glassy in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for glassy in the English»French Dictionary

glassy [Brit ˈɡlɑːsi, Am ˈɡlæsi] ADJ

1. glassy (resembling glass):

glassy substance

vitreux/-euse

glassy bead, object

qui ressemble au verre

2. glassy:

glassy (slippery) surface, rock

lisse

glassy road (from ice)

verglacé

glassy (from rain)

glissant

3. glassy waters:

glassy (calm)

lisse (comme un miroir)

glassy (clear)

transparent

4. glassy (cold):

glassy air, chill

glacé, glacial

5. glassy eyes:

glassy (from drink, illness)

vitreux/-euse

glassy (with hostility)

glacé

glassy-eyed [Brit ˌɡlɑːsɪˈʌɪd, Am ˌɡlæsiˈaɪd] ADJ

glassy-eyed (from drink, illness)

aux yeux vitreux

glassy-eyed (with hostility)

au regard glacial

Translations for glassy in the French»English Dictionary

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

vitreux (vitreuse) éclat

glassy

une mer d'huile

a glassy sea

glassy in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for glassy in the English»French Dictionary

glassy <-ier, -iest> [ˈglɑ:si, Am ˈglæsi] ADJ

glassy

vitreux(-euse)

Translations for glassy in the French»English Dictionary

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

vitreux (-euse)

glassy

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Between these bands the quartz is glassy and clear.

en.wikipedia.org

The slow relaxation is an indication of cages in the glassy system.

en.wikipedia.org

At the top of this rock face are small springs that trickle down the mountain, giving it a glassy appearance in the sun.

en.wikipedia.org

In most of the lunar regolith, half of the particles are made of mineral fragments fused by the glassy particles; these objects are called agglutinates.

en.wikipedia.org

The texture is often found in extrusive aphanitic, or glassy, igneous rock.

en.wikipedia.org

In the upper leaf, cells are square to rectangular, while lower down they become more elongated and have a hyaline (glassy) appearance.

en.wikipedia.org

The glassy sea, humid atmosphere, and falling barometer portended the approaching engagement between ship and her relentlessly violent foes, sea and wind.

en.wikipedia.org

Most scoria is composed of glassy fragments, and may contain phenocrysts.

en.wikipedia.org

The white shell is elevated, trochiform, with a minute glassy smooth nucleus and about five subsequent whorls.

en.wikipedia.org

Below the transition temperature range, the glassy structure does not relax in accordance with the cooling rate used.

en.wikipedia.org