reclamation

assèchement des terres

Aménagement de terrains humides ou inutilisés pour permettre leur culture ou la construction.

En anglais simple : Making wet or unused land suitable for farming or building.

• Land reclamation created new fields.
• The city grew through coastal reclamation.
• The reclamation project will drain the flooded land.

Expressions courantes : land reclamation, coastal reclamation, reclamation project

récupération

Action de reprendre quelque chose ou de le rendre à nouveau utile.

En anglais simple : The act of getting something back or making it useful again.

• Reclamation makes old materials useful again.
• The company invested in metal reclamation.
• The family sought the reclamation of its property.

Comment l'utiliser : reclamation of something (The reclamation of useful metals reduces waste.)

Synonymes : recovery, restoration

Expressions courantes : reclamation of something, material reclamation, reclamation process