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clay in French

clay in French is argile, glaise, terre battue — clay means a fine-grained, sticky earth that becomes pliable when wet and hardens when fired or dried — used for pottery, bricks, and sculpture.

clay in French

argile
noun
A mineral substance made up of small crystals of silica and alumina, that is ductile when moist; the material of pre-fired ceramics.
glaise
noun
A mineral substance made up of small crystals of silica and alumina, that is ductile when moist; the material of pre-fired ceramics.
terre battue
noun
(tennis) A tennis court surface made of crushed stone, brick, shale, or other unbound mineral aggregate.
argile
noun
(tennis) A tennis court surface made of crushed stone, brick, shale, or other unbound mineral aggregate.

What does "clay" mean?

  1. noun A fine-grained, sticky earth that becomes pliable when wet and hardens when fired or dried — used for pottery, bricks, and sculpture.
    "She shaped the clay into a bowl on the wheel."
  2. noun A tennis court surface made of crushed stone or brick.
    "He's always played better on clay than on grass."
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clay in a sentence

  • She shaped the clay into a bowl on the wheel.
  • The riverbank was thick with soft, red clay.
  • He's always played better on clay than on grass.

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What is "clay" in French?

"clay" in French is argile, glaise, terre battue. clay means: A fine-grained, sticky earth that becomes pliable when wet and hardens when fired or dried — used for pottery, bricks, and sculpture.

How do you use "clay" in a sentence?

Example: "She shaped the clay into a bowl on the wheel." In French, "clay" is argile, glaise, terre battue.

Are there other ways to say "clay" in French?

Yes — French has 3 translations listed for "clay": argile, glaise, terre battue.

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