noun🔗ShareHerbeAny plant of the family Poaceae, characterized by leaves that arise from nodes in the stem and leaf bases that wrap around the stem, especially those grown as ground cover rather than for grain."The children played in the soft grass of the park. "Les enfants ont joué dans l'herbe douce du parc.plantbiologyagricultureenvironmentessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareHerbe, graminéesVarious plants not in family Poaceae that resemble grasses."The garden contained not only familiar grasses but also several unusual, flowering plants, like the vibrant wildflowers. "Le jardin contenait non seulement des graminées familières, mais aussi plusieurs plantes à fleurs inhabituelles, comme les fleurs sauvages vibrantes.plantnaturebiologyenvironmentessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗SharePelouse, gazonA lawn."The children played in the green grass after school. "Les enfants ont joué dans l'herbe verte après l'école.plantnatureenvironmentagricultureessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareMarijuana, herbeMarijuana."He smoked grass before his history exam, but he failed anyway. "Il a fumé de la marijuana avant son examen d'histoire, mais il a quand même échoué.substancemedicineplantcultureessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareIndicateur, balanceAn informer, police informer; one who betrays a group (of criminals, etc) to the authorities."The gang leader suspected one of his members was a grass, leaking information about their plans to the police. "Le chef de gang soupçonnait que l'un de ses membres était un indicateur, divulguant des informations sur leurs plans à la police.policepersongrouplawessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareHerbeSharp, closely spaced discontinuities in the trace of a cathode-ray tube, produced by random interference."The TV picture showed a lot of grass, making it hard to see the movie clearly. "L'image de la télévision montrait beaucoup d'herbe, ce qui rendait difficile de voir clairement le film.electronicssignaltechnologyessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareBruitNoise on an A-scope or similar type of radar display."The radar technician noticed a lot of grass on the screen, indicating possible interference. "Le technicien radar a remarqué beaucoup de bruit sur l'écran, indiquant une possible interférence.technologyelectronicssignaltechnicalmachineessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗SharePrintemps, étéThe season of fresh grass; spring or summer."The grass is a vibrant green this spring, a sign that summer is coming. "L'herbe est d'un vert vif ce printemps, signe que l'été arrive.timenatureessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareHerbe, éphémèreThat which is transitory."The popularity of the new video game was just grass; it quickly faded from interest. "La popularité du nouveau jeu vidéo n'était que de l'herbe ; elle s'est rapidement évanouie.philosophytimebeingnatureessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareAsperge(folk etymology) Asparagus; "sparrowgrass"."My grandmother always called asparagus "grass," a folk etymology she learned from her mother. "Ma grand-mère appelait toujours les asperges « asperges », une étymologie populaire qu'elle avait apprise de sa mère.vegetablefoodplantessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareSurface herbeuseThe surface of a mine."The miners worked on the grass, carefully clearing away loose rock and dirt. "Les mineurs travaillaient sur la surface herbeuse, dégageant soigneusement les roches et la terre meubles.geologyareaenvironmentessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareÉtendre sur l'herbe, mettre à terreTo lay out on the grass; to knock down (an opponent etc.)."The tired players grassed themselves on the football field after the intense game. "Les joueurs fatigués se sont étendus sur l'herbe du terrain de football après le match intense.sportactionenvironmentessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareDénoncer, balancerTo act as a grass or informer, to betray; to report on (criminals etc) to the authorities."The student was suspected of grassing on his classmates to the teacher, leading to several detentions. "L'élève était soupçonné d'avoir balancé ses camarades au professeur, ce qui a entraîné plusieurs retenues.policelawcommunicationessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareEngazonner, couvrir de gazonTo cover with grass or with turf."The gardener will grass the new school playground next week. "Le jardinier va engazonner la nouvelle cour de récréation de l'école la semaine prochaine.environmentagricultureessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗SharePaître, nourrir d'herbeTo feed with grass."The farmer will grass the sheep in the pasture. "L'agriculteur va faire paître les moutons dans le pâturage.agricultureanimalplantessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareBlanchir sur l'herbeTo expose, as flax, on the grass for bleaching, etc."The farmer grassed the freshly harvested flax stalks on the meadow to whiten them before spinning. "L'agriculteur a blanchi les tiges de lin fraîchement récoltées sur la prairie pour les blanchir avant de les filer.agricultureprocessessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareMettre à terre, faire tomberTo bring to the grass or ground; to land."The pilot skillfully grassed the airplane on the landing strip. "Le pilote a habilement fait atterrir l'avion sur la piste d'atterrissage.natureenvironmentessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading