What does matériau in French mean?

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

The word matériau in French means material, material, materials, materials, materials, composite material, core material, construction material, building material, recovered material, waste material, fissionable material, noble material. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word matériau

material

nom masculin (substances, matières)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Avec ce matériau, vous devriez obtenir un résultat de qualité.
With this material, you should get quality results.

material

nom masculin (matière de base)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le dramaturge a trouvé le matériau nécessaire pour écrire sa pièce.
The playwright found the material he needed to write his play.

materials

nom masculin pluriel (matières pour la construction) (construction)

(plural noun: Noun always used in plural form--for example, "jeans," "scissors.")
Il y a divers matériaux dans la construction d'une maison.
Various materials are used in building a house.

materials

nom masculin pluriel (composants assemblés formant un tout) (components)

(plural noun: Noun always used in plural form--for example, "jeans," "scissors.")
Il manque des produits pour assembler ces matériaux.

materials

nom masculin pluriel (nécessaire composant un ouvrage)

(plural noun: Noun always used in plural form--for example, "jeans," "scissors.")
Les matériaux de cet ouvrage sont usés par le temps.
The materials used in this work are timeworn.

composite material

nom masculin (assemblage de matériaux)

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

core material

nom masculin (bâtiment : matériau central)

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

construction material, building material

nom masculin (substance pour gros travaux)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Bois, verre, parpaings et briques sont des matériaux de construction.

recovered material, waste material

nom masculin (matériau ayant déjà servi)

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

fissionable material

nom masculin (matériau pour fission) (Physics)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Il participe aux opérations d'extraction d'uranium visant à acquérir le matériau fissile.

noble material

nom masculin (matériau pur et pérenne)

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

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