Grammatical class
Noun
minerai
ore (rocklike material)
Details
Syllables
mi-ne-rai
Phonetics
mi.nə.ʁɛ
Grammatical class
Noun
Freq. (books)
28859
Freq. (movies)
16029
Freq. (news)
19635
Variants
Sentences
On y trouve du minerai de fer en abondance.
Iron ore occurs there in abundance.
B1
Ils exploitent un minerai de zinc et un autre de cuivre.
They mine one ore of zinc and another of copper.
B1
Ses principales exportations sont le minerai de fer, le caoutchouc, les diamants et l'or.
Its principal exports are iron ore, rubber, diamonds, and gold.
B2
Elle tira fierté de la teneur en molybdène de l'échantillon de minerai de sa parcelle.
She was elated by the molybdenum assay of the ore sample from her claim.
C1