excavation

fouille, excavation

Le fait de creuser le sol, notamment pour découvrir des bâtiments ou des objets anciens enfouis.

En anglais simple : Digging into the ground, especially to find old buildings or objects buried there.

• Excavation began on Monday.
• The excavation uncovered a Roman road.
• Workers found old coins during excavation for the new building.

Comment l'utiliser : excavation of something (Excavation of the ancient temple began last spring.)

Synonymes : digging, dig

Expressions courantes : archaeological excavation, excavation work, excavation of something

site de fouilles, chantier de fouilles

Lieu où l’on a creusé le sol, notamment pour rechercher des objets ou des bâtiments anciens.

En anglais simple : A place where the ground has been dug up, especially to search for old objects or buildings.

• We visited the excavation yesterday.
• A fence surrounds the excavation.
• Several excavations near the town are open to visitors.

Synonymes : dig, dig site

Expressions courantes : visit an excavation, an archaeological excavation, edge of excavation