'waterworks' a une référence dans l'entrée ''waterworks''. Il se trouve dans une ou plusieurs des lignes ci-dessous.'waterworks' is cross-referenced with ''waterworks''. It is in one or more of the lines below.
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| waterworks n | (water supply system) | système hydraulique nm |
| | A private company is responsible for maintaining the waterworks. |
| waterworks n | figurative (tears, weeping) (familier) | pleurs vi |
| | | larmes nfpl |
| | (familier) | to turn on the waterworks : pleurer comme une Madeleine loc v |
| | Sheila turned on the waterworks when the boss complained about her late arrival at work. |
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water works,
waterworks n | US, literal (water processing utility) | station d'épuration nf |
| | | réseau d'alimentation en eau, réseau de distribution d'eau nm |
| | He's the general manager of the municipal water works. |
water works,
waterworks npl | figurative, slang (tears) (figuré : pleurer) | vannes nfpl |
| | She knew how and when to turn on the waterworks to get what she wanted. |