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shingle

UK
/ˈʃɪŋ.ɡl/
US
/ˈʃɪŋ.ɡəl/

Translations

shinglenoun
shingles
pl
UK
/ˈʃɪŋ.ɡl/
US
/ˈʃɪŋ.ɡəl/
The workers replaced the old roof with new asphalt shingles.
Les ouvriers ont remplacé l'ancien toit par de nouveaux bardeaux d'asphalte.
Additional translations
enseigneSens rare et surtout historique ou figuré, pour un panneau indiquant un cabinet professionnel.
galetsAu sens britannique, pour une plage ou un rivage couvert de petits galets ou graviers.
coupe shingleCoiffure historique, surtout pour les femmes dans les années 1920.
Synonyms
tile
slate
board
plank
shard
shingleverb
shingled
Past Simple
shingled
Past Participle
shingling
Gerund
UK
/ˈʃɪŋɡl̩/
US
/ˈʃɪŋɡəl/
bardeauterPour couvrir une toiture de bardeaux.
They decided to shingle the roof before the rainy season started.
Ils ont décidé de bardeauter le toit avant le début de la saison des pluies.
Additional translations
dégraderEn coiffure, pour couper les cheveux en couches superposées.
Synonyms
roof
board
panel
slate
tile
overlay
sheath
clad
cover
shingleadjective
UK
/ˈʃɪŋɡl̩/
US
/ˈʃɪŋɡəl/
Used attributively before a noun, e.g. "shingle roof", rather than as a gradable descriptive adjective.
en bardeauxSe dit d'un toit ou d'un revêtement fait de bardeaux.
The cottage features a shingle roof and cedar siding.
Le chalet possède un toit en bardeaux et un revêtement en cèdre.
Additional translations
de galetsSe dit d'un rivage ou d'une plage couverte de galets.
Synonyms
roofed
covered
clad
thatched
slated
tiled
gravelly
stony
pebbly
shingled

Definitions

shinglenoun
A small, thin piece of building material, often made of wood, asphalt, or slate, used to cover roofs or walls.
The workers replaced the old roof with new asphalt shingles.
An expanse of coarse, rounded gravel or small pebbles, especially on a seashore or riverbank; such material considered collectively.
After the tide went out, the boat was left resting on the shingle.
A signboard or nameplate, especially one that indicates a professional office, such as a doctor's or lawyer's office.
After passing the bar exam, she hung out her shingle and started her own law practice.
A short women's haircut in which the hair is tapered very close at the nape of the neck and lies in overlapping layers.
Flappers in the 1920s often wore a fashionable shingle that exposed the neckline.
shingleverb
To cover a roof or building with shingles.
They decided to shingle the roof before the rainy season started.
To cut hair so that it lies in overlapping layers.
The stylist shingled her hair to give it a modern look.
shingleadjective
Made of, covered with, or relating to shingles (roofing tiles) or to a shingle beach.
The cottage features a shingle roof and cedar siding.
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