Grammatical class

Noun

digue

seawall, dyke, breakwater

Details

Syllables

di-gue

Phonetics

dig

Grammatical class

Noun

Freq. (books)

6192

Freq. (movies)

17693

Freq. (news)

13079

Sentences

J'habite près de la digue.

I live near the dyke.

A1

La digue protégea la ville d'une inondation.

The bank secured the city from a flood.

B1

La digue n'a pas eu d'effet contre le tsunami.

The breakwater had no effect against the tsunami.

B1

Il y a un risque que la digue cède. Nous devons évacuer immédiatement.

There's danger that the levee will break. We have to evacuate immediately.

C1