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pebble

UK
/ˈpɛb.əl/
US
/ˈpɛb.əl/

Translations

pebblenoun
pebbles
pl
UK
/ˈpɛb.əl/
US
/ˈpɛb.əl/
galetPierre petite, arrondie et polie, souvent par l’eau.
She picked up a pebble from the beach and tossed it into the sea.
Elle a ramassé un galet sur la plage et l’a jeté dans la mer.
Additional translations
grainéEn tannerie, pour le cuir à surface texturée.
caillouTerme plus général, moins spécifique que galet.
Synonyms
rock
boulder
cobble
gravel
stone
pebbleverb
pebbled
Past Simple
pebbled
Past Participle
pebbling
Gerund
UK
/ˈpɛb.əl/
US
/ˈpɛb.əl/
grainerTechnique du cuir et des matériaux pour créer un grain rugueux.
The tanner pebbled the leather to enhance its texture.
Le tanneur a grainé le cuir pour en améliorer la texture.
caillasserFamilier ou courant selon le contexte, pour lancer des cailloux.
The children pebbled the surface of the pond, watching the ripples spread outwards.
Les enfants ont caillassé la surface de l’étang, regardant les ondulations s’étendre vers l’extérieur.
Synonyms
cover
scatter
strew
pepper
pellet
bombard
pelt
stone
pebbleadjective
UK
/ˈpɛb.əl/
US
/ˈpɛb.əl/
Used attributively to describe something made of or covered with small stones.
en galetsPour indiquer qu’une surface est faite de petits cailloux arrondis.
They followed a pebble path down to the lake.
Ils ont suivi un chemin en galets jusqu’au lac.
Synonyms
pebbled
pebbly
gravelly
stony
rocky

Definitions

pebblenoun
A small, rounded stone, especially one worn smooth by the action of water.
She picked up a pebble from the beach and tossed it into the sea.
Leather that has been textured so as to produce a rough, granulated surface.
The handbag was made from pebble leather with a distinctive grain.
A rock fragment between about 4 mm and 64 mm in diameter, especially as classified in geology.
Geologists noted that the sediment layer contained mostly quartz pebbles.
pebbleverb
To pelt or throw pebbles at something.
The children pebbled the surface of the pond, watching the ripples spread outwards.
To give (leather, paper, etc.) a rough, grainy surface resembling pebbles.
The tanner pebbled the leather to enhance its texture.
pebbleadjective
Made of or covered with small, rounded stones.
They followed a pebble path down to the lake.
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