molasse

mɔlas

Definition

Definition of molasse - Reverso French Dictionary

Noun, masc/fem

caractère

Rare

personne qui manque d'énergie et de dynamisme

Rare

Quelle molasse, il ne fait jamais rien !

apathique

mollasson

géologie

TECH.

roche sédimentaire utilisée comme pierre de construction

TECH.

Cette église est construite en molasse locale.

grès

défaut

TECH.

veine terreuse qui forme un défaut dans la pierre

TECH.

Le tailleur de pierre a rejeté ce bloc à cause de la molasse.

Adjective

mou

Rare

qui manque de fermeté ou d'énergie

Rare

Il était molasse et n'arrivait pas à prendre de décisions.

flasque

mou

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veine terreuse qui forme un défaut dans la pierre

Origin of molasse

italien, molle (molle) + -asse (suffixe péjoratif)

Terms with molasse included in their meaning

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molassique

adj.

géologie

qui possède les caractéristiques de la molasse ou s'y rapporte

mollassique

adj.

géologie

qui concerne la molasse, type de grès utilisé en construction

Examples of molasse in a sentence

Ne sois pas une molasse, bouge-toi un peu !
On trouve de la molasse dans cette carrière.
La molasse est prisée pour restaurer les vieux bâtiments.
La molasse rend la taille de la pierre difficile.
On a trouvé une molasse au centre du bloc extrait.
Après la maladie, elle se sentait molasse toute la journée.

Ce gâteau est trop molasse pour être servi.

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English:slacker, sluggish, ...
German:Schlappschwanz, schlaff, ...
Italian:apatico, molle, ...
Spanish:apático, blando, ...
Portuguese:molenga, mole, ...
Chinese:懒散的人, 软弱, ...
Japanese:ぐうたら, だらけた, ...
Arabic:شخص كسول, ضعيف, ...
Hebrew:רָפוּי, רָפוּי כּוֹחַ, ...
Russian:тюфяк, вялый, ...
Ukrainian:млява людина, млявий, ...
Catalan:persona apàtica, moll, ...
Danish:slapsvans, slap, ...
Dutch:slome, slap, ...
Greek:τεμπέλης, άτονος, ...
Hungarian:naplopó, erőtlen, ...
Khmer:មនុស្សយឺតយ៉ាវ, ស្ពឹកស្រពន់, ...
Korean:게으름뱅이, 힘이 없는, ...
Polish:flegmatyk, ospale, ...
Portuguese (BR):molassa, mole, ...
Romanian:persoană lipsită de energie, molast, ...
Swedish:slöfock, slapp, ...
Thai:คนเซื่องซึม, อ่อนปวกเปียก, ...
Turkish:miskin, gevşek, ...
Vietnamese:người lừ đừ, uể oải, ...

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Definition of molasse - Reverso French Dictionary

Noun, masc/fem

Adjective

Images of molasse

Origin of molasse

Terms related to molasse

Terms with molasse included in their meaning

Examples of molasse in a sentence

View all translations of molasse

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