noun🔗ShareGranulés, pastillesA small, compressed, hard chunk of matter."a pellet of wood, paper, or ore"Un granulé de bois, de papier ou de minerai.materialsubstanceitemChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗SharePlomb de carabine à air compriméA lead projectile used as ammunition in rifled air guns."My dad keeps a tin of pellets in the garage for his air rifle. "Mon père garde une boîte de plombs dans le garage pour sa carabine à air comprimé.weaponmilitaryChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗SharePelotes de réjectionCompressed byproduct of digestion regurgitated by owls. Serves as a waste disposal mechanism for indigestible parts of food, such as fur and bones."The owl regurgitated pellets near the schoolyard, a sign of its hunting activity. "Le hibou a régurgité des pelotes de réjection près de la cour de l'école, signe de son activité de chasse.animalbiologybirdecologynaturephysiologyfoodorganismChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareRond noir, pastilleA roundel sable (black circular spot; also called ogress)."The heraldry book described a shield with several pellets scattered across its gold background. "Le livre d'héraldique décrivait un écu avec plusieurs pastilles éparpillées sur son fond d'or.heraldrycolorappearanceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗SharePastillesOne of the short conductive tubes in a Pelletron particle accelerator."In the Pelletron accelerator, the precise movement of the pellets generates the high voltage needed to propel the particles. "Dans l'accélérateur Pelletron, le mouvement précis des pastilles génère la haute tension nécessaire pour propulser les particules.physicstechnologymachinepartelementChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareFormer en granulésTo form into pellets."The machine pellets the raw material into small, uniform pieces for easier processing. "La machine forme la matière première en petits granulés uniformes pour faciliter le traitement.technicalprocessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareGarnir de granulésTo strike with pellets."The children playfully pelleted each other with snowballs during the winter storm. "Les enfants se sont joyeusement garnis de boules de neige pendant la tempête hivernale.weaponmilitaryactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
