marble
Made of, or resembling, marbleMade of, or resembling, marble.
» The children are playing marbles.
Die Kinder spielen mit Murmeln.
Дети играют в шарики.
Діти грають у кульки.
Meaning
2 sensesMade of, or resembling, marble.
a marble mantel
marble paper
marmorn
(figuratively)Cold; hard; unfeeling.
a marble heart
Examples
89 sentencesThe children are playing marbles.
Діти грають у кульки. — deniko
ruДети играют в шарики. — sharptoothed
deDie Kinder spielen mit Murmeln. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Marble floors are beautiful.
Мармурові підлоги гарні. — deniko
ruМраморные полы красивы. — odexed
deMarmorfußböden sind schön. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
He must have lost his marbles.
ruОн, должно быть, рехнулся. — odexed
deEr muss den Verstand verloren haben. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Tom plays marbles with his friends.
Tom's house has a beautiful marble staircase.
Translations
1 languagesBy meaning 1
Origin
Inherited from Middle English marble, marbre; from Anglo-Norman and Old French marbre, froInherited from Middle English marble, marbre; from Anglo-Norman and Old French marbre, from Latin marmor, from Ancient Greek μάρμαρος (mármaros), perhaps related to μαρμάρεος (marmáreos, “gleaming”). The forms from French displaced Old English marma, which had previously been borrowed from Latin.
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Forms
more marble, most marble| Comparative | more marble Lesson |
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| Superlative | most marble Lesson |
regular
Lessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form