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