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gravelled

/ˈɡrævəld/ /ˈɡrævld/

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verb

Graver

To apply a layer of gravel to the surface of a road, etc.

Examples :

"The school maintenance crew gravelled the playground path to make it safer for the children. "

L'équipe d'entretien de l'école a gravé le sentier de la cour de récréation pour le rendre plus sûr pour les enfants.

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verb

Intriguer, ennuyer

To puzzle or annoy

Examples :

"The teacher's vague instructions gravelled the students, leaving them unsure how to start the assignment. "

Les instructions vagues du professeur ont intrigué les élèves, les laissant incertains sur la façon de commencer le devoir.

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verb

S'échouer, s'ensabler

To run (as a ship) upon the gravel or beach; to run aground; to cause to stick fast in gravel or sand.

Examples :

"The small sailboat, caught in the sudden storm, gravelled on the sandy shore just outside the harbor. "

Le petit voilier, pris dans la tempête soudaine, s'est échoué sur le rivage sablonneux juste à l'extérieur du port.

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verb

Gêner, embarrasser, déconcerter

To check or stop; to embarrass; to perplex.

Examples :

"Her unexpected question about his previous job gravelled him, and he didn't know how to respond. "

Sa question inattendue sur son ancien emploi l'a embarrassé, et il ne savait pas comment répondre.

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verb

Blesser, boiter

To hurt or lame (a horse) by gravel lodged between the shoe and foot.

Examples :

"After the long ride on the rocky trail, the farrier discovered the horse had been gravelled, and had to carefully remove a stone from its hoof. "

Après la longue chevauchée sur le sentier rocailleux, le maréchal-ferrant a découvert que le cheval boitait et a dû retirer avec soin une pierre de son sabot.

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adjective

Gravillonné

Covered with gravel.

Examples :

"The gravelled driveway crunched under the tires as we arrived home. "

L'allée gravillonnée crissait sous les pneus lorsque nous sommes rentrés à la maison.

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adjective

Perplexe, déconcerté, ennuyé

Perplexed, puzzled, baffled; troubled, annoyed.

Examples :

"Context: A student receives a failing grade on a test they thought they aced. Sentence: Maria was gravelled by the unexpected failing grade on her math test. "

Maria était perplexe face à la note d'échec inattendue à son contrôle de maths.

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