embouteillage

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A blockage caused by too much trying to pass through.

Examples

  • Cet accident a provoqué un énorme embouteillage.
    This accident caused a huge traffic jam.
  • Ils ont automatisé l’embouteillage des jus.
    They automated the bottling of the juices.
  • Cette usine assure l’embouteillage de l’eau.
    This factory handles the bottling of water.
  • L’embouteillage commence après la fermentation.
    Bottling begins after fermentation.
  • Évite le centre-ville à cause des embouteillages.
    Avoid the city center because of the traffic jams.

Similar words

congestion
encombrement
mise en bouteilles
bouchon

Meanings

Traffic jam

noun
traffic
neutral
A mass of vehicles that slows or stops traffic.

Examples

  • Un embouteillage bloque l’autoroute.
    A traffic jam is blocking the motorway.
  • Nous avons perdu une heure dans les embouteillages.
    We lost an hour in traffic jams.
  • Évite le centre-ville à cause des embouteillages.
    Avoid the city center because of the traffic jams.
  • Cet accident a provoqué un énorme embouteillage.
    This accident caused a huge traffic jam.
  • Le bus est en retard à cause d’un embouteillage.
    The bus is late because of a traffic jam.

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Filling bottles

noun
production
neutral
The process of putting a liquid into bottles.

Examples

  • L’embouteillage du vin se fait au domaine.
    The wine is bottled at the estate.
  • Cette usine assure l’embouteillage de l’eau.
    This factory handles the bottling of water.
  • L’embouteillage commence après la fermentation.
    Bottling begins after fermentation.
  • Ils ont automatisé l’embouteillage des jus.
    They automated the bottling of the juices.
  • L’embouteillage de l’huile prend une journée.
    Bottling the oil takes a day.

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Etymology

From embouteiller, “to put in bottles”; the traffic sense pictures vehicles packed together.

FAQ

What does embouteillage mean?

Usually a traffic jam; it can also mean bottling.

Is it used for road traffic?

Yes. That is its common everyday sense.

Can it also refer to bottles?

Yes. L’embouteillage du vin is wine bottling.

Is it masculine or feminine?

It is masculine: un embouteillage.

What is a common informal synonym for the road sense?

Bouchon is a common informal alternative.

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