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Meaning of Marble | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1 Standard

ˈmɑː.bəl

Definitions

A metamorphic rock of crystalline limestone.
uncountable
A surname.
A small ball used in games, originally of marble but now usually of glass or ceramic.
countable
A statutory town in Gunnison County, Colorado.
Statues made from marble.
countable, in-plural, uncountable
The marbling in meat.
countable, uncountable

Equivalents

العربية الرخام بلية رخام

Azərbaycanca mərmər

Български мрамор

Bosanski bala bola franja kliker kula mermer mramor pikula špekula кликер мермер мрамор пикула

Català bala marbre marbrejar

Čeština kulička mramor

Cymraeg marmor

Dansk marmor

Deutsch Glaskugel Klicker Kuller Marmor marmorn Murmel

Ελληνικά βόλος βώλος μάρμαρο

Esperanto globeto marmoro

Español alioj (disused) balita bola bola de cristal bola de vidrio boliche bolincha bolinche bolindre bolita cachina canica chibola cuica mable macaco mármol Maule mebli metra picha

فارسی تیله مرمر

Suomi kuula lasikuula marmori marmorikuula marmoroida marmoroitua

Français bille canique grillot marbre

Gaeilge marmar

Gàidhlig marbal marmor triùirean

Galego bola mármore

ગુજરાતી આરસપહાણ

עברית גולה

हिन्दी गोली मरमर संगमरमर

Hrvatski bala bola franja kliker kula mermer mramor pikula špekula кликер мермер мрамор пикула

Magyar golyó márvány

Հայերեն մարմար

Bahasa Indonesia kelereng marmer pualam

Íslenska marmari

Italiano biglia marmo pallina

日本語ビー玉マーブル大理石

ქართული მარმარილო

Қазақша мәрмәр

한국어 구슬 다마 대리석

Kurdî bala bala bille gulî gulî mermer

Latina marmor

Lietuvių marmuras

Malagasy kanety

Te Reo Māori māpere

Македонски мермер џамлија

Bahasa Melayu guli gundu jaka kelerang marmar جاکا کلرڠ ݢولي ݢوندو

Malti rħam

မြန်မာဘာသာ စကျင်ကျောက်

Nederlands knikker marmer

ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਸੰਗਮਰਮਰ ਮਰਮਰ

Polski marmur

Português berlinde bola de gude mármore

Română marmură

Русский марбл мрамор шарик

Српски bala bola franja kliker kula mermer mramor pikula špekula кликер мермер мрамор пикула

Svenska kula marmor spelkula

தமிழ் சலவைக்கல் பளிங்கு

తెలుగు చలువఱాయి

ไทย ลูกแก้ว หินอ่อน

Tagalog holen marmol

Türkçe bilye mermer misket

ئۇيغۇرچە مەرمەر

Українська мармур

Oʻzbekcha marmar

Tiếng Việt cẩm thạch đá hoa

Examples

“Open thy marble jaws, O tomb / And hide me, earth, in thy dark womb.”

“The Elgin Marbles were originally part of the temple of the Parthenon.”

“[I]t was a portrait of the Library, though not strictly correct as to its contents, since all the best of the marbles displayed in various parts of the house were brought into the painting by the artist, who made it up into a picturesque composition according to his own taste.”

“The marble is graded using the Australian system.”

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