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la cloison

partition, dividing wall, bulkhead

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noun · feminine Rare #43,756
partition, dividing wall A thin interior wall that separates spaces, often not a load-bearing wall.
FR: Cette cloison sépare la cuisine du salon.
EN: This partition separates the kitchen from the living room.
bulkhead A wall inside a ship or aircraft.
FR: La cloison du bateau est solide.
EN: The ship’s bulkhead is sturdy.

Mes gars auraient remarqué une fausse cloison.

My guys would have noticed a false partition.

— Wake Up Dead Man : Une histoire à couteaux tirés (2025)

Cette cloison-là, tu la casses.

That partition, you knock it down.

— Get Out Your Handkerchiefs (1978)

Cette cloison sépare les deux pièces.

This partition separates the two rooms.

Le compartiment de proue, devant la cloison d’abordage, était sec comme un os.

The forepeak, forward of the collision bulkhead, was bone-dry.

Vingt minutes, si la cloison tient.

Twenty minutes, if the partition holds.

— Atlantide, l'empire perdu (2001)