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I.quarry [Brit ˈkwɒri, Am ˈkwɔri, ˈkwɑri] N

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1. quarry (in ground):

quarry

chalk/slate quarry

carrière de craie/d'ardoise

2. quarry:

quarry (prey)

quarry (in hunting)

gibier m also fig

II.quarry [Brit ˈkwɒri, Am ˈkwɔri, ˈkwɑri] VB trans a. quarry out

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quarry stone:

quarry

III.quarry [Brit ˈkwɒri, Am ˈkwɔri, ˈkwɑri] VB intr

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to quarry for stone, gravel

quarry tile N

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quarry tile

carreau m de terre cuite

quarry-tiled floor N

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quarry-tiled floor

carrelage m en terre cuite

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gypsum attr deposit, quarry

shale attr beach, quarry

de schiste argileux

shale attr beach, quarry

d'argile schisteuse

shale attr beach, quarry

d'argile litée

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carrier (entrepreneur)

quarry manager

sand quarry

slate quarry owner

ardoisière

slate quarry

plâtrière (carrière)

gypsum quarry

marble quarry

Translations for quarry in the English»French Dictionary (Go to French»English)

I.quarry [ˈkwɒrɪ, Am ˈkwɔ:r-] N

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1. quarry (mine):

quarry

2. quarry fig:

quarry

II.quarry <-ie-> [ˈkwɒrɪ, Am ˈkwɔ:r-] VB trans

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1. quarry (extract):

quarry mineral

2. quarry (cut into):

quarry hillside

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carrière de pierres

stone quarry

extraire marbre

to quarry

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It was around this time that the slate quarries were reopened. en.wikipedia.org

They also said they found five male bodies in a house by the village quarry. en.wikipedia.org

It is a rectangular single-story building of red sandstone with a quarry tile roof. en.wikipedia.org

Operations continued until 1962 when the quarry ceased operation. en.wikipedia.org

Today part of the estate is used for quarrying. en.wikipedia.org

As the skull was found in the same quarry as the postcranial skeleton, it was decided to be likely to be from the same individual. en.wikipedia.org

Some of the quarries are still in operation though at a much smaller scale. en.wikipedia.org

The quarry and its railway closed in 1967. en.wikipedia.org

The quarry here was active until the mid-1930s. en.wikipedia.org

The village developed as housing for slate quarry workers and there has been a chapel in the village since 1794. en.wikipedia.org

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