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 Translation for 'clay' from English to French
NOUN1   clay | -
NOUN2   a clay [type] | clays
SYNO cadaver | Clay | clay | ...
géol.
argile {f}
clay
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géol.
glaise {f}
clay
2 Words: Others
arts
brun argile {adj}
clay brown
géol.
argilo-limoneux {adj}
silty-clay
2 Words: Nouns
géol.
dépôt {m} argileux erratique
boulder clay
constr.
brique {f} de pisé
clay brick
sport
court {m} en terre battue
clay court [tennis]
cuis.outil.
cruche {f} de terre
clay jug
armessport
pigeon {m} d'argile
clay pigeon
pipe {f} en terreclay pipe
cuis.outil.
cruche {f} de terre
clay pitcher
archéo.
tablette {f} d'argile
clay tablet
géol.
argilo calcaire {m}
clay-limestone
arts
pâte {f} à modeler
modeling clay [Am.]
arts
pâte {f} à modeler
modelling clay [Br.]
matériel
pisé {m}
rammed clay
3 Words: Nouns
sport
ball-trap {m} [séance]
clay pigeon shoot
sport
ball-trap {m} [sport]
clay pigeon shooting
sport
tir {m} au plateau d'argile
clay pigeon shooting
sport
tir {m} aux pigeons d'argile
clay pigeon shooting
sport
tir {m} aux clays [belge]
clay pigeon shooting
sport
tir {m} à la volée [can.]
clay pigeon shooting
sport
tir {m} au plateau d'argile
clay target shooting
sport
tir {m} aux pigeons d'argile
clay target shooting
sport
tir {m} aux clays [belge]
clay target shooting
sport
tir {m} à la volée [can.]
clay target shooting
sport
balltrap {m}
clay-pigeon shooting
sport
ball-trap {m}
clay-pigeon shooting
4 Words: Verbs
avoir des pieds d'argile [fig.]to have feet of clay [fig.]
5+ Words: Verbs
contourner un morceau d'argileto fashion a lump of clay
5+ Words: Nouns
bible
colosse {m} aux pieds d'argile [loc.]
idol with feet of clay [idiom] [Book of Daniel]
Taxa/Species (Animals, Plants, Fungi)
orn.T
merle {m} fauve [Turdus grayi]
clay-colored thrush [Am.]
orn.T
merle {m} fauve [Turdus grayi]
clay-coloured thrush [Br.]
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Usage Examples English
  • Consider the evaluation of a clay deposit in which the only important parameter is the thickness of the clay (i.e. ...
  • Nonconventional clay techniques are now possible after adding processed cellulose fiber to any clay: First, joining dry-to-dry paper clay and dry-to-soft paper clay are the most radical new techniques.
  • This town is famous for manufacturing Ghatam musical instruments, clay pots, clay horses, and other clay items.
  • There are two main types of tennis court, grass and clay. The clay courts can then be divided into natural clay, hard courts and fast/dry courts.
  • There are 3 types of soil that cover the municipality. These soils, which are generally clay, are Kidapawan Clay, Adtuyon Clay and Macolod Clay.

  • Clay courts – The NTC has two different types of outdoor clay courts which have been designed to withstand the harsh UK climate and to allow for the longest possible clay court playing season and maximum use.
  • In 1892 Portrack was the site of several clay pits. The local Blackett’s Brickworks used clay from the clay pits.
  • The species lives in fresh to brackish water on intertidal banks and marshes with firm clay, clay-sand, or clay-mud substratum.
  • Clay pigeons are clay discs thrown into the air to imitate flying game birds for various clay pigeon shooting disciplines (e.g. ...
  • Structural clay tiles (clay blocks) are clay or terracotta and typically are perforated with holes.

  • Dawu Clay Sculpture (Teochew: 涂安仔, Tu Ang Zai) is a famous folk art in Chaozhou, Guangdong Province.
  • Clay was later spread over the peat, providing raised stands for occupation, industry and movement, and in some areas thicker clay spreads accommodated hearths built of clay or stone.
  • The bricks were bonded together using a clay slurry, called butter clay or "navanita mattika". This was composed of finely crushed dolomite limestone mixed with sieved sand and clay.
  • The municipality has five dominant soil types namely: Faraon Clay, Steep Phase, the Lugo Clay, the Mandaue clay loam & the Hydrosol type.
  • The soil is characterized as red-yellow podzolic type, with gravelly clay, heavy clay, Typic dark clayey; oxisol with clay loam.

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