root vegetable in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for root vegetable in the English»French Dictionary

root vegetable N

root vegetable

légume m à racine comestible

Translations for root vegetable in the French»English Dictionary

racine comestible

root vegetable

Translations for root vegetable in the English»French Dictionary

vegetable [Brit ˈvɛdʒtəb(ə)l, ˈvɛdʒɪtəb(ə)l, Am ˈvɛdʒtəb(ə)l, ˈvədʒədəb(ə)l] N

1. vegetable (edible plant):

vegetable

légume m

vegetable attr knife, dish, rack

à légumes

vegetable soup, plot, patch

de légumes

2. vegetable (as opposed to mineral, animal):

vegetable

végétal m

the vegetable kingdom

le règne végétal

the vegetable kingdom attr fat, oil, matter

végétal

3. vegetable (person) inf offens:

to become a vegetable

être réduit à l'état de légume inf, pej

I.root [Brit ruːt, Am rut] N

1. root BOT:

root fig

racine f

to take root plant:

prendre racine

to take root idea, value, system, feeling:

s'établir

to take root company, industry:

s'implanter

to pull sth up by the roots

déraciner qc

to pull sb's hair out by the roots

arracher les cheveux à qn

to destroy/reject sth root and branch

détruire/rejeter complètement qc

root and branch review/opposition

revue/opposition radicale

root and branch review/opposition attr growth

des racines

root and branch review/opposition system

radiculaire

2. root (origin):

root (of problem, matter)

fond m

root (of unhappiness, evil)

origine f

to get to the root of the problem

prendre le problème à la racine

to be at the root of sth

être à l'origine de qc

to be at the root of sth attr cause

profond

to be at the root of sth problem

de base

3. root LING:

root

racine f

4. root MATH:

root

racine f

the fourth root of sth

la quatrième racine de qc

II.roots N npl

1. roots (of dyed hair):

roots

racines fpl

2. roots fig:

roots

racines fpl

to try to get back to one's roots

essayer de retrouver ses racines

she has no roots

elle n'a aucune racine

to pull up one's roots

s'arracher à son milieu

to put down new roots

se créer de nouvelles racines

III.root [Brit ruːt, Am rut] VB trans

1. root fig:

to be rooted in sth music, film, person:

être ancré dans qc

deeply-rooted lit, fig

bien enraciné

to be/stand rooted to the spot or the ground

être/rester figé sur place

2. root BOT:

root plant

faire prendre racine

IV.root [Brit ruːt, Am rut] VB intr

1. root BOT:

root

prendre racine

2. root (search):

root person, animal:

fouiller (in, through dans)

root vegetable in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for root vegetable in the English»French Dictionary

root vegetable N

root vegetable

légume m à racine comestible

Translations for root vegetable in the English»French Dictionary

I.vegetable [ˈvedʒtəbl] N a. pej

vegetable

légume m

seasonal vegetable

légume de saison

early vegetables

primeurs fpl

II.vegetable [ˈvedʒtəbl] ADJ

vegetable

végétal(e)

vegetable soup, dish

de légumes

I.root [ru:t] N a. fig

root

racine f

to take root a. fig

prendre racine

to put down (new) roots fig

s'enraciner

the root of all evil

la source de tous les maux

to lie at the root of a problem

être à l'origine d'un problème

to get to the root of a problem

prendre un problème à la racine

II.root [ru:t] VB trans

root

enraciner

III.root [ru:t] VB intr (establish roots)

root

s'enraciner