What does fossile in French mean?

What is the meaning of the word fossile in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use fossile in French.

The word fossile in French means fossil, fossilized, dinosaur, fossil fuel, fossil fuel, living fossil, fossil fuel. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word fossile

fossil

nom masculin (restes très vieux)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
On vient de retrouver un fossile de ptérodactyle en Autriche.
A pterodactyl fossil has recently been found in Austria.

fossilized

adjectif (relatif à un fossile)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Cet archéologue a trouvé des os fossiles de mammouth.
The archeologist has found fossilized mammoth bones.

dinosaur

nom masculin (figuré (personne arriérée) (figurative, person)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Ces idées sont rétrogrades, c'est un fossile.
Those ideas are so behind the times; he's a dinosaur!

fossil fuel

nom masculin (hydrocarbure)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Charbon, gaz et pétrole sont trois types de combustibles fossiles.

fossil fuel

nom féminin (hydrocarbures, charbon)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les énergies fossiles relâchent des gaz polluants.

living fossil

nom masculin (espèce panchronique, relique)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

fossil fuel

nom féminin (fossile utilisé comme combustible)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

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