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cobble

/ˈkɒb.əl/ /ˈkɑb.l̩/

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noun

敷石

Examples :

"The old street was paved with cobble. "

古い通りは敷石で舗装されていた。

material geology

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noun

玉石

A particle from 64 to 256 mm in diameter, following the Wentworth scale.

Examples :

"The construction crew needed a large amount of cobble, roughly the size of a grapefruit, to build the base for the new road. "

建設作業員は、新しい道路の基盤を建設するために、グレープフルーツほどの大きさの玉石を大量に必要とした。

geology material

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verb

靴を作る

To make shoes (what a cobbler does).

Examples :

"My grandfather used to cobble shoes in his small workshop. "

祖父は小さな工房で靴を作っていました。

job work industry

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verb

間に合わせる, 急ごしらえする

To assemble in an improvised way.

Examples :

"I cobbled something together to get us through till morning."

朝まで何とか乗り切れるように、間に合わせで何かを作った。

action process style

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verb

石畳で舗装する

To use cobblestones to pave a road, walkway, etc.

Examples :

"The town plans to cobble the main street to make it more pedestrian-friendly. "

その町は、歩行者向けの通りにするために、メインストリートを石畳で舗装する計画です。

architecture material building

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noun

小型漁船

Small flat-bottomed fishing boat suitable for launching from a beach, found on the north-east coast of England and in Scotland.

Examples :

"The fisherman carefully launched his cobble from the sandy beach, ready for a morning of catching cod off the Northumberland coast. "

漁師は、ノーサンバーランド海岸沖でタラを捕獲する朝のために、砂浜から小型漁船を慎重に進水させました。

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