verb🔗ShareExtraire de la pierre d'une carrièreTo obtain (or mine) stone by extraction from a quarry."The company is quarrying limestone from the hillside to use in building construction. "L'entreprise extrait du calcaire de la colline pour l'utiliser dans la construction de bâtiments.geologyindustrymaterialbuildingarchitectureworkChat 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.geologyindustrymaterialbuildingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareS'emparer d'une proieTo secure prey; to prey, as a vulture or harpy."The hawk was quarrying a mouse in the field. "Le faucon s'emparait d'une souris dans le champ.animalnatureactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareFragment de pierre, éclatA small piece of stone chipped off any stone found in a quarry."After the quarrying, the sculptor swept away the tiny stone fragments to reveal the emerging statue. "Après l'extraction, le sculpteur balaya les minuscules fragments de pierre pour révéler la statue en devenir.geologymaterialbuildingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
