grains in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for grains in the French»English Dictionary

grain [ɡʀɛ̃] N m

1. grain (céréales):

grain

grain

donner du grain aux poules

to feed corn to the hens Brit

donner du grain aux poules

to feed grain to the hens

poulet nourri au grain

corn-fed chicken Brit

poulet nourri au grain

grain-fed chicken

2. grain (graine):

grain

grain

grain de poivre

peppercorn

poivre en grains FOOD

(whole) peppercorns pl

grain de café

coffee bean

café en grains

coffee beans pl

grain de moutarde

mustard seed

3. grain (baie):

grain

berry

grain de cassis

blackcurrant

grain de genièvre

juniper berry

grain de raisin

grape

4. grain (de collier, chapelet):

grain

bead (de of)

5. grain:

grain (de pollen, sel, sable)

grain (de of)

grain (de poussière)

speck (de of)

grain (de semoule, sucre)

grain

6. grain (brin) fig:

un grain de fantaisie/folie

a touch of fantasy/madness

un grain de bon sens

a scrap ou an ounce of common sense

7. grain (texture):

le grain

the grain (de of)

à gros grain

coarse grained

d'un grain très fin

very fine-grained

8. grain:

grain METEO, NAUT (bourrasque)

gust (of wind)

grain (averse)

squally shower

grain NAUT

squall

grain de beauté

beauty spot, mole

Phrases:

avoir un (petit) grain inf

to be a bit loony inf

mettre son grain de sel inf

to put ou stick one's oar in inf

avoir du grain à moudre

to have enough to be getting on with

See also ivraie

ivraie [ivʀɛ] N f

ivraie

rye-grass

séparer le bon grain de l'ivraie

to separate the wheat from the chaff

gros-grain <pl gros-grains> [ɡʀoɡʀɛ̃] N m

gros-grain

grosgrain

Translations for grains in the English»French Dictionary

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

corn exchange

halle f aux grains

squall line

ligne f de grains

pudding rice

riz m à grains ronds

grain elevator

silo m à grains

coarse-grained (of texture)

à gros grains

coffee bean

grain m de café

a kilo of coffee beans

un kilo de café en grains

grit (in carpet, on lens)

grains mpl de poussière

grit (sandy dirt)

grains mpl de sable

grosgrain

gros-grain m

grosgrain ribbon

gros-grain m

grains in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for grains in the French»English Dictionary

grain [gʀɛ̃] N m

1. grain sing o pl (petite chose arrondie):

grain

spot

grain de beauté

beauty spot

2. grain (graine):

grain

grain

grain d'une grenade

seed

grain de café

coffee bean

grain de poivre

peppercorn

grain de moutarde

mustard seed

grain de cassis

blackcurrant

grain de raisin

grape

3. grain (particule):

grain

speck

grain de poussière

speck of dust

4. grain (texture):

grain

texture

grain d'un cuir

grain

5. grain sans pl (petite quantité):

grain

touch

6. grain METEO:

grain

heavy shower

Phrases:

grain de sable

grain of sand

mettre son grain de sel inf

to stick one's oar in

veiller au grain

to keep an eye out for trouble

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

concasser épices, grain

to grind

café en grains

coffee beans

Translations for grains in the English»French Dictionary

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

granule

grain m

peppercorn

grain m de poivre

mole

grain m de beauté

coffee bean

grain m de café

speck

grain m

to put one's oar in pej inf

mettre son grain de sel

kernel

grain m

grains Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

grain de moutarde

mustard seed

grain de raisin

grape

mettre son grain de sel inf

to stick one's oar in

coincer qc grain de sable, panne

to jam sth up

café en grains

coffee beans

du café en grains/en poudre

coffee beans/instant coffee

grain m de beauté

mole

grain m de poivre

peppercorn

grain m de café

coffee bean

séparer le bon grain de l'ivraie

to separate the wheat from the chaff