| Principales traductions |
| tower n | (building) | tour nf |
| | They are building a new office tower downtown. |
| | Ils construisent une nouvelle tour de bureaux en centre-ville. |
| tower n | (broadcast) (Télécommunications) | relais nm |
| | | tour nf |
| | They erected a mobile phone tower next to the local school. |
| | Ils ont construit un relais de téléphone mobile près de l'école du quartier. |
| | Ils ont construit une tour de téléphone mobile près de l'école du quartier. |
| tower n | (fortress) | tour nf |
| | This tower is where the king imprisoned his enemies. |
| | C'est dans cette tour que le roi emprisonnait ses ennemis. |
| Traductions supplémentaires |
| tower n | (control station) (Aéronautique) | tour de contrôle nf |
| | The tower lost contact with the pilot just before the accident. |
| | La tour de contrôle a perdu le contact avec le pilote juste avant l'accident. |
| tower n | (computer unit) (d'ordinateur) | tour nf |
| | The tower sits under my computer desk. |
| tower⇒ vi | figurative (surpass) | surpasser⇒ vtr |
| | Through his military genius, Napoleon towered above his contemporaries. |
| | Grâce à son génie militaire, Napoléon surpassait ses contemporains. |
Formes composées
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| antenna tower n | (pylon) | tour de transmission nm |
| | The inexperienced young pilot flew her plane into the antenna tower. |
| | | pylône d'antenne nm |
| bell tower n | (structure housing a bell) | clocher nm |
| | There were bats living in the church bell tower. |
| | Il y avait des chauves-souris qui vivaient dans le clocher. |
| church tower n | (bell tower) | clocher nm |
| church tower n | (steeple) | tour d'église nf |
| clock tower n | (tower with built-in clock) | tour horloge nf |
| control tower n | (for airplane traffic) | tour de contrôle nf |
| | Before the airplanes collided, the control tower alerted them that they were too close. |
| | Avant que les avions n'entrent en collision, la tour de contrôle les a alertés qu'ils étaient trop près. |
| cooling tower | (energy) | tour de refroidissement nf |
| Eiffel Tower n | (landmark in Paris) | tour Eiffel nf propre |
| | The Eiffel Tower is a globally recognized icon of Paris. |
| | La tour Eiffel est une icône de Paris connue dans le monde entier. |
| fire tower n | (lookout structure) | tour de guet, tour d'observation nf |
| guard tower n | (tall structure for keeping watch) | tour de garde nf |
| | (prison, camp) | mirador nm |
| | The prison was surrounded by guard towers, each of which held an armed guard round the clock. |
| ivory tower n | figurative (unreal place) (figuré) | tour d'ivoire nf |
| | You've been living in your ivory tower too long – come and join the real world! |
| | Ça fait trop longtemps que tu vis dans ta tour d'ivoire. Descends rejoindre le vrai monde ! |
| ivory tower n as adj | figurative (characteristic of academics) | déconnecté de la réalité, hors du temps loc adj |
| | His ivory tower ideas are at odds with what's happening in the real world. |
| lattice tower n | (pylon or similarly-shaped structure) | tour en treillis nf |
| observation tower n | (lookout, observation point) | tour d'observation nf |
| | The forest rangers climbed the observation tower to watch for fires. |
| | Les gardes forestiers se rendirent au sommet de la tour d'observation afin de repérer tout signe d'incendie. |
| | | observatoire nm |
| | Les gardes forestiers se rendirent au sommet de l'observatoire afin de repérer tout signe d'incendie. |
| | | mirador nm |
| | Les gardes forestiers se rendirent au sommet du mirador afin de repérer tout signe d'incendie. |
| | | belvédère nm |
| | Les gardes forestiers se rendirent au sommet du belvédère afin de repérer tout signe d'incendie. |
| | | tour de guet nf |
| tower block n | (building: high-rise) (appartements, bureaux) | tour, tour d'habitation nf |
| Tower Bridge n | (London landmark: drawbridge) (monument londonien) | Tower Bridge nf propre |
| the Tower of Babel n | (Biblical structure) | la tour de Babel nf propre |
| Tower of London n | UK (London monument: royal fortress) | Tour de Londres nf |
Tower of Pisa,
Leaning Tower of Pisa n | (bell tower in Italy) (monument italien) | tour de Pise nf |
| | The Leaning Tower of Pisa attracts many tourists every year. |
| | La tour de Pise attire de nombreux touristes chaque année. |
| tower of strength n | (reliable person) (figuré : personne) | pilier nm |
| | | solide comme un roc loc adj |
| transmission tower n | (tall structure for a radio aerial) | tour émettrice nf |
| | There was no signal coming from the transmission tower during the thunderstorm. |
| | (transmission) | tour-relais nf |
| | (TV, radio) | relais nm |
| water tower n | (tall structure used as reservoir) | château d'eau nm |
| | I can see the town's water tower from here. |
| | D'ici je vois le château d'eau de la ville. |