noun🔗ShareLessiveA quantity of wood ashes, through which water passes, and thus imbibes the alkali."My grandmother used the leach in the backyard to make her own soap from wood ashes. "Ma grand-mère utilisait la lessive dans le jardin pour fabriquer son propre savon à partir de cendres de bois.substancechemistryagricultureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareCuve à lessiveA tub or vat for leaching ashes, bark, etc."My grandmother used a wooden leach to make lye from wood ashes for her homemade soap. "Ma grand-mère utilisait une cuve à lessive en bois pour fabriquer de la lessive à partir de cendres de bois pour son savon fait maison.utensilmaterialagricultureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareGelée, friandise médiévaleA jelly-like sweetmeat popular in the fifteenth century."1670 Hannah Woolley The Queen-like Closet, Or, Rich Cabinet https//en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Queen-Like_Closet "To make Leach and to colour it""1670 Hannah Woolley The Queen-like Closet, Or, Rich Cabinet https//en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Queen-Like_Closet "Pour faire de la gelée et la colorer"foodhistoryChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareSangsueAn aquatic blood-sucking annelid of class Hirudinea, especially Hirudo medicinalis."The doctor used a leech to draw blood and reduce swelling in the patient's injured finger. "Le médecin a utilisé une sangsue pour prélever du sang et réduire l'enflure du doigt blessé du patient.animalorganismbiologymedicineChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareSangsue, parasiteA person who derives profit from others in a parasitic fashion.""My lazy cousin is a leach; he always borrows money but never pays it back." "Mon cousin paresseux est une sangsue ; il emprunte toujours de l'argent mais ne le rembourse jamais.personnegativecharactersocietybusinessmoraleconomyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareSangsueA glass tube designed for drawing blood from damaged tissue by means of a vacuum."The doctor carefully positioned the leach over the swollen bruise, hoping to draw out the pooled blood and reduce the inflammation. "Le médecin a soigneusement positionné la sangsue sur l'ecchymose enflée, espérant aspirer le sang accumulé et réduire l'inflammation.medicinedeviceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareMédecinA physician."In past centuries, people consulted a leach for medical advice and treatment. "Dans les siècles passés, les gens consultaient un médecin pour obtenir des conseils et des traitements médicaux.medicinepersonjobChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareGuérisseur(Heathenry) A healer."In the small village, Freya was known as the village's leach, skilled in herbal remedies and healing touch. "Dans le petit village, Freya était connue comme le guérisseur du village, compétente en remèdes à base de plantes et en toucher curatif.religionmythologypersonChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareRalingueThe vertical edge of a square sail."The wind filled the square sail, causing the leach to curve gently outwards. "Le vent a gonflé la voile carrée, faisant doucement bomber la ralingue vers l'extérieur.nauticalsailingtechnicalChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareBord de fuiteThe aft edge of a triangular sail."The sailboat's leach was flapping in the wind. "Le bord de fuite du voilier battait au vent.nauticalsailingtechnicalChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareLessiver, lixivierTo purge a soluble matter out of something by the action of a percolating fluid."Heavy rainfall can leach out minerals important for plant growth from the soil."De fortes pluies peuvent lessiver du sol les minéraux importants pour la croissance des plantes.chemistryprocessscienceenvironmentChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareLessiverTo part with soluble constituents by percolation."Rain can leach minerals from the soil, carrying them away into the river. "La pluie peut lessiver les minéraux du sol, les emportant dans la rivière.chemistrygeologyenvironmentprocessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
