verb🔗ShareGraver à l'eau-forteTo cut into a surface with an acid or other corrosive substance in order to make a pattern. Best known as a technique for creating printing plates, but also used for decoration on metal, and, in modern industry, to make circuit boards."The artist will etch a detailed landscape onto the metal plate using acid. "L'artiste va graver un paysage détaillé sur la plaque de métal à l'aide d'acide.arttechnologymaterialindustrychemistryelectronicsprocessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareGraver, incrusterTo engrave a surface."The artist used acid to etch a design onto the metal plate. "L'artiste a utilisé de l'acide pour graver un motif sur la plaque de métal.arttechnologywritingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareGraver, imprimerTo make a lasting impression."The memory of 9/11 is etched into my mind."Le souvenir du 11 septembre est gravé dans mon esprit.mindcharacterChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareGraver, esquisserTo sketch; to delineate."The artist used a thin pencil to etch the outline of the building before adding details. "L'artiste a utilisé un crayon fin pour esquisser les contours du bâtiment avant d'ajouter des détails.artwritingmarkChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareRepousse, regainAn aftergrowth of grass (or other plants) which grows after it has been been mowed; also, a field of such growth."The lawnmower barely touched the etch, so we had to mow it again. "La tondeuse a à peine touché la repousse, nous avons donc dû tondre à nouveau.agricultureplantenvironmentChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
