noun🔗ShareRacinesThe 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."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.plantbiologyanatomyorganismvegetableagriculturenaturepartChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareLégume-racineA root vegetable."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.vegetablefoodplantagricultureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareRacine dentaireThe part of a tooth extending into the bone holding the tooth in place."Root damage is a common problem of overbrushing."Les dommages aux racines sont un problème courant dû à un brossage excessif.anatomypartbodyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareRacine du cheveuThe part of a hair under the skin that holds the hair in place."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.anatomybodyphysiologypartChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareRacinesThe part of a hair near the skin that has not been dyed, permed, or otherwise treated."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.appearancebodypartChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareOrigine, sourceThe primary source; origin."The love of money is the root of all evil."L'amour de l'argent est à l'origine de tous les maux.historyfamilyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareRacinesOf a number or expression, a number which, when raised to a specified power, yields the specified number or expression."The cube root of 27 is 3."La racine cubique de 27 est 3.mathnumberChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareRacine carréeA square root (understood if no power is specified; in which case, “the root of” is often abbreviated to “root”)."Multiply by root 2."Multipliez par la racine carrée de 2.mathChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareRacineA zero (of an equation)."The quadratic equation has two roots: -3 and 5. "L'équation du second degré a deux racines : -3 et 5.mathChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareRacineThe single node of a tree that has no parent."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.plantpartnaturebiologyorganismChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareRacine, radicalThe 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."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.grammarlinguisticswordlanguagestructureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareMot d'origine, racine(philology) A word from which another word or words are derived."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.languagelinguisticswordChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareFondamentaleThe fundamental tone of any chord; the tone from whose harmonics, or overtones, a chord is composed."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.musicChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareRacines, fondementsThe lowest place, position, or part."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.positionpartChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareLe superutilisateur, l'administrateur systèmeIn UNIX terminology, the first user account with complete access to the operating system and its configuration, found at the root of the directory structure; the person who manages accounts on a UNIX system."I have to log in as root before I do that."Je dois me connecter en tant que superutilisateur avant de faire cela.computingsysteminternettechnologyjobChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareRépertoire racineThe highest directory of a directory structure which may contain both files and subdirectories."I installed the files in the root directory."J'ai installé les fichiers dans le répertoire racine.computingstructureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗SharePénis, vergeA penis, especially the base of a penis.bodyorgananatomysexChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareRapport sexuel, copulationAn act of sexual intercourse."Fancy a root?"Envie d'un rapport sexuel ?sexactionbodyhumanChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗SharePartenaire, amant(e)A sexual partner.sexpersonhumanChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareAscendance, originesAncestry."I have both Irish and German roots."J'ai des origines irlandaises et allemandes.familyhistoryraceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareOrigines, débutsBeginnings; origin."Jazz has its roots in blues."Le jazz trouve ses origines dans le blues.historyfamilyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading