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Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

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I. aval [aval] ADJ inv SPORTS

aval
downhill

II. aval [aval] N m

1. aval GEOG (de cours d'eau):

aval
downstream part
en aval
downstream (de from)

2. aval GEOG (de pente):

aval
lower slopes pl
en aval
lower down (de from)

3. aval (de processus):

en aval
downstream (de from)

4. aval FIN (engagement de payer):

aval
guarantee
‘Bon pour aval’
‘Guaranteed by’
donner son aval à
to endorse
donneur d'aval
guarantor

5. aval (approbation):

vous avez mon aval
I'm behind you
avoir reçu l'aval de qn
to have sb behind one
donner son aval à qn
to give sb one's approval
naviguer d'amont en aval
to sail downstream
English
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French
French
downriver
en aval
downstream
en aval (of de)
downstream
en aval (of de)
downstream industry
secteur de l'industrie pétrolière en aval de la production
up river/down river
en amont/en aval
endorse view, policy, principle
donner son aval à
to be carried downstream by the drift of the current
être emporté en aval par le courant
to drift downstream
être emporté or entraîné en aval par le courant
below
en aval de
to be washed downstream
être entraîné en aval

in the PONS Dictionary

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aval [aval] N m

1. aval (partie inférieure):

aval d'un cours d'eau
downstream water
en aval
downstream

2. aval (soutien):

aval
authorization
English
English
French
French
download
télécharger (vers l'aval)
down river
en aval
the river below the town
la rivière en aval de la ville
in the PONS Dictionary
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French
English
English

aval [aval] N m

1. aval (partie inférieure):

aval d'un cours d'eau
downstream water
en aval
downstream

2. aval (soutien):

aval
authorization
English
English
French
French
download
télécharger (vers l'aval)
down river
en aval
the river below the town
la rivière en aval de la ville

Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

en aval
downstream
the river below the town
la rivière en aval de la ville

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