French Conversation · Level 137
30 words
French word
égout
Pronunciation
IPA/egu/
Meaning
- masculine nounsewer
Example
L'égout déborde après la pluie.
The sewer overflows after the rain.
More examples
La bouche d'égout est bouchée.
The sewer grate is clogged.
Core concept
An underground sewer network carrying rainwater and dirty water away from streets and buildings.
Common phrases
bouche d'égout
sewer grate
odeur d'égout
sewer smell
réseau d'égout
sewer system
Similar words
canalisation: A pipe installed in a building or underground to carry water or sewage.
tuyau: A single pipe used to carry liquids or gases.
caniveau: A narrow channel along a road that collects and carries rainwater.
Definition in French
Voie souterraine qui collecte et transporte les eaux usées et les eaux pluviales depuis les bâtiments et les rues.
Word origin
The noun égout comes from Old French esgout, related to esgoutter and ultimately to Latin gutta, meaning 'drop'.
Usage tips
- Égout is masculine, and its final t is silent in un égout and l'égout.
Other meanings
- drainnoun
Related words
- égoutterdrainverb
- égouttoircolandernoun