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gres
stoneware (ceramic tile material) /ˈɡres/
noun#2633 most common
Also: porcelain stoneware, ceramic floor tile
Example sentences
Baia are gres pe jos.
The bathroom has stoneware tile on the floor.
Am cumpărat gres pentru bucătărie.
I bought stoneware tile for the kitchen.
Vânzătorul ne-a recomandat un gres rezistent la umezeală.
The salesman recommended a moisture-resistant stoneware tile to us.
Gresul din baie s-a spart lângă cadă.
The stoneware tile in the bathroom cracked near the tub.
Prețul gresului a crescut mult anul acesta din cauza costurilor de producție.
The price of stoneware tile has risen a lot this year because of production costs.
Firma importă mai multe tipuri de gresuri și faianțe din Italia și Spania.
The company imports several types of stoneware and wall tiles from Italy and Spain.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | gres | gresuri |
| Genitive | gresului | gresurilor |
| Accusative | gres | gresuri |
| Vocative | gres | gresuri |
Word family
gresiesandstone; also the everyday word for floor tile
gres porțelanatporcelain stoneware, the dense modern tile material
gresossandy, gritty, resembling sandstone (used in geology)
gresificarethe geological process by which sand turns into sandstone
Etymology
Gres entered Romanian from French grès, which means sandstone or stoneware. French grès traces back to a Germanic word for grit or gravel, the same source that gave English grit and German Grieß. The Romanian term spread through the construction and ceramics trade in the twentieth century, alongside heavy French influence on technical vocabulary.
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