English-French translations for floodgate

• porte de tête
• vanne
  En d'autres termes, les vannes restent ouvertes. In other words, the floodgates remain open.
  Nous devons répondre à ces questions avant d'ouvrir les vannes. We need answers to these questions before we open the floodgates.
  Cette entrée a ouvert les vannes, et l’intimidation a gagné en crédibilité. This opened the floodgates and intimidation has gained credibility.

Definition of floodgate

• An adjustable gate or valve used to control the flow of water through a sluice
• Anything that controls or limits an outpouring of people, emotion etc

Related words

• flood
• Flood
• flooded
• flooding
• floodplain
• floodlit
• floodlight
• flooder
• floodwall