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延误军机
grass

Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

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French
English
English

I. herbe [ɛʀb] N f

1. herbe (revêtement végétal):

herbe
grass
un brin d'herbe
a blade of grass
une touffe d'herbe
a tuft of grass
marcher/s'étendre sur l'herbe
to walk/lie on the grass
‘défense de marcher sur l'herbe’
‘keep off the grass’

2. herbe BOT (plante):

un talus de hautes herbes
a bank of tall grass
mauvaise herbe
weed

3. herbe:

herbe BOT, FOOD
aromatic herb
fines herbes (gén)
mixed herbs, fines herbes
fines herbes (ciboulette)
chives

4. herbe (marijuana):

herbe inf
grass inf
herbe inf
marijuana

II. en herbe ADJ

1. en herbe (encore vert):

en herbe blé, avoine
in the blade après n

2. en herbe (jeune):

en herbe musicien, footballeur
budding

III. herbe [ɛʀb]

herbes folles
wild grass

IV. herbe [ɛʀb]

couper l'herbe sous les pieds de qn
to beat sb to it
herbe Saint-Roch
fleabane
English
English
French
French
tussock
touffe f d'herbe
catmint
herbe-aux-chats f
grass cuttings
herbe f coupée
wacky baccy
herbe f inf
unripe wheat
en herbe
buffalo grass
herbe f de prairie
pampas grass
herbe f des pampas
grass skiing
ski m sur herbe

in the PONS Dictionary

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French
English
English

herbe [ɛʀb] N f

1. herbe BOT:

herbe
grass sans pl
mauvaise herbe
weed

2. herbe MED, FOOD:

herbe
herb
fines herbes
mixed herbs
les herbes de Provence
Provençal mixed herbs (parsley, thyme, oregano and bay)

Phrases:

couper l'herbe sous le(s) pied(s) de qn
to cut the ground from under sb's feet
brouter de l'herbe
to graze grass
brouter de l'herbe cervidés
to browse grass
English
English
French
French
pot
herbe f
pot-herb
herbe f potagère
sprig
brin m (d'herbe)
hassock
touffe f d'herbe
weed
mauvaise herbe f
weed
herbe f
to grow like a weed
pousser comme de la mauvaise herbe
herb
herbe f
tussock
touffe f d'herbe
blade of grass
brin m d'herbe
in the PONS Dictionary
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French
English
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herbe [ɛʀb] N f

1. herbe BOT:

herbe
grass
mauvaise herbe
weed

2. herbe MED, culin:

herbe
herb
fines herbes
mixed herbs
les herbes de Provence
Provençal mixed herbs (parsley, thyme, oregano and bay leaf)

Phrases:

couper l'herbe sous le(s) pied(s) de qn
to cut the ground from under sb's feet
brouter de l'herbe
to graze grass
brouter de l'herbe cervidés
to browse grass
English
English
French
French
pot
herbe f
weed
mauvaise herbe f
weed
herbe f
to grow like a weed
pousser comme de la mauvaise herbe
potherb
herbe f potagère
sprig
brin m (d'herbe)
hassock
touffe f d'herbe
grass
herbe f
grass
herbe f sans pl
a blade/tuft of grass
un brin/une touffe d'herbe
grass
herbe f
grass
mettre en herbe
blade of grass
brin m d'herbe
herb
herbe f

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Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

la pluie fait pousser l'herbe
the rain makes the grass grow
brouter de l'herbe
to graze grass
brouter de l'herbe cervidés
to browse grass
mauvaise herbe
weed
couper l'herbe sous le(s) pied(s) de qn
to cut the ground from under sb's feet
se rouler par terre/dans l'herbe
to roll on the ground/in the grass
to take the wind out of sb's sails
couper l'herbe sous le pied de qn
to grow like a weed
pousser comme de la mauvaise herbe
to steal sb's thunder
couper à qn l'herbe sous le pied
to pull the rug (out) from under sb's feet
couper l'herbe sous les pieds de qn

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

C'est une petite herbe rhizomateuse atteignant 10 cm.
fr.wikipedia.org
C'est une grande herbe ramifiée dont la hauteur est comprise entre 1,50 et 2 mètres.
fr.wikipedia.org
Les herbes aromatiques sont souvent consommées fraîches et entières, alors que les épices sont majoritairement séchées et broyées ou moulues.
fr.wikipedia.org
Le blé en herbe et son jus possèdent une forte activité anti-oxydante.
fr.wikipedia.org
Il disposait à l'origine d'une piste en herbe créée en 1921.
fr.wikipedia.org

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