How do you pronounce 'Quarry' and 'carrière'?

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What is an example sentence for Quarry in French?

English: "The old quarry is now a popular spot for rock climbing." | French: "L'ancienne carrière est maintenant un lieu populaire pour l'escalade."

noun · verb

English to French Dictionary

quarry Meaning in French (quarry signification en français)

Q: What is 'carrière' called in English?

'carrière' in English is called "Quarry". Quarry refers to: Grande excavation profonde d'où l'on extrait de la pierre ou d'autres matériaux pour la construction ou d'autres usages.

nouncarrière, proie

verbexploiter

Synonymes:fossebutinchasse

carrière in English:quarry

Phonetic:ka-ryɛʁ

Plural: quarries

Gender:Féminin

Quick Answer • En bref

La signification de quarry en français est carrière, proie, exploiter. (Grande excavation profonde d'où l'on extrait de la pierre ou d'autres matériaux pour la construction ou d'autres usages.)

Definitions of Quarry

1
noun
carrière
A large, deep pit from which stone or other materials are extracted for building or other purposes.
Grande excavation profonde d'où l'on extrait de la pierre ou d'autres matériaux pour la construction ou d'autres usages.
2
noun
proie
An animal or person that is hunted or pursued by a predator.
Animal ou personne chassé(e) ou poursuivi(e) par un prédateur.
3
verb
exploiter
To extract stone or other materials from a quarry.
Extraire de la pierre ou d'autres matériaux d'une carrière.

Example Sentences

“The old quarry is now a popular spot for rock climbing.”

L'ancienne carrière est maintenant un lieu populaire pour l'escalade.

“The lion stalked its quarry through the tall grass.”

Le lion traquait sa proie dans l'herbe haute.

“They plan to quarry marble from the hillside.”

Ils prévoient d'exploiter du marbre sur le flanc de la colline.

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Synonyms (Synonymes)

In French:

fossebutinchasse

In English:

mine pit excavation

Antonyms (Antonymes)

In French:

prédateurchasseur

In English:

predator hunter

Inflected Word Forms

past tensequarried

present participlequarrying

agent nounquarrier

Phrases & Idiomatic Expressions

quarry tilecollocation

A hard, unglazed tile made from natural clay, often used for flooring.