African violet in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for African violet in the English»French Dictionary

African violet N

African violet

saintpaulia m

Translations for African violet in the English»French Dictionary

I.violet [Brit ˈvʌɪələt, Am ˈvaɪ(ə)lət] N

1. violet BOT:

violet

violette f

2. violet (colour):

violet

violet m

II.violet [Brit ˈvʌɪələt, Am ˈvaɪ(ə)lət] ADJ

violet

violet/-ette

I.African [Brit ˈafrɪk(ə)n, Am ˈæfrəkən] N

African

Africain/-e m/f

II.African [Brit ˈafrɪk(ə)n, Am ˈæfrəkən] ADJ

African

africain

African violet in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for African violet in the English»French Dictionary

I.violet [ˈvaɪələt, Am -lɪt] N

1. violet BOT:

violet

violette f

2. violet (colour):

violet

violet m

II.violet [ˈvaɪələt, Am -lɪt] ADJ

violet

violet(te)

See also blue

I.blue [blu:] ADJ

1. blue (colour):

blue

bleu(e)

a light/dark/bright/strong blue skirt

une jupe bleu clair/foncé/vif/soutenu

to turn blue

bleuir

2. blue fig:

to feel blue

broyer du noir

Phrases:

once in a blue moon

tous les trente-six du mois

out of the blue

sans crier gare

II.blue [blu:] N

blue

bleu m

sky blue

bleu ciel

the door is painted blue

la porte est peinte en bleu

to be a pale/deep blue

être d'un bleu pâle/profond

I.African [ˈæfrɪkən] ADJ

African

africain(e)

II.African [ˈæfrɪkən] N

African

Africain(e) m (f)

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

However, since woodland violets are found in the wild and not available for purchase, people often substitute the African violet.

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Carnations, African violets, roses, asparagus and other ferns, and baby's breath exhibit good color retention notwithstanding the dehydration during the freeze-drying process.

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These groups provide a wealth of information on specific plants and flowers, ranging from African violets to roses.

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Expert on the African violet and all that.

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Fruit grown by exhibitors will be in the competition, as well as a section for all types of container plants (with houseplants such as African violets, geraniums or cactus).

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Growing African violets from seed is rare and most commercially available plants are produced from cuttings and tissue culture.

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My houseplants are species such as African violets and orchids, which the cats leave alone: no philodendrons, dieffenbachia, parlour palms or other risky houseplants are allowed.

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For example, an African violet would grow better in potting soil containing extra peat moss, while a cactus requires sharp (i.e. plenty of) drainage, most commonly perlite or sand.

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In the 1950s and '60s, it was the African violet.

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Spilling cold water on African violet leaves causes discoloration.

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