wharf

quai

Aménagement au bord de l’eau où les bateaux embarquent ou débarquent des personnes et des marchandises.

En anglais simple : A built area beside water where boats stop to load or unload people and goods.

• The boat stopped at the wharf.
• Workers unloaded boxes onto the wharf.
• Several ships were tied up beside the old wharves.

Synonymes : quay, dock, pier

Expressions courantes : at the wharf, wooden wharf, fishing wharf

rive, rivage

Terre située le long du bord d’une rivière ou de la mer.

En anglais simple : The land along the edge of a river or the sea.

• Grass grew along the wharf.
• The river flooded the low wharf after heavy rain.
• They walked beside the water on the sandy wharf.

Synonymes : bank, shore

Expressions courantes : river wharf, grassy wharf, along the wharf