noun🔗ShareCarrièreA site for mining stone, limestone, or slate."Michelangelo personally quarried marble from the world-famous quarry at Carrara."Michel-Ange a personnellement extrait le marbre de la célèbre carrière de Carrare.geologymaterialindustrybuildingplaceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareExtraire de la pierre, exploiter une carrièreTo obtain (or mine) stone by extraction from a quarry."The construction company quarries limestone from the nearby hills to use in building roads. "L'entreprise de construction extrait du calcaire des collines voisines pour l'utiliser dans la construction de routes.geologymaterialindustryChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareExtraire, obtenir lentementTo extract or slowly obtain by long, tedious searching."They quarried out new, interesting facts about ancient Egypt from old papyri."Ils ont extrait de nouveaux faits intéressants sur l'Égypte ancienne à partir de vieux papyrus.geologyindustryjobworkChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareProie, dépouilleA part of the entrails of a hunted animal, given to the hounds as a reward."After a successful hunt, the hounds were presented with the quarries as their well-deserved reward. "Après une chasse réussie, les chiens ont reçu la proie comme récompense bien méritée.animalfoodsporttraditionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareProieAn animal, often a bird or mammal, which is hunted."The farmer's dogs chased the rabbits, which are common quarries in his fields. "Les chiens du fermier ont chassé les lapins, qui sont des proies courantes dans ses champs.animalnaturegameChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareObjet de recherche, proieAn object of search or pursuit."The missing cat became one of many quarries for the neighborhood children, who searched everywhere to find her. "Le chat disparu est devenu l'une des nombreuses proies des enfants du quartier, qui ont cherché partout pour la retrouver.actionthingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareS'emparer de la proie, chasserTo secure prey; to prey, as a vulture or harpy."The hawk circled above, ready to quarry the field mouse scurrying below. "Le faucon tournait en rond au-dessus, prêt à s'emparer de la souris des champs qui s'agitait en dessous.animalactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareLosanges, carreaux en losangeA diamond-shaped tile or pane, often of glass or stone."The mosaic on the backsplash used small quarries of colorful glass. "La mosaïque sur le dosseret utilisait de petits carreaux en losange de verre coloré.materialarchitecturebuildingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
