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pebble

/ˈpɛb.əl/

pebblenoun

pebbles

/ˈpɛb.əl/

Translations

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.

Definitions

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.

Synonyms

pebbleverb

pebbled

Past Simple

pebbled

Past Participle

pebbling

Gerund

/ˈpɛb.əl/

Translations

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.

Definitions

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.

Synonyms

pebbleadjective

/ˈpɛb.əl/

Used attributively to describe something made of or covered with small stones.

Translations

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.

Definitions

Made of or covered with small, rounded stones.

They followed a pebble path down to the lake.

Synonyms

pebblepast participle

Definitions

Having a rough, grainy surface resembling small rounded stones; textured like pebbles.

The diary had a pebbled cover that felt pleasantly tactile.