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sluice in Bulgarian

sluice in Bulgarian is шлюз, обливам, промивам — sluice means a gate or channel that controls the flow of water, often found in canals or dams.

sluice in Bulgarian

шлюз
noun
Pronounced: shlyuz
An artificial passage for water, fitted with a valve or gate, for example in a canal lock or a mill stream, for stopping or regulating the flow.
обливам
verb
Pronounced: oblivam
(transitive) To wet copiously, as by opening a sluice
промивам
verb
Pronounced: promivam
(transitive) To wash with, or in, a stream of water running through a sluice.

What does "sluice" mean?

  1. noun A gate or channel that controls the flow of water, often found in canals or dams.
    "The lock keeper opened the sluice to let the water level drop."
  2. verb To wash something thoroughly with a flow of water.
    "Prospectors used to sluice river gravel to separate out gold."
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sluice in a sentence

  • The lock keeper opened the sluice to let the water level drop.
  • Prospectors used to sluice river gravel to separate out gold.

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What is "sluice" in Bulgarian?

"sluice" in Bulgarian is шлюз, обливам, промивам. sluice means: A gate or channel that controls the flow of water, often found in canals or dams.

How do you pronounce шлюз?

"sluice" in Bulgarian is шлюз, pronounced "shlyuz".

How do you use "sluice" in a sentence?

Example: "The lock keeper opened the sluice to let the water level drop." In Bulgarian, "sluice" is шлюз, обливам, промивам.

Are there other ways to say "sluice" in Bulgarian?

Yes — Bulgarian has 3 translations listed for "sluice": шлюз, обливам, промивам.

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