Как по Английски будет leisteen

noun

A coarse-grained metamorphic rock which consists of layers of different minerals and can be split into thin irregular plates.

Примеры использования:

Glaciers have deposited shale, slate, schist, and limestone throughout the region.

noun

Soft finely stratified sedimentary rock that formed from consolidated mud or clay and can be split easily into fragile plates.

Примеры использования:

The soils are developed on weathered materials derived from sandstone, shale, and limestone.

noun

A fine-grained grey, green, or bluish-purple metamorphic rock easily split into smooth, flat plates.

Примеры использования:

Slate quarries

verb

Cover (something, especially a roof) with slates.

Примеры использования:

He was working for his father slating a new roof