No. 3,580 in French
jasper
To variegate or streak with various colors.
In a sentence
Il aime jasper des pierres pour ses projets d'art.
He likes to speckle stones for his art projects.
Here, 'jasper' is used as a verb meaning to create speckles or variegated patterns on an object.
Les murs de l'église sont jasperés de couleurs vibrantes.
The walls of the church are speckled with vibrant colors.
In this usage, 'jasperé' describes an object (the church walls) that is variegated or speckled, typically in visual appearances.
Elle a trouvé un minéral jaspé lors de sa randonnée.
She found a speckled mineral during her hike.
The term 'jaspé' describes texture or appearance, referring here to a mineral exhibiting a mottled or patterned surface similar to jasper.
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