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quarry

UK
/ˈkwɒri/
US
/ˈkwɔri/

Translations

quarrynoun
quarries
pl
UK
/ˈkwɒri/
US
/ˈkwɔri/
carrièreLieu d’extraction de pierre ou d’autres matériaux.
The workers spent the day extracting limestone from the quarry.
Les ouvriers ont passé la journée à extraire du calcaire de la carrière.
proiePersonne ou chose recherchée, poursuivie ou traquée.
The detective finally caught up with his quarry after a long pursuit.
Le détective a enfin rattrapé sa proie après une longue poursuite.
gibierAnimal poursuivi par un chasseur ou un prédateur.
The falcon swooped down swiftly to catch its quarry.
Le faucon fondit rapidement pour attraper son gibier.
Additional translations
carreauPièce de pierre ou de verre, notamment en revêtement ou dans les vitraux.
Synonyms
mine
supply
source
excavation
pit
quarryverb
quarried
Past Simple
quarried
Past Participle
quarrying
Gerund
UK
/ˈkwɒri/
US
/ˈkwɔːri/
extraireS’emploie surtout pour des matériaux de pierre.
The workers quarried the limestone for the new building project.
Les ouvriers ont extrait le calcaire pour le nouveau projet de construction.
tirer deSens figuré: obtenir avec effort ou difficulté.
The researchers quarried data from various sources to support their study.
Les chercheurs ont tiré des données de diverses sources pour étayer leur étude.
Additional translations
travailler dans une carrièreEmploi intransitif.
Synonyms
excavate
unearth
mine
dig
extract
quarryadjective
UK
/ˈkwɒri/
US
/ˈkwɔːri/
Used attributively to describe things connected with or resembling a quarry.
de carrièreRelatif à l’extraction de pierre ou à une carrière.
The quarry machinery was idle during the holiday weekend.
La machinerie de carrière était à l’arrêt pendant le week-end férié.

Definitions

quarrynoun
A place, typically a large, deep pit, from which stone or other materials are or have been extracted.
The workers spent the day extracting limestone from the quarry.
An animal pursued by a hunter, hound, predatory mammal, or bird of prey.
The falcon swooped down swiftly to catch its quarry.
A person or thing that is chased or sought.
The detective finally caught up with his quarry after a long pursuit.
A small, square or diamond-shaped pane of glass, tile, or piece of stone, especially one used in paving or in leaded windows.
The medieval window was filled with clear quarries set in a lattice of lead.
quarryverb
To extract stone or other materials from a quarry.
The workers quarried the limestone for the new building project.
To obtain or extract something, often with effort or difficulty.
The researchers quarried data from various sources to support their study.
To dig or work in a quarry (intransitive).
They spent the summer quarrying on the remote hillside.
quarryadjective
Relating to, consisting of, or used in a quarry or stone-extraction operation.
The quarry machinery was idle during the holiday weekend.
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