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rocher

rock, boulder

noun roh-SHEH Less Common

Usage Note

Rocher denotes a large rock or rocky outcrop, distinct from pierre (stone, smaller) or roc (bedrock). Le Rocher de Monaco is the famous rock promontory on which the palace stands. The adjective rocheux ('rocky') derives from it, as in les montagnes Rocheuses ('the Rocky Mountains').

Examples

"Les enfants grimpaient sur le rocher."

Natural Translation

The children were climbing on the rock.

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