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Marble
01
marbre
a type of hard smooth rock that is mostly white in color and has colored lines, which is used as building material or in making statues
Exemples
The grand staircase in the mansion was adorned with marble steps, gleaming in the sunlight that streamed through the stained glass windows.
Le grand escalier du manoir était orné de marches en marbre, brillant sous la lumière du soleil qui filtrait à travers les vitraux.
The sculptor carefully chiseled away at the block of marble, revealing the form of a graceful figure emerging from the stone.
Le sculpteur a soigneusement ciselé le bloc de marbre, révélant la forme d'une figure gracieuse émergeant de la pierre.
02
bille, billes
a small, spherical ball, usually made of glass or clay, used in games
Exemples
The children played marbles with colorful marbles.
He lost his favorite marble during the game.
03
a hard, crystalline metamorphic rock used for sculpture or construction
Exemples
The museum displayed a marble of the ancient goddess.
The artist completed a marble in the Renaissance style.
to marble
01
to create a streaked or veined pattern resembling marble on a surface, typically by painting or staining
Exemples
The potter marbled the clay before shaping it.
The walls were marbled to give an elegant finish.
