crystallize

Some formations had crystallized vertically, in a twisted mockery of the trees that had once stood in their place.
Certaines formations s’étaient cristallisées verticalement, véritable parodie des arbres qui s’étaient autrefois dressés à leur place.
I repeat: opinion had crystallized as to the nature of this phenomenon, and the public accepted without argument the existence of a prodigious creature that had nothing in common with the fabled sea serpent.
Je le répète, l'opinion se fit alors sur la nature du phénomène, et le public admit sans conteste l'existence d'un être prodigieux qui n'avait rien de commun avec les fabuleux serpents de mer.
I repeat: opinion had crystallized as to the nature of this phenomenon, and the public accepted without argument the existence of a prodigious creature that had nothing in common with the fabled sea serpent.
Je le répète, l’opinion se fit alors sur la nature du phénomène, et le public admit sans conteste l’existence d’un être prodigieux qui n’avait rien de commun avec les fabuleux serpents de mer.
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