What does roche in French mean?

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

The word roche in French means rock, rock shelter, rock-breaker, rock breaker, crystal clear, rock bass, rock crystal, hard as a rock, there's something fishy going on, rockwool, live rock, paper, scissors, stone, molten rock, igneous rock, bedrock, metamorphic rock, sedimentary rock, volcanic rock, carved into the rock face. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word roche

rock

nom féminin (bloc en pierre)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Il y a d'énormes roches sur toute la colline.
There are huge rocks all over the hill.

rock shelter

nom masculin (cavité) (geology)

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

rock-breaker, rock breaker

nom masculin invariable (perforateur à roches)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les mineurs ont percé la paroi au brise-roche pour placer des bâtons de dynamite.

crystal clear

locution adjectivale (figuré (explicite, évident)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")

rock bass

nom masculin (poisson de lac d'altitude)

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

rock crystal

nom masculin (gemme)

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

hard as a rock

locution adjectivale (très dur, résistant)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")

there's something fishy going on

(cela cache quelque chose)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")

rockwool

nom féminin (matière isolante) (insulating material)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Il fait installer une couche de laine de roche pour isoler sa maison.

live rock

nom féminin (support calcaire corallien) (in an aquarium)

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

paper, scissors, stone

nom masculin (jeu de main enfantin) (mainly UK: game)

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

molten rock

nom féminin (magma, lave)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Lors d'une explosion volcanique, il est possible de voir s'écouler du volcan de la roche en fusion.

igneous rock

nom féminin (roche d'origine volcanique) (geology)

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

bedrock

nom féminin (substratum)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La roche mère désigne de manière générale la partie superficielle de la croûte terrestre.

metamorphic rock

nom féminin (roche à la structure modifiée) (geology)

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

sedimentary rock

nom féminin (roche composée de strates) (geology)

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

volcanic rock

nom féminin (pierre d'origine volcanique) (geology)

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

carved into the rock face

locution adjectivale (taillé à même la roche)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")
Ces statues de Bouddha ont été taillées dans la roche.

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