grasses in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for grasses 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

couch grass [Am ˈkutʃ ˌɡræs] N

couch grass

chiendent m

grass widow [Brit, Am ˈˌɡræs ˈˌwɪdoʊ] N dated, hum

to be a grass widow

être temporairement célibataire

grass widower [ˌɡrɑːsˈwɪdəʊə(r), Amˌɡræs-] N hum

grass widower

célibataire m

buffalo grass N

buffalo grass

herbe f de prairie

pampas grass N

pampas grass

herbe f des pampas

quack grass N Am

quack grass

chiendent m

grass cuttings N npl

grass cuttings

herbe f coupée

Translations for grasses in the French»English Dictionary

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les graminacées

grasses, Graminaceae spec

graminée

grass attr , graminaceous spec

une graminée

a grass

les graminées

grasses, Graminaceae spec

grasses in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for grasses 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

grass roots N pl

1. grass roots (ordinary people):

grass roots

peuple m

2. grass roots (basic level):

grass roots of a party, organization

base f

grass snake N

grass snake

couleuvre f

lemon grass N

lemon grass

citronnelle f

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lush grass

gras(se)

a snake in the grass pej

un faux jeton

Translations for grasses in the French»English Dictionary

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graminées

grasses

chiendent

couch grass

couleuvre

grass snake

brouter de l'herbe

to graze grass

brouter de l'herbe cervidés

to browse grass

grasses Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

a snake in the grass pej

un faux jeton

a blade/tuft of grass

un brin/une touffe d'herbe

to be at grass cattle

être au vert m

to let the grass grow under one's feet

perdre son temps

keep off the grass

pelouse interdite

‘keep off the grass’

pelouse interdite

the rain makes the grass grow

la pluie fait pousser l'herbe

the grass makes your legs sting

les herbes picotent les mollets

to roll on the ground/in the grass

se rouler par terre/dans l'herbe

to rake up the grass/dead leaves

ratisser une allée/une platebande ratisser l'herbe/des feuilles mortes