dépôt

Definitions of dépôt
  1. noun
    a depository for goods
    synonyms: entrepôt, magasin
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    grange à blé, grange à grain
    a storehouse for threshed grain or animal feed
    magasin
    a storehouse (as a compartment on a warship) where weapons and ammunition are stored
    salle du trésor
    a storehouse for treasures
    entrepôt
    a storehouse for goods and merchandise
  2. noun
    matter that has been deposited by some natural process
    synonyms: sédiement
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    lie, terres
    sediment that has settled at the bottom of a liquid
    lie
    the sediment from fermentation of an alcoholic beverage
    pain salé
    a salt deposit that animals regularly lick
    lie, terres
    dregs consisting of solid particles (especially of coffee) that form a residue
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    matière
    that which has mass and occupies space
  3. noun
    a storehouse for goods and merchandise
    synonyms: entrepôt
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    entrepôt, magasin
    a depository for goods
  4. noun
    a facility where things can be deposited for storage or safekeeping
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    banque, édifice bancaire
    a building in which the business of banking transacted
    entrepot
    a central depository where things can be left or picked up
    bibliothèque
    a depository built to contain books and other materials for reading and study
    musée
    a depository for collecting and displaying objects having scientific or historical or artistic value
    banque de sperme
    a depository for storing sperm
    entrepôt, magasin
    a depository for goods
    trésorerie
    a depository (a room or building) where wealth and precious objects can be kept safely
    grange à blé, grange à grain
    a storehouse for threshed grain or animal feed
    bibliothèque de prêt
    library that provides books for use outside the building
    magasin
    a storehouse (as a compartment on a warship) where weapons and ammunition are stored
    boite aux lettres
    a drop where mail can be deposited
    salle du trésor
    a storehouse for treasures
    entrepôt
    a storehouse for goods and merchandise
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    installation
    a building or place that provides a particular service or is used for a particular industry
  5. noun
    the act of putting something somewhere
    synonyms: caution, cautionnement
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    approvisionnement, emmagasinage
    depositing in a warehouse
    stockage
    accumulating and storing a reserve supply
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    accumulation, augmentation
    the act of building up an accumulation
  6. noun
    the phenomenon of sediment or gravel accumulating
    synonyms: sédimentation
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    filon, veine
    a deposit of valuable ore occurring within definite boundaries separating it from surrounding rocks
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    phénomène géologique
    a natural phenomenon involving the structure or composition of the earth
  7. noun
    the delivery of personal property in trust by the bailor to the bailee
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    délivrance, remise, transmission
    the voluntary transfer of something (title or possession) from one party to another
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