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Translate tank from English to French

Summary

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tank:
- container; conteneur; cuve; réservoir; citerne; bassin
Wiktionary:
- tank → citerne, réservoir, bonbonne, tank, bouteille, cuve, aquarium, char de combat, char, char d’assaut
- tank → tank, char de combat, panzer, cuve, réservoir

English

Detailed Translations for tank from English to French

tank:

tank [the ~] noun

the tank (container; reservoir; holder)
le container; le conteneur; la cuve; le réservoir; la citerne; le bassin
- container [le ~] noun
- conteneur [le ~] noun
- cuve [la ~] noun
- réservoir [le ~] noun
- citerne [la ~] noun
- bassin [le ~] noun

Translation Matrix for tank:

Noun	Related Translations	Other Translations
bassin	container; holder; reservoir; tank	basin; bowl; collecting basin; coxa; hip joint; melting-pan; receptacle; reservoir; socket; storage basin; subsidence; wash-hand basin; water-basin
citerne	container; holder; reservoir; tank	cistern; water reservoir; water tank; water-butt
container	container; holder; reservoir; tank	bearer; holder; loading bank; loading platform; loading ramp; owner; possessor; proprietor
conteneur	container; holder; reservoir; tank	bearer; container; container application; container element; holder; loading bank; loading platform; loading ramp; owner; possessor; proprietor
cuve	container; holder; reservoir; tank	barrel; bucket; butt; cask; cistern; drum; feeding-trough; food-trough; hold; pail; pan; trough; tub; vat; vessel; water reservoir; water tank
réservoir	container; holder; reservoir; tank	cistern; collecting basin; receptacle; repository; reservoir; storage basin; storage tank; water reservoir; water tank
-	armored combat vehicle; armoured combat vehicle; army tank; cooler; storage tank; tank car; tankful
Other	Related Translations	Other Translations
-	armored car; armoured car; container

Related Words for "tank":

tanks

Synonyms for "tank":

army tank; armored combat vehicle; armoured combat vehicle; military vehicle; armored vehicle; armoured vehicle; tracked vehicle
storage tank; vessel
tankful; containerful
tank car; freight car
cooler; cell; jail cell; prison cell
store
process; treat

Related Definitions for "tank":

a cell for violent prisoners¹
a large (usually metallic) vessel for holding gases or liquids¹
an enclosed armored military vehicle; has a cannon and moves on caterpillar treads¹
a freight car that transports liquids or gases in bulk¹
as much as a tank will hold¹
treat in a tank¹
- tank animal refuse¹
consume excessive amounts of alcohol¹
store in a tank by causing (something) to flow into it¹

Wiktionary Translations for tank:

tank

noun

closed container
- tank → citerne; réservoir; bonbonne; tank; bouteille
open container
- tank → cuve; réservoir; aquarium
fuel reservoir
- tank → réservoir
military armoured fighting vehicle
- tank → char de combat; tank
(Australian and Indian English) dam
- tank → réservoir

tank

noun

réservoir d’eau, généralement en verre épais, dans lequel on garde des poissons ou des algues.
- aquarium → aquarium; tank
chariot élevé.
- char → tank; chariot; cart; waggon; trolley
char doté d'un canon à gros calibre.
- char d’assaut → tank
réservoir souterrain ou non, destiné à recevoir et garder l’eau pluviale.
- citerne → cistern; water-tank; tank; reservoir; receptacle
anglicisme|fr char d’assaut ; char de combat.
- tank → tank

Cross Translation:

From	To	Via
• tank	→ tank; char de combat; panzer	↔ Panzer — gepanzertes (mit einem Panzer^[1b] versehenes) militärisches Fahrzeug
• tank	→ cuve	↔ Tank — Behälter zur Lagerung von Gasen oder Flüssigkeiten
• tank	→ tank	↔ Tank — va.\|: Panzerwagen, der auf Ketten fährt
• tank	→ réservoir	↔ Tank — speziell Behälter in Fahrzeugen zur Aufbewahrung des Kraftstoffs; kurz für Kraftstofftank

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