cove

crique, anse

Petite avancée de la mer dans les terres, à l’abri du vent et des vagues.

En anglais simple : A small, sheltered place where the sea reaches into the land.

• We swam in a quiet cove.
• The boat anchored in a sheltered cove.
• A narrow path leads to several small coves.

Synonymes : inlet, bay

Expressions courantes : sheltered cove, sandy cove, hidden cove

avancée de prairie

Bande étroite de prairie ouverte qui s’avance dans une forêt.

En anglais simple : A narrow area of open grassland reaching into woods.

• Tall grass filled the prairie cove.
• A narrow cove extended into the woods.
• Deer grazed in the cove between the trees.

Expressions courantes : prairie cove, grassy cove, woodland cove

creux, repli

Creux ou endroit abrité sur le versant d’une montagne.

En anglais simple : A hollow or sheltered place on a mountain slope.

• We rested in a sheltered cove.
• Trees filled the cove on the mountain slope.
• The hikers found a cove protected from the wind.

Synonymes : hollow

Expressions courantes : sheltered cove, mountain cove, wooded cove

vallée abritée

Vallée entre des crêtes montagneuses, protégée des vents forts et des tempêtes.

En anglais simple : A valley between mountain ridges that is sheltered from strong winds and storms.

• A small farm lies in the cove.
• The ridges protect this cove from winter storms.
• Families settled in the fertile coves between the mountains.

Synonymes : valley

Expressions courantes : sheltered cove, fertile cove, mountain cove

cintrer, voûter

Construire ou façonner quelque chose avec une courbe en creux ou une forme d’arche.

En anglais simple : To build or shape something with a hollow curve or arch.

• The builder will cove the ceiling.
• They coved the plaster where the wall meets the ceiling.
• The carpenter coved the edge of the shelf.

Synonymes : curve, arch

Expressions courantes : cove a ceiling, cove the edge