trawl

• Nom désignant un type de filet de pêche remorqué dans l'eau, ou une longue ligne munie de nombreux hameçons utilisée pour la pêche en eaux profondes.

A noun referring to a type of fishing net that is dragged through the water, or a long fishing line with many hooks, used for deep-sea fishing.

1. Fishing netB2formal

   A large, cone-shaped net that is dragged along the bottom of the sea or through the water to catch fish.

   chalut

   • The fishing boat deployed its trawl at dawn.
   • Trawling with a heavy net can damage the seabed.
   • They hauled in a full trawl of cod and haddock.

   Synonymesdragnettrawl net

2. B2formal

   A long fishing line with many baited hooks attached at intervals, often suspended between buoys.

   Palangre

   • The fishermen set a trawl line across the current.
   • A trawl line can stretch for several miles.
   • They checked the trawl for any catch.

   Synonymessetlinetrotline

• Verbe utilisé pour désigner l'action de fouiller méthodiquement une grande quantité d'informations ou une vaste zone, souvent avec soin et de manière systématique.

A verb used to indicate the act of searching through a large amount of information or a wide area, often thoroughly and systematically.

1. Fish with a trawl netB2formal

   To fish by dragging a large net (a trawl) through the water behind a boat.

   Pêcher au chalut

   • The fishing boats trawl the North Sea for cod.
   • They trawled the coastal waters for shrimp.
   • The crew spent the night trawling for mackerel.

   Synonymesdragsweep

2. Search thoroughlyB2informal

   To search through a large amount of information or a wide area in order to find something.

   Ratisser (rechercher minutieusement)

   • The detective trawled through the files for any clues.
   • She trawled the internet for cheap flights.
   • The committee trawled the data for patterns of fraud.

   Synonymescombdredgehuntransackrummagescoursearchsift