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glaze in French

glaze in French is glaçure, glaçage, émail — glaze means a thin, shiny coating applied to pottery, food, or another surface.

glaze in French

glaçure
noun
(ceramics) The vitreous coating of pottery or porcelain; anything used as a coating or color in glazing.
glaçage
noun
(ceramics) The vitreous coating of pottery or porcelain; anything used as a coating or color in glazing.
émail
noun
(ceramics) The vitreous coating of pottery or porcelain; anything used as a coating or color in glazing.
glacis
noun
A transparent or semi-transparent layer of paint.
givre
noun
(meteorology) A smooth coating of ice formed on objects due to the freezing of rain; glaze ice.
glaçage
noun
vitrer
verb
(transitive) To install windows.
glacer
verb
(transitive) To apply a thin, transparent layer of coating.
devenir virtreux
verb
(intransitive) Of eyes: to take on an uninterested appearance; to glaze over.

What does "glaze" mean?

  1. noun A thin, shiny coating applied to pottery, food, or another surface.
    "The bowl had a beautiful blue glaze."
  2. verb To cover something with a thin, shiny coating.
    "The baker glazed the donuts with icing."
  3. verb (of eyes) To become dull and unfocused, usually from boredom or tiredness.
    "His eyes glazed over halfway through the lecture."
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glaze in a sentence

  • The bowl had a beautiful blue glaze.
  • She brushed a honey glaze over the ham before roasting it.
  • The baker glazed the donuts with icing.
  • His eyes glazed over halfway through the lecture.

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What is "glaze" in French?

"glaze" in French is glaçure, glaçage, émail. glaze means: A thin, shiny coating applied to pottery, food, or another surface.

How do you use "glaze" in a sentence?

Example: "The bowl had a beautiful blue glaze." In French, "glaze" is glaçure, glaçage, émail.

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

Yes — French has 8 translations listed for "glaze": glaçure, glaçage, émail, glacis, givre, vitrer.

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