sewer

• Nom avec plusieurs sens : un tuyau ou un canal pour évacuer les eaux usées ; une personne qui coud ; ou une situation d'échec menant à des efforts vains ou à des pertes d'argent.

A noun with multiple meanings: a pipe or channel for carrying away waste water and sewage; a person who sews; or a situation of misfortune leading to wasted effort or money.

1. Waste pipeB1formal

   An underground pipe or channel that carries away waste water and sewage from buildings.

   Conduite d'évacuation des eaux usées

   • The city is repairing the old sewer system.
   • Heavy rain can cause the sewer to overflow.
   • A blockage in the sewer caused a bad smell.

   Synonymesconduitculvertdraindrainpipewaste pipe

2. B2formal

   A person who sews, especially as a job or hobby.

   Personne qui coud

   • The sewer carefully stitched the hem of the dress.
   • She is a skilled sewer who makes her own clothes.
   • The tailor hired an experienced sewer for the shop.

   Synonymesdressmakerneedleworkerseamstresssempstressstitchertailor

3. Misfortune or lossC1informal

   A situation where effort or money is wasted, often due to bad luck or poor planning.

   perte ou gaspillage

   • All his hard work went down the sewer when the project was canceled.
   • The investment turned out to be a sewer of their savings.
   • Her plans for the weekend went down the sewer after the storm.