mouillage
French → English
noun/[mujaʒ]/
(maritime) A suitable area for a ship to drop its anchor safely
Le capitaine a trouvé un bon mouillage à l'abri du vent.
(English) The captain found a good anchorage sheltered from the wind.
Le bateau a quitté son mouillage dès le lever du soleil.
(English) The boat left its anchorage at sunrise.
noun/[mujaʒ]/
(fraud) The illegal act of diluting a liquid, like wine or milk, with water
Le commerçant a été condamné pour le mouillage de son lait.
(English) The merchant was convicted for diluting his milk.
Le mouillage du vin est une pratique strictement interdite par la loi.
(English) Watering down wine is a practice strictly forbidden by law.
Entry ID: fr:en:mouillage · Source: refined · Type: vocabulary