adobe in French
adobe in French is adobe, argile, maison en adobes — adobe means a brick made from mud or clay and dried hard in the sun rather than fired in a kiln.
adobe in French
adobe
An unburnt brick dried in the sun.
argile
The earth from which such bricks are made.
maison en adobes
A house made of adobe brick.
What does "adobe" mean?
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noun A brick made from mud or clay and dried hard in the sun rather than fired in a kiln.
"The old mission was built from thousands of adobe bricks."
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noun The clay-rich earth from which such bricks are made.
"They mixed straw into the adobe before shaping it into bricks."
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noun A house or other building constructed from adobe bricks.
"The old adobe sits at the edge of town."
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adobe in a sentence
- The old mission was built from thousands of adobe bricks.
- Workers stacked the adobe out in the yard to dry.
- They mixed straw into the adobe before shaping it into bricks.
- The riverbank supplied plenty of adobe for the village.
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What is "adobe" in French?
"adobe" in French is adobe, argile, maison en adobes. adobe means: A brick made from mud or clay and dried hard in the sun rather than fired in a kiln.
How do you use "adobe" in a sentence?
Example: "The old mission was built from thousands of adobe bricks." In French, "adobe" is adobe, argile, maison en adobes.
Are there other ways to say "adobe" in French?
Yes — French has 3 translations listed for "adobe": adobe, argile, maison en adobes.
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