Le mot anglais du jour

vegetable

légume

Définitions

anglais > français
vegetable
1. n. (Vieilli) Végétal.
2. n. Légume.
anglais > anglais
vegetable
1. n. Any plant.
2. n. A plant raised for some edible part of it, such as the leaves, roots, fruit or flowers, but excluding any plant considered to be a fruit, grain, or spice in the culinary sense.
3. n. The edible part of such a plant.
4. n. (figuratively, derogatory) A person whose brain (or, infrequently, body) has been damaged so that they cannot interact with the surrounding environment; a brain-dead person.
5. adj. Of or relating to plants.
6. adj. Of or relating to vegetables.
français > anglais
légume
1. n-m. (cooking) vegetable
Manger des légumes est très bon pour la santé. - Eating vegetables is very good for one's health.
2. n-m. (figuratively, informal offensive) vegetable, cabbage (someone in a vegetative state)
Depuis qu'il a eu un accident de voiture, il ressemble à un vrai légume. - Since his car accident he has turned into a complete vegetable.
3. n-m. (botany, dated) legume; pod
Le fruit de la vesce est un légume au sens strict. - The seed of vetch is a legume in the strict sense of the word.
4. n-m. (figuratively, informal) couch potato