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roots

/ɹuːts/

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noun

Racines

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 strong roots of the oak tree held it firmly in place during the storm. "

Les fortes racines du chêne le maintenaient fermement en place pendant la tempête.

plant biology anatomy organism vegetable agriculture nature part

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Légume-racine

A root vegetable.

Examples :

"Many people enjoy eating roots like carrots and potatoes. "

Beaucoup de gens aiment manger des légumes-racines comme les carottes et les pommes de terre.

vegetable food plant agriculture

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Racine dentaire

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 aux racines sont un problème courant dû à un brossage excessif.

anatomy part body

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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.

anatomy body physiology part

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Racines

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.

appearance body part

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Origine, source

The primary source; origin.

Examples :

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

L'amour de l'argent est à l'origine de tous les maux.

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Racines

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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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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Racine

A zero (of an equation).

Examples :

"The quadratic equation has two roots: -3 and 5. "

L'équation du second degré a deux racines : -3 et 5.

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Racine

The single node of a tree that has no parent.

Examples :

"In a family tree, the earliest ancestor we know about is the roots of our family's history. "

Dans un arbre généalogique, le plus ancien ancêtre que nous connaissons est la racine de l'histoire de notre famille.

plant part nature biology organism

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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 :

"Many English words, like "construction," share the same roots as the word "structure," showing their related meanings. "

De nombreux mots anglais, comme "construction", partagent les mêmes racines que le mot "structure", ce qui montre leurs significations connexes.

grammar linguistics word language structure

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Mot d'origine, racine

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

Examples :

"The word "photograph" has Greek roots; "photo" means light, and "graph" means to write. "

Le mot « photographie » a des racines grecques ; « photo » signifie lumière et « graph » signifie écrire.

language linguistics word

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Fondamentale

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

Examples :

"In the C major chord, the note "C" is the most important because it's the roots, and all the other notes in the chord are related to it. "

Dans l'accord de do majeur, la note "C" est la plus importante car c'est la fondamentale, et toutes les autres notes de l'accord y sont liées.

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Racines, fondements

The lowest place, position, or part.

Examples :

"The missing homework assignment remained buried at the roots of his backpack, crumpled and forgotten. "

Le devoir manquant est resté enfoui au fond de son sac à dos, froissé et oublié.

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Le superutilisateur, l'administrateur système

Examples :

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

Je dois me connecter en tant que superutilisateur avant de faire cela.

computing system internet technology job

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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.

computing structure

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Pénis, verge

A penis, especially the base of a penis.

body organ anatomy sex

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Rapport sexuel, copulation

An act of sexual intercourse.

Examples :

"Fancy a root?"

Envie d'un rapport sexuel ?

sex action body human

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Partenaire, amant(e)

A sexual partner.

sex person human

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Ascendance, origines

Examples :

"I have both Irish and German roots."

J'ai des origines irlandaises et allemandes.

family history race

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Origines, débuts

Beginnings; origin.

Examples :

"Jazz has its roots in blues."

Le jazz trouve ses origines dans le blues.