runoff

ruissellement

Eau de pluie ou d’arrosage qui coule sur le sol au lieu de s’y infiltrer ou de s’évaporer.

En anglais simple : Rain or watering water that flows over land instead of entering the ground or disappearing into the air.

• Heavy rain increased the runoff.
• The ditch collects runoff from nearby fields.
• Trees help reduce surface runoff after storms.

Comment l'utiliser : runoff from something (Runoff from the hillside flooded the road.)

Expressions courantes : surface runoff, storm runoff, rainwater runoff

second tour

Nouveau vote entre les candidats restants quand le vote précédent n’a pas désigné de gagnant.

En anglais simple : An additional election between the remaining candidates when an earlier vote did not produce a winner.

• The election went to a runoff.
• Two candidates will compete in the runoff next month.
• Voters chose a new mayor in Sunday’s runoff.

Synonymes : second ballot, second round

Expressions courantes : runoff election, presidential runoff, runoff vote

ruissellement de polluants

Substances chimiques emportées hors du terrain par l’eau de pluie ou d’arrosage qui s’écoule.

En anglais simple : Chemicals carried off land by flowing rain or watering water.

• Fertilizer runoff polluted the pond.
• The report links nitrate runoff to rapid algae growth.
• Farmers changed their methods to limit chemical runoff.

Comment l'utiliser : runoff of something (Runoff of pesticides harmed the stream.)

Expressions courantes : pesticide runoff, fertilizer runoff, chemical runoff

épreuve de départage

Épreuve supplémentaire entre les concurrents encore en lice pour déterminer le gagnant.

En anglais simple : An extra round of a competition involving the remaining competitors, used to decide who wins.

• The finalists entered a runoff.
• Two tied contestants faced each other in a runoff.
• She won the competition after a tense runoff.

Synonymes : deciding round, tiebreaker

Expressions courantes : competition runoff, final runoff, runoff round