noun🔗ShareOutil, ustensileA utensil; tool; a weapon; (usually in compound) an article in general.""The archeologist carefully dusted off the loom-shard, hoping to piece together the ancient weaving tool." "L'archéologue a soigneusement dépoussiéré le fragment d'outil, espérant reconstituer l'ancien outil de tissage.utensilweaponitemChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareMétier à tisserA frame or machine of wood or other material, in which a weaver forms cloth out of thread; a machine for interweaving yarn or threads into a fabric, as in knitting or lace making."My grandmother's attic is full of old looms, remnants of her weaving business. "Le grenier de ma grand-mère est rempli de vieux métiers à tisser, vestiges de son entreprise de tissage.materialmachinetechnologyutensilindustryChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareLe manche, la tigeThe part of an oar which is between the grip or handle and the blade, the shaft."The rower carefully gripped the oar's loom, feeling its smooth, wooden texture before starting the race. "L'avironneur a soigneusement saisi le manche de l'aviron, sentant sa texture lisse et en bois avant de commencer la course.nauticalpartsailingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗SharePlongeonLoon (bird of order Gaviiformes)"The loon's mournful cry echoed across the lake. "Le cri plaintif du plongeon résonnait sur le lac.birdanimalnatureorganismbiologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareApparition, fantômeA distorted appearance of something as seen indistinctly or from afar."The looms of heat rising from the asphalt made the distant cars appear to shimmer and blur. "Les apparitions de chaleur s'élevant de l'asphalte ont fait scintiller et flouter les voitures au loin.appearanceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareSe profiler, apparaître vaguementTo appear indistinctly, eg. when seen on the horizon or through the murk."The clouds loomed over the mountains."Les nuages se profilaient au-dessus des montagnes.appearancenatureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareSe profiler, menacerTo appear in an exaggerated or threatening form; to be imminent."The deadline for the project looms, and I haven't even started. "L'échéance du projet se profile, et je n'ai même pas commencé.appearanceeventfuturesituationChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareSe profiler, apparaîtreTo rise and to be eminent; to be elevated or ennobled, in a moral sense."As he confessed his wrongdoing, his honesty looms as a testament to his character, overshadowing his mistake. "En avouant ses fautes, son honnêteté se profile comme un témoignage de son caractère, éclipsant son erreur.moralcharactervalueattitudeChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
