grains in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for grains in the English»French Dictionary

feed grains N npl

feed grains

céréales fpl fourragères

I.grain [Brit ɡreɪn, Am ɡreɪn] N

1. grain (commodity):

grain

céréales fpl

grain prices

le prix des céréales

2. grain (seed):

grain (of rice, wheat)

grain m

long/short grain rice

riz m long/rond

3. grain (small piece):

grain (of sand, salt)

grain m

4. grain (of truth, hope, comfort):

grain fig

brin m

5. grain (pattern):

grain (in wood)

grain m

grain (in wood)

veines fpl

grain (in stone)

veines fpl

grain (in leather, paper, fabric)

grain m

to cut along/across the grain

couper dans le fil/contre le fil

6. grain PHOTO:

grain

grain m

7. grain (unit of weight):

grain

grain m (= 0.0648g)

II.grain [Brit ɡreɪn, Am ɡreɪn] VB trans (stain)

grain wood

veiner

grain leather, paper

grainer

III.grained ADJ

grained worktop, table

veiné

grained leather, paper

grainé

IV.grain [Brit ɡreɪn, Am ɡreɪn]

it goes against the grain

c'est contre nature

fine grain ADJ PHOTO

fine grain

à grain fin

grain elevator N FARM

grain elevator

silo m à grains

grain alcohol N

grain alcohol

alcool m de grain

Translations for grains in the French»English Dictionary

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veinure (du bois)

grain uncountable

contre-fil

cross-grain uncountable

à contre-fil couper, graver

against the grain

céréal|ier

cereal farmer, grain farmer

silo à céréales ou grains

grain silo

grain

grain

donner du grain aux poules

to feed grain to the hens

poulet nourri au grain

grain-fed chicken

grain

grain

grain (de pollen, sel, sable)

grain (de of)

grain (de semoule, sucre)

grain

le grain

the grain (de of)

grains in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for grains in the English»French Dictionary

I.grain [greɪn] N

1. grain a. AGR, FOOD, PHOTO:

grain a. fig

grain m

a grain of truth

un brin de vérité

2. grain (direction of fibres):

grain of wood

veinure f

grain of meat

fibre f

3. grain (.0648 grams):

grain

once f

Phrases:

to go against the grain for sb

aller à l'encontre de la nature de qn

II.grain [greɪn] VB trans

1. grain (granulate):

grain

grener

2. grain (texturize):

grain

greneler

grain market N

grain market

marché m céréalier

grain export N

grain export

exportations fpl de céréales

grain elevator N AGR

grain elevator

silo m à céréales

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to take sth with a pinch [or grain] of salt

ne pas prendre qc au pied de la lettre

to go against the grain for sb

aller à l'encontre de la nature de qn

Translations for grains in the French»English Dictionary

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blé

grain

riz long

long-grain rice

grain

grain

grain d'un cuir

grain

grain de sable

grain of sand

fleur

grain side

grains Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

a grain of truth

un brin de vérité

to go against the grain for sb

aller à l'encontre de la nature de qn

to take sth with a pinch [or grain] of salt

ne pas prendre qc au pied de la lettre

to go against the grain for sb

aller à l'encontre de la nature de qn

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

For understandability, hardness ordinarily is expressed in grains of hardness per gallon of water (gpg).

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The backcountry relied heavily on a diet based on mush made from soured milk or boiled grains.

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Generally, cereal grains were raised in the forest clearings: rye in the north, millet in the south, further supplemented by wheat, buckwheat, oats and barley.

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The basal conglomerates are made up of hard sandstone which contains angular grains.

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He planted a great variety of different fruit trees and grapevines, olives, grains and potatoes.

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His drug use was revealed as having been one-and-a-half grains of phenobarbital and three quarts of lab alcohol.

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Although most of the sand was scraped off, there are still a few grains of sand enmeshed in the layers of paint.

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For aeons primates have been getting soused on overripe fruit, fermented honey, or collected, macerated grains that have gone off after sitting overnight.

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The meteorite itself exploded and disrupted into thousands of fragments ranging in size from minute grains of mm-seized up to several centimeters.

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The conversion rate of grains to ethanol and distillers grains varies with the different types of grains and the process used.

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