • La gouttière est bouchée par les feuilles. — The gutter is blocked with leaves.

  • Le chéneau a besoin d'être nettoyé. — The gutter needs to be cleaned out.

  • Beaucoup pensent que la pauvreté mène les gens au ruisseau. — Many believe that poverty leads people to a gutter existence.

  • Mes clés sont tombées dans le caniveau près du trottoir. — My keys fell into the gutter by the kerb.

  • Il est monté à l'échelle pour réparer la gouttière du toit. — He climbed a ladder to fix the roof gutter.

  • Peux-tu vérifier si le chéneau est bouché ? — Can you check the gutter for clogs?

  • Existe-t-il un moyen de sortir du ruisseau de la société ? — Is there a way to escape the gutter of society?

  • Ne laisse pas ta roue dans le caniveau. — Don't leave your wheel in the gutter.

  • L'eau débordait de la gouttière sur le porche. — Water was pouring over the gutter onto the porch.

  • L'eau s'écoule bien dans le chéneau. — Water is flowing through the gutter smoothly.

  • Elle travaille dur pour s'élever au-dessus du ruisseau. — She works hard to rise above the gutter life.

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