No. 7,669 in French
roche
Rock.
In a sentence
La roche au bord de la rivière est couverte de mousse.
The rock at the riverbank is covered with moss.
Here, 'roche' is used in its singular form to indicate a specific rock, a large piece of stone often found naturally.
Les roches volcaniques contiennent de nombreux minéraux.
Volcanic rocks contain many minerals.
In this sentence, 'roches' is plural and refers to volcanic rocks, indicating a category of stones formed from volcanic activity.
Il a étudié la composition chimique de cette roche rare.
He studied the chemical composition of this rare rock.
'Roche' is again singular, this time referring to a specific rare rock in the context of scientific study.
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