ridge

crête

Longue bande étroite de terrain élevé, souvent au sommet d’une montagne.

En anglais simple : A long, narrow strip of high land, often along the top of a mountain.

• We walked along the ridge.
• Snow covered the high ridges.
• The path follows a ridge above the valley.

Synonymes : crest

Expressions courantes : mountain ridge, along the ridge, narrow ridge, ridge line

faîtage

Ligne horizontale au sommet d’un toit, où ses deux pans inclinés se rejoignent.

En anglais simple : The horizontal line at the top of a roof where its two sloping sides meet.

• A bird sat on the roof ridge.
• The builder replaced the ridge tiles.
• Water was entering through a crack near the ridge.

Expressions courantes : roof ridge, ridge tiles, ridge beam

dorsale océanique

Longue élévation étroite du relief au fond de la mer.

En anglais simple : A long, narrow area of higher ground under the sea.

• The ridge lies beneath the ocean.
• Scientists mapped several underwater ridges.
• New rock forms along this volcanic ridge.

Expressions courantes : ocean ridge, underwater ridge, submarine ridge

chaîne de montagnes

Suite de montagnes reliées entre elles.

En anglais simple : A row of connected mountains.

• A ridge of mountains filled the horizon.
• The ridge stretches across three provinces.
• Several valleys cut through the mountain ridge.

Synonymes : mountain range, chain

Expressions courantes : mountain ridge, distant ridge

former des billons

Former de longues bandes étroites en relief sur une surface, notamment dans la terre.

En anglais simple : To form long, narrow raised lines on a surface.

• Farmers ridge the soil before planting.
• He ridged the field for potatoes.
• Use this tool to ridge the clay.

Expressions courantes : ridge the soil, ridge a field