Bergotte (en. Bergotte)

/bɛʁ.ɡɔt/

Meaning & Definition

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noun

Modeling clay made of clay and various additives, used in sculpture.

The sculptor began his work using bergotte.

Le sculpteur a commencé son œuvre en utilisant de la bergotte.

Malleable material, often used by children for artistic activities.

Children spend hours playing with bergotte in the classroom.

Les enfants passent des heures à jouer avec de la bergotte dans la salle de classe.

Of uncertain origin, possibly related to clay or the word 'bergottier' meaning 'to peel'.

to make bergotte

To create with modeling clay.

faire de la bergotte

to sculpt in bergotte

To create a sculpture using modeling clay.

sculpter dans la bergotte

art

Creation of works, including sculpture, painting, etc.

art

sculpture

Art of creating relief forms in a material.

sculpture

Used to refer to something soft or blurred.

This fabric is so bergotte that it looks like a cloud.

Ce tissu est si bergotte qu'on dirait un nuage.

To mock something that lacks substance.

This idea is really bergotte, it has no depth.

Cette idée est vraiment bergotte, elle n’a pas d’épaisseur.