Gravier (en. Gravel)

/ɡʁa.vje/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishFrench

noun

An aggregate of small stones used for filling or landscaping.

The path was covered with gravel.

Le chemin était recouvert de gravier.

A type of crushed stone used in road construction.

Gravel is essential for the base of roads.

Le gravier est essentiel pour la base des routes.

Small pieces of rock used as material in various works.

We need gravel for the garden.

Nous avons besoin de gravier pour le jardin.

The word gravel comes from the Latin 'gravelis', which means 'stone'.

to be on the gravel

to be in difficulty or in an unstable situation.

être sur le gravier

to drop the gravel

to abandon a task or a responsibility.

laisser tomber le gravier

gravelly material

Small stones or gravels used for road surfacing.

gravillon

crushed gravel

Gravel obtained by crushing stones.

gravier concassé

gravel pit

Area where gravel is extracted.

gravière

To talk about a person who is in a disordered situation.

After that argument, he's really in the gravel.

Après cette dispute, il est vraiment dans le gravier.

To refer to something mundane or unattractive.

That movie is gravel; I didn't like it.

Ce film est du gravier, je n'ai pas aimé.