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Meanings of trough (troughs) in English

Portuguese
erário
Catalan
hisenda
Spanish
hacienda

A treasury for government funds.

        erário
        Portuguese
        sargeta
        Catalan
        canalera

        A channel along the eaves or on the roof; collects and carries away rainwater.

              sargeta
              Portuguese
              manjedoura
              Catalan
              menjadora
              Spanish
              comedero

              A container (usually in a barn or stable) from which cattle or horses feed.

                    manjedoura

                    A concave shape with an open top.

                          Usage of troughs in English
                          1
                          His wicked carelessness in forgetting-orattempting to disregard-thelaw of the drinking-troughs.
                          Snake and Sword: A Novel
                          2
                          If you know the peaks and troughs you know where to improve.
                          The Irish Times
                          3
                          Cudjo had already prepared the troughs-morethan twenty of them in all.
                          The Desert Home: The Adventures of a Lost Family in the Wilderne...
                          4
                          By the water of the lake stood troughs half full of water.
                          Myths and Legends of the Great Plains
                          5
                          The floor and feed troughs should be sprinkled daily with the disinfectant.
                          Common Diseases of Farm Animals
                          6
                          The legend peaks and troughs and every few years enjoys a kick-start.
                          The Guardian
                          7
                          You have been and you are only a feeder at the troughs.
                          The Mischief-Maker
                          8
                          Greenery so crowded the hex troughs that they were difficult to discern.
                          The Departure
                          9
                          Scientists have mapped the troughs cut in the seafloor by great glaciers.
                          BBC
                          10
                          These arrastres are round troughs, twelve feet in diameter, paved with stones.
                          The Naturalist in Nicaragua
                          11
                          Wooden bread troughs were also made from a single piece of wood.
                          Home Life in Colonial Days
                          12
                          The swell hid them in the troughs until they were almost ashore.
                          Jacinto's Remnant
                          13
                          Sound waves vary between barren, low-intensity troughs and crests of high intensity.
                          The disappearing spoon: and other true tales of madness, love, a...
                          14
                          Throwing hay, checking water troughs, and chopping ice consumed the dark day.
                          A nose for justice
                          15
                          The swells began to roll, more abrupt, the troughs steeper and deeper.
                          Devil's keep
                          16
                          The Finger lakes of New York, for example, occupy such glacial troughs.
                          The Elements of Geology
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                          United Kingdom
                          Common
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                          Common