What does sablé in French mean?

What is the meaning of the word sablé in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use sablé in French.

The word sablé in French means covered with sand, shortbread biscuit, sand, sands, grit, sandblast, sandpit, sandbox, sandbank, sandbar, sandcastle, grain of sand, glitch, minor glitch, looks like it's past someone's bedtime, sandman, sand casting, sand molded casting, sandcastle, fine sandy beach, quicksand, sandbag, pile of sand, heap of sand, sandstorm. To learn more, please see the details below.

Listen to pronunciation

Meaning of the word sablé

covered with sand

adjectif (couvert de sable)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")
La cour devant la maison est sablée.
The courtyard in front of the house is sandy.

shortbread biscuit

nom masculin (petit gâteau rond)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Nous préférons les sablés pur beurre.
We like all-butter shortbread biscuits the best.

sand

nom masculin (sédiments formés de petits grains)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Au bord de la mer, sur la plage il y a du sable.

sands

nom masculin pluriel (désert de sable) (desert)

(plural noun: Noun always used in plural form--for example, "jeans," "scissors.")

grit

verbe transitif (couvrir de sable)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
On sable la chaussée pour éviter le verglas.

sandblast

verbe transitif (nettoyer une surface par projection d'un jet de sable)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
On nettoie parfois les terrasses en les sablant.

sandpit

nom masculin (aire de jeux pour enfants) (UK)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Nous sortions chaque matin au bac à sable avec les enfants.
We used to go to the sandpit every morning with the children.

sandbox

nom masculin (informatique : zone sécurisée) (computing)

Les débutants s’entraînent dans le bac à sable.

sandbank, sandbar

nom masculin (amas de sable)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Un banc de sable apparaît en marée basse.

sandcastle

nom masculin (sculpture de sable)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
À la plage, les enfants s'amusaient à faire un château de sable.

grain of sand

nom masculin (particule de sable)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Je déteste me retrouver avec des grains de sable entre les doigts de pieds.

glitch, minor glitch

nom masculin (figuré (petit élément perturbateur)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Il suffit parfois d'un grain de sable dans l'engrenage pour enrayer un grand projet.

looks like it's past someone's bedtime

(il est temps d'aller se coucher) (to tired children or humorous)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")

sandman

nom masculin (personnage qui endort les enfants)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

sand casting, sand molded casting

nom masculin (réalisation d'une empreinte)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

sandcastle

nom masculin (petite construction en sable)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Avec un petit seau, les enfants faisaient des pâtés de sable sur la plage.

fine sandy beach

nom féminin (plage faite de sable fin)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

quicksand

nom masculin (zone d'enlisement)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Au Mont-Saint-Michel, les sables mouvants sont bien connus.

sandbag

nom masculin (sac contenant du sable) (ballast, etc.)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

pile of sand, heap of sand

nom masculin (amoncellement de sable)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

sandstorm

nom féminin (vent soulevant du sable)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

Let's learn French

So now that you know more about the meaning of sablé in French, you can learn how to use them through selected examples and how to read them. And remember to learn the related words that we suggest. Our website is constantly updating with new words and new examples so you can look up the meanings of other words you don't know in French.

Do you know about French

French (le français) is a Romance language. Like Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish, it comes from popular Latin, once used in the Roman Empire. A French-speaking person or country can be called a "Francophone". French is the official language in 29 countries. French is the fourth most spoken native language in the European Union. French ranks third in the EU, after English and German, and is the second most widely taught language after English. The majority of the world's French-speaking population lives in Africa, with about 141 million Africans from 34 countries and territories who can speak French as a first or second language. French is the second most widely spoken language in Canada, after English, and both are official languages at the federal level. It is the first language of 9.5 million people or 29% and the second language of 2.07 million people or 6% of the entire population of Canada. In contrast to other continents, French has no popularity in Asia. Currently, no country in Asia recognizes French as an official language.