gravette

ɡʁavɛt

Definition

Definition of gravette - Reverso French Dictionary

Noun, feminine

construction

TECH.

petit gravier utilisé pour fabriquer du béton ou des revêtements

TECH.

Les ouvriers ont étalé de la gravette pour préparer la fondation.

caillou

mollusque

TECH.

huître sauvage non cultivée du bassin d'Arcachon

TECH.

Les pêcheurs ramassent des gravettes sur les bancs naturels.

polychète

TECH.

ver marin segmenté vivant dans la mer

TECH.

La gravette se cache dans le sable du fond marin.

annélide

archéologie

Dated

pointe de flèche ou de lance préhistorique

Dated

L'archéologue a découvert une gravette dans les fouilles.

armature

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petit gravier utilisé pour fabriquer du béton ou des revêtements
ver marin segmenté vivant dans la mer
pointe de flèche ou de lance préhistorique

Origin of gravette

français, gravette (petite gravure)

Examples of gravette in a sentence

On utilise de la gravette pour stabiliser le sol du jardin.
La gravette est très prisée des connaisseurs.
On trouve des gravettes à marée basse.
Les pêcheurs utilisent la gravette comme appât pour attraper des poissons.
Une gravette a été observée lors de la sortie scolaire à la plage.
Les archéologues ont examiné une gravette ancienne.

Une gravette en pierre a été trouvée dans la grotte.

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English:pea gravel, wild oyster, ...
German:Splitt, wilde Auster, ...
Italian:ghiaietto, ostrica selvatica, ...
Spanish:gravilla, ostra salvaje, ...
Portuguese:brita miúda, ostra selvagem do Arcachon, ...
Chinese:碎石, 野生牡蛎, ...
Japanese:小粒砂利, グラヴェット, ...
Arabic:حصى صغير, محار بري, ...
Hebrew:חָצָץ דַּק, שַׁבְלוּל יָם פֶּרֶא, ...
Russian:щебень, дикая устрица, ...
Ukrainian:дрібний гравій, дика устриця з Аркашону, ...
Catalan:graveta, ostra salvatge, ...
Danish:grus, østers, ...
Dutch:split, wilde oester, ...
Greek:χαλίκι για σκυρόδεμα, άγριος στρειδόψαρος, ...
Hungarian:apró kavics, az Arcachon-medence vadon élő, nem tenyésztett osztrigája, ...
Khmer:ក្រួសតូច, អយស្ទ័រព្រៃ, ...
Korean:자갈, 자연산 굴, ...
Polish:żwir, dzika ostryga z basenu Arcachon, ...
Portuguese (BR):brita, gravette, ...
Romanian:pietriș mărunt, stridie sălbatică, ...
Swedish:smågrus, vild ostron från Arcachonbukten, ...
Thai:กรวดละเอียด, หอยนางรมป่า, ...
Turkish:mıcır, yabani istiridye, ...
Vietnamese:sỏi nhỏ, hàu hoang dã, ...

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Definition of gravette - Reverso French Dictionary

Noun, feminine

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Origin of gravette

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