English-French translations for shoal

• banc de sable
• bas-fond
• écueil
  Grâce à la diplomatie et au professionnalisme de la présidence italienne, nous avons pu éviter les écueils et arriver à bon port. Thanks to the diplomacy and professionalism of the Italian presidency, we have been able to steer clear of the shoals and come safely to harbour.
• gisement
• haut-fond
• platier
• plature

Definition of shoal

• Shallow
• A sandbank or sandbar creating a shallow
• A shallow in a body of water
• To arrive at a shallow area
• To become shallow
• Any large number of persons or things
• A large number of fish of the same species swimming together
• To collect in a shoal; to throng

Examples

• shoal water
• The colour of the water shows where it shoals.
• The fish shoaled about the place.

Related words

• shoarma
• shoat
• Shoah
• HaShoah
• shoal of fish