cloves in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for cloves in the English»French Dictionary

I.clove [Brit kləʊv, Am kloʊv] VB pt

clove → cleave

II.clove [Brit kləʊv, Am kloʊv] N FOOD

1. clove (spice):

clove

clou m de girofle

oil of cloves

essence f de girofle

2. clove (of garlic):

clove

gousse f

See also cleave

I.cleave <pret clove or cleaved, pp cleft or cleaved> [Brit kliːv, Am kliv] VB trans

1. cleave liter:

cleave

fendre

to cleave sth in two

fendre qc en deux

2. cleave GEOL:

cleave stone

cliver

II.cleave <pret cleaved, or clave, dated pp cleaved> [Brit kliːv, Am kliv] VB intr liter

1. cleave:

to cleave to (be loyal to)

être foncièrement attaché à

to cleave to (stick to)

adhérer à

2. cleave (split):

cleave

se fendre

clove hitch N

clove hitch

demi-clé f

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oil of cloves/lemon

essence f de girofle/citron

Translations for cloves in the French»English Dictionary

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girofle

clove

un clou de girofle

a clove

giroflier

clove (tree)

gousse d'ail

clove of garlic

clou de girofle BOT, FOOD

clove

piquer un oignon de clous de girofle

to stick an onion with cloves

cloves in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for cloves in the English»French Dictionary

clove¹ [kləʊv, Am kloʊv] N (plant part)

clove

gousse f

clove² [kləʊv, Am kloʊv] N (spice)

clove

clou m de girofle

clove³ [kləʊv, Am kloʊv] VB

clove pt of cleave

See also cleave

cleave <pt, pp -ed, -ed [or cleft, cleft] [or Am clove, cloven]> [kli:v] VB trans

cleave

fendre

Translations for cloves in the French»English Dictionary

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gousse d'ail

garlic clove

clou de girofle

clove

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

In Armenia, "paklava" is made with cinnamon and cloves.

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He speaks with a heavy accent and has a penchant for chewing on cloves.

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Common seasonings are onions, white pepper, allspice, cloves, salt and bay leaves and occasionally carrots and herbs are added to the ingredients.

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The most important crop is cloves, while other important products are coffee, rice and vanilla.

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Tie garlic, cloves, mustard, cayenne pepper and allspice into muslin bags and drop into the puree mixture.

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It contains flavors of almond, ginger and/or cloves, and lime, and sometimes vanilla or allspice.

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Milk is usually boiled with butter, ginger, cinnamon, cloves, brown sugar, lemon peel.

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The other ingredients typically include vinegar, port wine or cognac and spices such as cloves, ginger and allspice.

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Cloves are sometimes added, and alcohol is sometimes omitted.

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Dissolve the stock cube in the boiling water, add the sherry, parsley, garlic cloves (no need to peel) and season with some black pepper.

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