root Meaning | BeDict

noun

Racine

The part of a plant, generally underground, that anchors and supports the plant body, absorbs and stores water and nutrients, and in some plants is able to perform vegetative reproduction.

Examples :

"The plant's roots were deeply embedded in the rich soil, anchoring it firmly to the ground. "

Les racines de la plante étaient profondément ancrées dans le sol riche, l'ancrant fermement au sol.

noun

Légume-racine

A root vegetable.

Examples :

"My grandmother planted several root vegetables in her garden, including carrots and potatoes. "

Ma grand-mère a planté plusieurs légumes-racines dans son jardin, notamment des carottes et des pommes de terre.

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noun

Racine

The part of a tooth extending into the bone holding the tooth in place.

Examples :

"Root damage is a common problem of overbrushing."

Les dommages à la racine sont un problème courant dû à un brossage excessif.

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noun

Racine du cheveu

The part of a hair under the skin that holds the hair in place.

Examples :

"The root is the only part of the hair that is alive."

La racine du cheveu est la seule partie du cheveu qui est vivante.

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noun

Racine

The part of a hair near the skin that has not been dyed, permed, or otherwise treated.

Examples :

"He dyed his hair black last month, so the grey roots can be seen."

Il s'est teint les cheveux en noir le mois dernier, donc les racines grises sont visibles.

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noun

Origine, source

The primary source; origin.

Examples :

"The love of money is the root of all evil."

L'amour de l'argent est la source de tous les maux.

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noun

Racine

Of a number or expression, a number which, when raised to a specified power, yields the specified number or expression.

Examples :

"The cube root of 27 is 3."

La racine cubique de 27 est 3.

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noun

Racine carrée

A square root (understood if no power is specified; in which case, “the root of” is often abbreviated to “root”).

Examples :

"Multiply by root 2."

Multipliez par la racine carrée de 2.

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noun

Racine

A zero (of an equation).

Examples :

"The root of the quadratic equation is 3. "

La racine de l'équation quadratique est 3.

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noun

Racine

The single node of a tree that has no parent.

Examples :

"The root of the family tree is Grandma Mary. "

La racine de l'arbre généalogique est grand-mère Mary.

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noun

Racine, radical

The primary lexical unit of a word, which carries the most significant aspects of semantic content and cannot be reduced into smaller constituents. Inflectional stems often derive from roots.

Examples :

"The root word of "unhappy" is "happy." "

Le mot racine de "unhappy" est "happy".

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noun

Racine

(philology) A word from which another word or words are derived.

Examples :

"The word "telephone" has the root "tele," meaning "far." "

Le mot « téléphone » a pour racine « télé », qui signifie « loin ».

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noun

Fondamentale

The fundamental tone of any chord; the tone from whose harmonics, or overtones, a chord is composed.

Examples :

"The root of the C major chord is C. "

La fondamentale de l'accord de do majeur est do.

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noun

Base, fondement

The lowest place, position, or part.

Examples :

"The root of the problem was a lack of communication at home. "

La base du problème était un manque de communication à la maison.

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noun

Root, administrateur système

Examples :

"I have to log in as root before I do that."

Je dois me connecter en tant que root avant de faire ça.

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noun

Répertoire racine

The highest directory of a directory structure which may contain both files and subdirectories.

Examples :

"I installed the files in the root directory."

J'ai installé les fichiers dans le répertoire racine.

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noun

Pénis, verge

A penis, especially the base of a penis.

Examples :

"The doctor examined the patient's root to check for any injuries. "

Le médecin a examiné le pénis du patient pour vérifier s'il y avait des blessures.

body organ sex anatomy essential

verb

S'enraciner, prendre racine

To grow roots; to enter the earth, as roots; to take root and begin to grow.

Examples :

"The cuttings are starting to root."

Les boutures commencent à prendre racine.

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verb

Enraciner

To prepare, oversee, or otherwise cause the rooting of cuttings

Examples :

"We rooted some cuttings last summer."

Nous avons enraciné des boutures l'été dernier.

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verb

S'enraciner, s'établir

To be firmly fixed; to be established.

Examples :

"The new student quickly rooted herself in her new school by joining the debate club. "

La nouvelle élève s'est rapidement établie dans sa nouvelle école en rejoignant le club de débat.

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verb

Rooter, obtenir un accès root

To get root or priviledged access on a computer system or mobile phone, often through bypassing some security mechanism.

Examples :

"I want to root my Android phone so I can remove the preinstalled crapware."

Je veux rooter mon téléphone Android pour pouvoir supprimer les logiciels préinstallés inutiles.

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noun

Rapport sexuel, copulation

An act of sexual intercourse.

Examples :

"Fancy a root?"

Envie d'un rapport sexuel ?

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noun

Partenaire, amant(e)

A sexual partner.

Examples :

"My brother's new root is a talented musician. "

Le nouveau partenaire de mon frère est un musicien talentueux.

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verb

Fouiller, chercher avec le groin

To turn up or dig with the snout.

Examples :

"A pig roots the earth for truffles."

Un cochon fouille la terre à la recherche de truffes.

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verb

Ramper, faire des courbettes

(by extension) To seek favour or advancement by low arts or grovelling servility; to fawn.

Examples :

"To gain popularity with the teachers, the student often rooted himself in flattery. "

Pour gagner la faveur des professeurs, l'élève se vautrait souvent dans la flatterie.

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verb

Fouiller

To rummage; to search as if by digging in soil.

Examples :

"rooting about in a junk-filled drawer"

Fouillant dans un tiroir rempli de bric-à-brac.

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verb

Extirper, abolir

To root out; to abolish.

Examples :

"The school administration vowed to root out bullying. "

L'administration scolaire a promis d'abolir le harcèlement.

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verb

Avoir des rapports sexuels, baiser

To have sexual intercourse.

Examples :

"The rumors were that the young couple had been rooting around in the woods near the school. "

Les rumeurs disaient que le jeune couple avait eu des rapports sexuels dans les bois près de l'école.

"He rooted around for a while before finally finding the courage to confess his feelings to Sarah. "

Il a baisé pendant un moment avant de finalement trouver le courage d'avouer ses sentiments à Sarah.

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verb

Encourager, soutenir

(with "for" or "on") To cheer (on); to show support (for) and hope for the success of. (See root for.)

Examples :

"The students rooted for their team during the basketball game. "

Les étudiants ont encouragé leur équipe pendant le match de basket-ball.

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Meanings

Racine

Examples :

"The plant's roots were deeply embedded in the rich soil, anchoring it firmly to the ground. "

Les racines de la plante étaient profondément ancrées dans le sol riche, l'ancrant fermement au sol.

Légume-racine

Examples :

"My grandmother planted several root vegetables in her garden, including carrots and potatoes. "

Ma grand-mère a planté plusieurs légumes-racines dans son jardin, notamment des carottes et des pommes de terre.

Racine

Examples :

"Root damage is a common problem of overbrushing."

Les dommages à la racine sont un problème courant dû à un brossage excessif.

Racine du cheveu

Examples :

"The root is the only part of the hair that is alive."

La racine du cheveu est la seule partie du cheveu qui est vivante.

Racine

Examples :

"He dyed his hair black last month, so the grey roots can be seen."

Il s'est teint les cheveux en noir le mois dernier, donc les racines grises sont visibles.

Origine, source

Examples :

"The love of money is the root of all evil."

L'amour de l'argent est la source de tous les maux.

Racine

Examples :

"The cube root of 27 is 3."

La racine cubique de 27 est 3.

Racine carrée

Examples :

"Multiply by root 2."

Multipliez par la racine carrée de 2.

Racine

Examples :

"The root of the quadratic equation is 3. "

La racine de l'équation quadratique est 3.

Racine

Examples :

"The root of the family tree is Grandma Mary. "

La racine de l'arbre généalogique est grand-mère Mary.

Racine, radical

Examples :

"The root word of "unhappy" is "happy." "

Le mot racine de "unhappy" est "happy".

Racine

Examples :

"The word "telephone" has the root "tele," meaning "far." "

Le mot « téléphone » a pour racine « télé », qui signifie « loin ».

Fondamentale

Examples :

"The root of the C major chord is C. "

La fondamentale de l'accord de do majeur est do.

Base, fondement

Examples :

"The root of the problem was a lack of communication at home. "

La base du problème était un manque de communication à la maison.

Root, administrateur système

Examples :

"I have to log in as root before I do that."

Je dois me connecter en tant que root avant de faire ça.

Répertoire racine

Examples :

"I installed the files in the root directory."

J'ai installé les fichiers dans le répertoire racine.

Pénis, verge

Examples :

"The doctor examined the patient's root to check for any injuries. "

Le médecin a examiné le pénis du patient pour vérifier s'il y avait des blessures.

S'enraciner, prendre racine

Examples :

"The cuttings are starting to root."

Les boutures commencent à prendre racine.

Enraciner

Examples :

"We rooted some cuttings last summer."

Nous avons enraciné des boutures l'été dernier.

S'enraciner, s'établir

Examples :

"The new student quickly rooted herself in her new school by joining the debate club. "