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Rubble or rubble: which word to choose?

2021-08-17T10:42:10.907Z


Jean-Loup Chiflet deciphers the nuances of the French language, giving the exact meaning of each word.


For me, the

rubble

evokes a large trash can.

A trash can filled with debris, gravel and pebbles.

With, as a bonus, butts and beer cans, which will cover the illegal dumps.

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It seems that everything is not to be thrown away and that we can give new life to this rubble.

We are going to sort them (there is no stupid job, no more than there are small profits), then wash what is washable and crush what is crushable.

And it will be reused as a building material.

The loop will come full circle.

Remains of a building

The

ruins

are like rubble, but noble.

These are the remains of a building that was destroyed.

Sometimes there are pieces of cornices and capitals, fragments of marble and mosaics, real archaeological puzzles that bear witness to a lost life.

There are many catastrophes of all kinds that destroy a temple, a castle, or even a city.

Much of the rubble from Pompeii has been cleared away, allowing us to see

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Source: lefigaro

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