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rice

/ɹaɪs/

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noun

Riz

Cereal plants, Oryza sativa of the grass family whose seeds are used as food.

Examples :

"My family enjoys eating rice with their dinner every night. "

Ma famille aime manger du riz avec son dîner tous les soirs.

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noun

Riz

A specific variety of this plant.

Examples :

"My grandmother grows a special type of rice in her garden. "

Ma grand-mère cultive un type de riz spécial dans son jardin.

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noun

Riz

The seeds of this plant used as food.

Examples :

"My mother cooked rice for dinner tonight. "

Ma mère a cuisiné du riz pour le dîner ce soir.

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verb

Passer à la moulinette, réduire en purée

To squeeze through a ricer; to mash or make into rice-sized pieces (especially potatoes).

Examples :

"To prepare the mashed potatoes for dinner, she riced the potatoes. "

Pour préparer la purée de pommes de terre pour le dîner, elle a passé les pommes de terre à la moulinette.

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verb

Récolter le riz sauvage

To harvest wild rice (Zizania sp.)

Examples :

"The Indigenous community members will rice the wild rice beds near the lake this autumn. "

Les membres de la communauté autochtone récolteront le riz sauvage près du lac cet automne.

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verb

Ricer

To throw rice at a person (usually at a wedding).

Examples :

"The guests were excited to rice the happy couple as they left the church. "

Les invités étaient impatients de ricer les jeunes mariés en sortant de l'église.

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verb

Personnaliser

To customize the user interface of a computer system, e.g. a desktop environment.

Examples :

"To prepare for the presentation, Sarah riced her computer desktop, arranging icons neatly and grouping related files. "

Pour préparer la présentation, Sarah a personnalisé son bureau d'ordinateur, en arrangeant les icônes de manière ordonnée et en regroupant les fichiers associés.

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noun

Baguette, brindille

(now chiefly) A twig or stick.

Examples :

"The carpenter used small rice to carefully prop up the wobbly table leg. "

Le charpentier a utilisé de petites baguettes pour caler soigneusement le pied de table bancal.

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noun

Bobine, dévidoir

A bobbin or spool.

Examples :

"The sewing machine needs a new rice for the thread. "

La machine à coudre a besoin d'une nouvelle bobine pour le fil.

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