Grammatical class

Noun

grès

(geology) sandstone

Details

Syllables

grès

Phonetics

gʁɛ

Grammatical class

Noun

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33422

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32599

Sentences

Pouvez-vous faire la différence entre le granit et le grès ?

Can you tell the difference between granite and sandstone?

A1

Le nom de la ville algérienne Tipaza vient de tafza, grès rouge.

The name of the Algerian town Tipaza comes from tafza, red sandstone.

A1

Le grès est un type de roche sédimentaire.

Sandstone is a kind of sedimentary rock.

B1