cotton grass in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for cotton grass in the English»French Dictionary

cotton grass N

cotton grass

linaigrette f

Translations for cotton grass in the English»French Dictionary

I.grass [Brit ɡrɑːs, Am ɡræs] N

1. grass U (wild):

grass

herbe f also FARM

in the grass

dans l'herbe

a blade/a tuft of grass

un brin/une touffe d'herbe

to put out to grass lit, fig, hum

mettre au vert

to put out to grass attr field, slope

gazonné

2. grass U (lawn):

grass

pelouse f

on the grass

sur la pelouse

keep off the grass!

défense de marcher sur les pelouses!

to mow or cut the grass

tondre la pelouse

to mow or cut the grass attr verge

gazonné

3. grass U (in tennis):

grass

gazon m

to play/to beat sb on grass

jouer/battre qn sur gazon

4. grass BOT:

grass C

graminée f

5. grass inf U (marijuana):

grass

herbe f inf

6. grass Brit (informer):

grass inf

mouchard m inf

II.grass [Brit ɡrɑːs, Am ɡræs] VB trans

1. grass:

grass field

recouvrir [qc] d'herbe

grass part of garden

gazonner

2. grass Am FARM:

grass cattle

donner du fourrage vert à

III.grass [Brit ɡrɑːs, Am ɡræs] VB intr inf Brit (inform)

grass

moucharder inf

to grass on sb

balancer qn inf

IV.grass [Brit ɡrɑːs, Am ɡræs]

the grass is greener (on the other side of the fence)

on croit toujours que c'est mieux ailleurs

he doesn't let the grass grow under his feet

il ne laisse pas traîner les choses

it was so quiet you could hear the grass growing

on aurait pu entendre une mouche voler

cotton [Brit ˈkɒt(ə)n, Am ˈkɑtn] N

1. cotton:

cotton BOT, TEXTIL

coton m

cotton attr clothing, fabric, field

de coton

cotton industry, town

cotonnier/-ière

2. cotton (thread):

cotton

fil m de coton

cotton grass in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for cotton grass in the English»French Dictionary

I.grass [grɑ:s, Am græs] N

1. grass <-es> (genus of plant):

grass

herbe f

2. grass no pl (green plant):

grass

herbe f

a blade/tuft of grass

un brin/une touffe d'herbe

3. grass (lawn):

grass

gazon m

to cut the grass

tondre le gazon

4. grass (pasture):

grass

pâture f

to be at grass cattle

être au vert m

5. grass no pl inf (marijuana):

grass

herbe f

6. grass Brit inf (informer):

grass

balance f

Phrases:

to let the grass grow under one's feet

perdre son temps

the grass is (always) greener on the other side (of the fence) prov

on n'est jamais content de son sort

II.grass [grɑ:s, Am græs] VB trans

grass

mettre en herbe

III.grass [grɑ:s, Am græs] VB intr Aus, Brit inf

to grass on sb to sb

dénoncer qn à qn

I.cotton [ˈkɒtn, Am ˈkɑ:tn] N

1. cotton:

cotton

coton m

2. cotton (thread):

cotton

fil m

II.cotton [ˈkɒtn, Am ˈkɑ:tn] ADJ

cotton

en coton

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Typical plants include pitcher plants, sundew, cotton grass, and poison sumac.

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Examples of these include the slender cotton grass and lesser water plantain.

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Alpine and sub-alpine species include mountain ash, cotton grass, sheep laurel, mountain sandwort, and the mountain cranberry.

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Boggy areas support cotton grass, marsh orchid, sundew and bog asphodel.

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