friable
Easily broken into small fragments, crumbled, or reduced to powderEasily broken into small fragments, crumbled, or reduced to powder.
Meaning
4 sensesEasily broken into small fragments, crumbled, or reduced to powder.
bröselig, mürbe, brüchig
тре́скающийсяtréskajuščijsja, кроша́щийсяkrošáščijsja, рассы́пчатыйrassýpčatyj
ламкийlamkyj
easily broken into small fragments or reduced to powder
Of soil, loose and large-grained in consistency.
Sand has been incorporated to make the soil more friable.
krümelig, bröselig
ры́хлыйrýxlyj, сыпу́чийsypúčij
крихки́йkryxkýj, пухки́йpuxkýj, сипу́чийsypúčyj
Of a poison, likely to crumble and become airborne, thus becoming a health risk.
Of a number: smooth, that factors completely into small prime numbers.
Translations
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Origin
Borrowed from French friable, from Latin friābilis (“friable”), from friō (“to crumble”).Borrowed from French friable, from Latin friābilis (“friable”), from friō (“to crumble”).
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Forms
more friable, most friable| Comparative | more friable Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most friable Lesson |
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Word family
8 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form