English to French Meaning of hoar - givre

Hoar :

givre

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Definitions of hoar in English

Noun(1) ice crystals forming a white deposit (especially on objects outside
Adjective(1) showing characteristics of age, especially having grey or white hair

Examples of hoar in English

(1) There is still some depth hoar on the ground, but fairly consistent, and more importantly, frozen layers above.(2) Depth hoar develops when a large, vertical temperature gradient causes vapour to sublime, diffuse and crystallize in a layer.(3) Hector noticed spicules of rime adorning the packing-case shelves like fluffy moulds and hoar on his own beard.(4) Everything - the trees, the ground, Guiromélans's clothes - is covered with a thick coat of hoar .(5) These depth hoar complexes, as they are called, can usually be counted as annual layers in the top portion of the GISP2 core.(6) Summer temperatures are hot in the sheltered valleys, winter temperatures fall well below zero and hoar frosts are common.(7) Gertrude does speak of a willow which ‘grows askant the brook / That shows his hoar leaves in the glassy stream.’

Related Phrases of hoar

(1) hoar-frost ::

givre

Related Phrases of hoar

(1) hoar-frost ::

givre

Synonyms

Adjective

1. grizzly ::

grisonnant

2. white-haired ::

aux cheveux blancs

3. gray ::

gris

4. gray-haired ::

aux cheveux gris

5. gray-headed ::

cendré

6. grey-haired ::

aux cheveux gris

7. grey-headed ::

cendré

8. hoary ::

chenu

Noun

9. hoarfrost ::

givre

10. rime ::

rime

11. frost ::

gel

Antonyms

1. modern ::

moderne

2. new ::

Nouveau

3. recent ::

récent

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