sapphire in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for sapphire in the English»French Dictionary

I.sapphire [Brit ˈsafʌɪə, Am ˈsæˌfaɪ(ə)r] N

1. sapphire (stone):

sapphire

saphir m

2. sapphire (colour):

sapphire

bleu m saphir

II.sapphire [Brit ˈsafʌɪə, Am ˈsæˌfaɪ(ə)r] ADJ (colour)

sapphire

bleu saphir

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bleu saphir

sapphire blue

sapphire in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for sapphire in the English»French Dictionary

I.sapphire [ˈsæfaɪəʳ, Am -aɪɚ] N

sapphire

saphir m

II.sapphire [ˈsæfaɪəʳ, Am -aɪɚ] ADJ

1. sapphire (bright blue):

sapphire

saphir inv

2. sapphire (relating to sapphires):

sapphire

de saphir

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English

In the case of manufacturing rubies or sapphires, this material is alumina.

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Weighing 26 lb the gold piece is encrusted with rubies, sapphires and pearls.

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Each crown in turn was decorated with rubies, sapphires and other precious jewels.

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Sapphire and ruby are both varieties of the same mineral; corundum.

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Sapphires are also shown as being able to show others their greatest love.

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At that time, 95% of all the world's sapphires were being heated to enhance their natural color.

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Gemstones such as zircon, sapphire and ruby were formed from the volcano.

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It consisted of nine segments, each crowned with heraldic fleur-de-lis, and decorated with rubies, sapphires and pearls.

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It is common practice to heat natural sapphires to improve or enhance color.

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The sapphire tiara was originally made in 1881.

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