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noun

Céréale

The harvested seeds of various grass food crops eg: wheat, corn, barley.

Examples :

"We stored a thousand tons of grain for the winter."

Nous avons stocké mille tonnes de céréales pour l'hiver.

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Céréale

Similar seeds from any food crop, e.g., buckwheat, amaranth, quinoa.

Examples :

"My grandma grows different grains, like quinoa and amaranth, in her garden. "

Ma grand-mère cultive différentes céréales, comme le quinoa et l'amarante, dans son jardin.

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noun

Grain, graine

A single seed of grass food crops.

Examples :

"a grain of wheat"

Un grain de blé.

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Céréales

The crops from which grain is harvested.

Examples :

"The fields were planted with grain."

Les champs étaient plantés de céréales.

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noun

Grain, texture

A linear texture of a material or surface.

Examples :

"Cut along the grain of the wood."

Coupez le long du grain du bois.

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Grain, particule

A single particle of a substance.

Examples :

"a grain of salt"

un grain de sel

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Grain

A very small unit of weight, in England equal to 1/480 of an ounce troy, 0.0648 grams or, to be more exact, 64.79891 milligrams (0.002285714 avoirdupois ounce). A carat grain or pearl grain is 1/4 carat or 50 milligrams. The old French grain was 1/9216 livre or 53.11 milligrams, and in the mesures usuelles permitted from 1812 to 1839, with the livre redefined as 500 grams, it was 54.25 milligrams.

Examples :

"The pharmacist carefully weighed out the medicine, using a very precise scale that measured down to the grain. "

Le pharmacien a soigneusement pesé le médicament, en utilisant une balance très précise qui mesurait jusqu'au grain.

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Grain

A former unit of gold purity, also known as carat grain, equal to 1/4 "carat" (karat).

Examples :

"The goldsmith checked the grain of the necklace to ensure it met the required purity standard. "

L'orfèvre a vérifié le grain du collier pour s'assurer qu'il répondait à la norme de pureté requise.

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Grain

(materials) A region within a material having a single crystal structure or direction.

Examples :

"The wood grain in the new table showed beautiful patterns. "

Le grain du bois de la nouvelle table présentait de magnifiques motifs.

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noun

Kermès, écarlate

A reddish dye made from the coccus insect, or kermes; hence, a red color of any tint or hue, as crimson, scarlet, etc.; sometimes used by the poets as equivalent to Tyrian purple.

Examples :

"The artist used grain to create a rich crimson color in her painting. "

L'artiste a utilisé du kermès pour créer une riche couleur écarlate dans sa peinture.

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Fleur, grain

The hair side of a piece of leather, or the marking on that side.

Examples :

"The shoemaker carefully examined the grain of the leather to determine its quality. "

Le cordonnier a examiné attentivement la fleur du cuir pour déterminer sa qualité.

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noun

Drêche

(in the plural) The remains of grain, etc., after brewing or distillation; hence, any residuum. Also called draff.

Examples :

"The bakery used the grain from the brewing process to make animal feed. "

La boulangerie a utilisé la drêche du processus de brassage pour fabriquer de la nourriture pour animaux.

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Grain

A rounded prominence on the back of a sepal, as in the common dock.

Examples :

"The botanist noticed small grains on the back of the dock leaf. "

Le botaniste a remarqué de petits grains au dos de la feuille de dock.

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Humeur, disposition, penchant

Temper; natural disposition; inclination.

Examples :

"Despite his classmates' teasing, he maintained his usual grain of patience. "

Malgré les moqueries de ses camarades de classe, il a conservé son grain de patience habituel.

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Grain, granulation

(videography) Visual texture in processed photographic film due to the presence of small particles of a metallic silver, or dye clouds, developed from silver halide that have received enough photons.

Examples :

"The old photograph showed a noticeable grain, making the details less clear. "

La vieille photographie présentait un grain notable, rendant les détails moins nets.

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verb

Nourrir de grains

To feed grain to.

Examples :

"The farmer will grain the chickens this evening. "

Le fermier va nourrir les poulets de grains ce soir.

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verb

Granuler

To make granular; to form into grains.

Examples :

"The chef will grain the flour before making the bread dough. "

Le chef va granuler la farine avant de faire la pâte à pain.

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verb

Se granuler, former des grains

To form grains, or to assume a granular form, as the result of crystallization; to granulate.

Examples :

"The sugar slowly grained as it cooled in the bowl. "

Le sucre s'est lentement granulé en refroidissant dans le bol.

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verb

Imiter le veinage

To texture a surface in imitation of the grain of a substance such as wood.

Examples :

"The carpenter carefully grained the surface of the new table to make it look like real wood. "

Le menuisier a soigneusement imité le veinage de la nouvelle table pour qu'elle ressemble à du vrai bois.

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verb

Dégraisser

(tanning) To remove the hair or fat from a skin.

Examples :

"The tanner will grain the hides to prepare them for making leather shoes. "

Le tanneur va dégraisser les peaux pour les préparer à la fabrication de chaussures en cuir.

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Assouplir, grainer

(tanning) To soften leather.

Examples :

"The leatherworker will grain the new belts to make them more flexible. "

Le tanneur va assouplir les nouvelles ceintures pour les rendre plus souples.

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Produire du grain, donner des fruits

To yield fruit.

Examples :

"The farmer's hard work will hopefully grain a good harvest this year. "

Le dur labeur de l'agriculteur donnera, espérons-le, une bonne récolte cette année.

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Branche; tige

A branch of a tree; a stalk or stem of a plant.

Examples :

"The wheat grain stood tall in the farmer's field. "

La tige de blé se dressait fièrement dans le champ de l'agriculteur.

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Dent, pique, pointe

A tine, prong, or fork.

Examples :

"The garden rake had several strong metal grains, perfect for loosening the soil. "

Le râteau de jardin avait plusieurs dents métalliques solides, parfaites pour ameublir le sol.

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Grain

(founding) A thin piece of metal, used in a mould to steady a core.

Examples :

"The jeweler used a small grain of metal to hold the core in place while casting the ring. "

Le bijoutier a utilisé un petit grain de métal pour maintenir le noyau en place lors de la coulée de la bague.

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