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shale in Portuguese

shale in Portuguese is folhelho — shale means a soft, fine-grained sedimentary rock that splits easily into thin layers.

shale in Portuguese

folhelho
noun
(geology) A fine-grained sedimentary rock of a thin, laminated, and often friable, structure.

What does "shale" mean?

  1. noun A soft, fine-grained sedimentary rock that splits easily into thin layers.
    "The cliff face was made of crumbling grey shale."
  2. noun Refers to the shale oil and gas industry.
    "The state's economy boomed thanks to shale."
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shale in a sentence

  • The cliff face was made of crumbling grey shale.
  • The state's economy boomed thanks to shale.

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What is "shale" in Portuguese?

"shale" in Portuguese is folhelho. shale means: A soft, fine-grained sedimentary rock that splits easily into thin layers.

How do you use "shale" in a sentence?

Example: "The cliff face was made of crumbling grey shale." In Portuguese, "shale" is folhelho.

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