Debris

  • 21DÉBRIS — n. m. Reste d’une chose brisée ou en partie détruite. Un débris de vases et de meubles. Débris épars. Les débris d’un édifice qui vient de s’écrouler. Il ne put rien sauver du débris, des débris de son navire. Les débris d’un naufrage. On voyait… …

    Dictionnaire de l'Academie Francaise, 8eme edition (1935)

  • 22débris — nm. débri (Albanais 001, Saxel 002). E. : Amas, Dépôt, Grain, Poussière, Repas, Tas. A1) débris, morceau : bokon nm. (001, Villards Thônes 028) ; beurka nf. (Cordon) A2) des débris (de verre...) : du débri de vêro (002). A3) petit débris (de pain …

    Dictionnaire Français-Savoyard

  • 23debris — /deuh bree , day bree/ or, esp. Brit., /deb ree/, n. 1. the remains of anything broken down or destroyed; ruins; rubble: the debris of buildings after an air raid. 2. Geol. an accumulation of loose fragments of rock. Also, débris. [1700 10; < F&#8230; …

    Universalium

  • 24debris — deb|ris [ˈdebri:, ˈdeı US dəˈbri:, deı ] n [U] [Date: 1700 1800; : French; Origin: débris, from Old French debriser to break in pieces ] 1.) the pieces of something that are left after it has been destroyed in an accident, explosion etc ▪ She was …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 25debris — A useless accumulation of miscellaneous particles; waste in the form of fragments. [Fr. débris, fr. O.Fr. desbrisier, to break apart, (fr. des down, away + brisier to break) rubble, rubbish] particulate wear d. microscopic particles produced by&#8230; …

    Medical dictionary

  • 26debris — [[t]de͟ɪbri, AM deɪbri͟ː[/t]] N UNCOUNT Debris is pieces from something that has been destroyed or pieces of rubbish or unwanted material that are spread around. I stood at the foot of the collapsed tower and watched the rescue workers sifting&#8230; …

    English dictionary

  • 27debris — noun (plural debris) Etymology: French débris, from Middle French, from debriser to break to pieces, from Old French debrisier, from de + brisier to break, of Celtic origin; akin to Old Irish brisid he breaks; perhaps akin to Latin fricare to rub …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 28debris — n. to clear debris * * * [ de(ɪ)briː] to clear debris …

    Combinatory dictionary

  • 29debris — /ˈdɛbri / (say debree), /ˈdeɪbri / (say daybree), /dəˈbri / (say duh bree) noun 1. the remains of anything broken down or destroyed; ruins; fragments; rubbish. 2. Geology an accumulation of loose fragments of rock, etc. Also, débris. {French&#8230; …

  • 30debris — [ dɛbri:, deɪbri:] noun scattered rubbish or remains. ↘loose natural material, e.g. broken rocks. Origin C18: from Fr. débris, from obs. débriser break down …

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