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Translate receptacle from English to French

Summary

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receptacle:
- récipient; bassin; réservoir
Wiktionary:
- receptacle → citerne, réceptacle
- receptacle → contenant, bac, récipient, réservoir

English

Detailed Translations for receptacle from English to French

receptacle:

receptacle [the ~] noun

the receptacle (collecting basin; reservoir)
le récipient; le bassin; le réservoir
- récipient [le ~] noun
- bassin [le ~] noun
- réservoir [le ~] noun

Translation Matrix for receptacle:

Noun	Related Translations	Other Translations
bassin	collecting basin; receptacle; reservoir	basin; bowl; collecting basin; container; coxa; hip joint; holder; melting-pan; reservoir; socket; storage basin; subsidence; tank; wash-hand basin; water-basin
récipient	collecting basin; receptacle; reservoir	feed box; feeding-trough; food bowl; food-trough; repository; reservoir; trough
réservoir	collecting basin; receptacle; reservoir	cistern; collecting basin; container; holder; repository; reservoir; storage basin; storage tank; tank; water reservoir; water tank

Related Words for "receptacle":

receptacles

Synonyms for "receptacle":

container
plant part; plant structure
fitting

Related Definitions for "receptacle":

a container that is used to put or keep things in¹
an electrical (or electronic) fitting that is connected to a source of power and equipped to receive an insert¹
enlarged tip of a stem that bears the floral parts¹

Wiktionary Translations for receptacle:

receptacle

noun

réservoir souterrain ou non, destiné à recevoir et garder l’eau pluviale.
- citerne → cistern; water-tank; tank; reservoir; receptacle
Ce qui recevoir, contenant, récipient.
- réceptacle → receptacle

Cross Translation:

From	To	Via
• receptacle	→ contenant; bac; récipient; réservoir	↔ Behälter — Gegenstand mit einem hinreichenden Innenvolumen zum Aufbewahren oder Transportieren fester, flüssiger oder gasförmiger Stoffe
• receptacle	→ récipient; contenant	↔ Gefäß — allgemein: ein Behälter, in dem Stoffe verschiedener Beschaffenheit aufbewahrt und transportiert werden können

¹WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University