What does bassin in French mean?

What is the meaning of the word bassin in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use bassin in French.

The word bassin in French means basin, pond, pool, pelvis, bedpan, maslin pan, business activity area, business catchment area, Arcachon Bay, employment basin, employment area, drainage basin, settling tank, training pool, maturation pond, dry dock, reservoir, river basin, Mediterranean basin, mining district, mining region, oceanic basin, Paris Basin, drainage basin, broken pelvis, fractured pelvis, deep end, shallow pool, paddling pool. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word bassin

basin

nom masculin (grande bassine)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
L'été, les enfants jouent avec leurs poupées dans un bassin rempli d'eau.
In the summer, the children play with their dolls in a basin filled with water.

pond

nom masculin (étendue d'eau artificielle)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les enfants poussent leurs voiliers dans le bassin des Tuileries.
The children push their toy boats in the Tuileries pond.

pool

nom masculin (piscine)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les nageurs s'entraînent dans le grand bassin.
The swimmers are training in the large pool.

pelvis

nom masculin (os des hanches)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Marie est tombée et s'est fracturé le bassin.
Marie fell and fractured her pelvis.

bedpan

nom masculin (santé : bac, bassine)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
À l'hôpital, on urine parfois dans un bassin.
In hospital, you sometimes pee in a bedpan.

maslin pan

nom féminin (récipient pour faire les confitures) (jam making)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La bassine à confiture est faite en cuivre.

business activity area, business catchment area

nom masculin (zone de concentration d'entreprises)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

Arcachon Bay

nom propre masculin (bassin girondin) (France)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
On pratique l'ostréiculture dans le bassin d'Arcachon.

employment basin, employment area

nom masculin (zone concentrant les emplois)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

drainage basin

nom masculin (réservoir de récupération)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

settling tank

nom masculin (bassin à purification d'eau)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

training pool

nom masculin (zone d'échanges dans une même académie)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

maturation pond

nom masculin (lieu de traitement d'eaux usées)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

dry dock

nom masculin (cale sèche) (nautical)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Un bassin de radoub permet l’accueil de navires et leur mise à sec pour leur entretien.

reservoir

nom masculin (zone de réserve) (water)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

river basin

nom masculin (zone d'un fleuve et de ses affluents)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La plupart des cours d'eau se réunissent en un bassin fluvial.

Mediterranean basin

nom masculin (région autour de la Méditerranée) (region)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Situés autour de la mer méditerranée, l'Europe, le Proche-Orient et l'Afrique du Nord forment le bassin méditerranéen.

mining district, mining region

nom masculin (région regroupant des mines)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Il y avait beaucoup de bassins miniers en Lorraine.

oceanic basin

nom masculin (dépression océanique)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

Paris Basin

nom masculin (bassin versant de la Seine) (region in France)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La Normandie fait partie du bassin parisien.

drainage basin

nom masculin (bassin hydrologique)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le bassin versant de la Loire occupe 1/5 du territoire français.

broken pelvis, fractured pelvis

nom féminin (rupture de l'os du bassin) (injury)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Cette chute lui a valu une fracture du bassin.

deep end

nom masculin (partie de piscine où l'on a pas pied)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
On passe dans le grand bassin quand on sait nager sans flotteurs.

shallow pool, paddling pool

nom masculin (partie de piscine où l'on a pied)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

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