noun🔗ShareSouche, lignéeThe stock of a family; a race or generation of progenitors."My family's stem goes back many generations. "La souche de ma famille remonte à de nombreuses générations.familyracehistoryChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareBranche, lignéeA branch of a family."My grandfather is the stem of our family; he has many descendants. "Mon grand-père est la branche de notre famille ; il a de nombreux descendants.familyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareAvant-garde, position de pointeAn advanced or leading position; the lookout."The class president held the stem position, leading the student council. "Le président de classe occupait une position de pointe, dirigeant le conseil étudiant.positionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareTigeThe above-ground stalk (technically axis) of a vascular plant, and certain anatomically similar, below-ground organs such as rhizomes, bulbs, tubers, and corms."The plant's stem grew tall and strong during the summer. "La tige de la plante a grandi haute et forte pendant l'été.plantbiologyanatomystructurepartvegetableChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareTige, pédonculeA slender supporting member of an individual part of a plant such as a flower or a leaf; also, by analogy, the shaft of a feather."the stem of an apple or a cherry"La tige d'une pomme ou d'une ceriseplantnatureorganismbiologypartChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareTige, piedA narrow part on certain man-made objects, such as a wine glass, a tobacco pipe, a spoon."The wine glass had a delicate stem, making it easy to hold. "Le verre à vin avait un pied délicat, ce qui le rendait facile à tenir.utensilitempartChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareRadical, baseThe main part of an uninflected word to which affixes may be added to form inflections of the word. A stem often has a more fundamental root. Systematic conjugations and declensions derive from their stems."The stem of the word "happening" is "hap," to which the suffix "-pening" is added. "Le radical du mot « happening » est « hap », auquel on ajoute le suffixe « -pening ».grammarlinguisticswordChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareJambeA person's leg."My grandfather hurt his stem in a fall. "Mon grand-père s'est blessé à la jambe lors d'une chute.bodypartanatomyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗SharePénis, vergeThe penis."The doctor examined the patient's stem carefully. "Le médecin a examiné attentivement le pénis du patient.bodyorgansexanatomyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareTige, trait verticalA vertical stroke of a letter."The letter "H" has two stems. "La lettre « H » a deux traits verticaux.languagewritinglinguisticsgrammartypepartChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareTigeA vertical stroke marking the length of a note in written music."The stem of the quarter note indicates that it should be held for a shorter duration than the half note. "La tige de la noire indique qu'elle doit être tenue moins longtemps que la blanche.musicwritingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareTige, élément de piste pré-mixéA premixed portion of a track for use in audio mastering and remixing."The audio engineer used the stem for the vocals to create a new mix for the song. "L'ingénieur du son a utilisé la tige pour les voix afin de créer un nouveau mix pour la chanson.musicsoundtechnicalChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareÉtraveThe vertical or nearly vertical forward extension of the keel, to which the forward ends of the planks or strakes are attached."The boat's stem was damaged in the storm, so they needed repairs before sailing. "L'étrave du bateau a été endommagée pendant la tempête, ils ont donc eu besoin de réparations avant de naviguer.nauticalpartChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗SharePotenceA component on a bicycle that connects the handlebars to the bicycle fork"The bicycle's stem was bent, so the handlebars were not level. "La potence du vélo était tordue, de sorte que le guidon n'était pas de niveau.vehiclepartmachineChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareTigeA part of an anatomic structure considered without its possible branches or ramifications."The stem of the flower, considered without its petals, was a sturdy green stalk. "La tige de la fleur, considérée sans ses pétales, était une tige verte robuste.anatomypartbodystructureorganChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗SharePipe à crack, douilleA crack pipe; or the long, hollow portion of a similar pipe (i.e. meth pipe) resembling a crack pipe."The discarded stem lay on the sidewalk, a grim reminder of the drug use in the neighborhood. "La douille jetée gisait sur le trottoir, un sombre rappel de la consommation de drogue dans le quartier.substanceutensildeviceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareRemontoir(chiefly British) A winder on a clock, watch, or similar mechanism"My grandfather carefully wound the clock using the small stem. "Mon grand-père a remonté soigneusement l'horloge à l'aide du petit remontoir.timedevicepartmachineChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareÉpépiner, ôter la tige deTo remove the stem from."to stem cherries; to stem tobacco leaves"Épépiner les cerises ; ôter la tige des feuilles de tabacfoodvegetablefruitplantChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareProvenir, être issu deTo be caused or derived; to originate."The current crisis stems from the short-sighted politics of the previous government."La crise actuelle est issue de la politique à courte vue du gouvernement précédent.outcomeChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareDescendre, être issuTo descend in a family line."My grandfather stems from a long line of successful farmers. "Mon grand-père est issu d'une longue lignée d'agriculteurs prospères.familyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareFronder, diriger la proue contreTo direct the stem (of a ship) against; to make headway against."The sailboat was able to stem the current and reach the harbor. "Le voilier a pu froncer le courant et atteindre le port.nauticalsailingdirectionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareÉperonner, heurterTo hit with the stem of a ship; to ram."The pirate ship stemmed the merchant vessel, hoping to capture its valuable cargo. "Le navire pirate a éperonné le navire marchand, espérant capturer sa précieuse cargaison.nauticalsailingvehicleactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTasserTo ram (clay, etc.) into a blasting hole."The construction worker stemmed the clay into the blasting hole to prepare for the demolition. "L'ouvrier a tassé l'argile dans le trou de dynamitage pour préparer la démolition.technicalindustryactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareArrêter, endiguerTo stop, hinder (for instance, a river or blood)."to stem a tide"Arrêter une marée.medicinephysiologyactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareFaire un chasse-neigeTo move the feet apart and point the tips of the skis inward in order to slow down the speed or to facilitate a turn."To slow down, the skier stemmed his skis. "Pour ralentir, le skieur a fait un chasse-neige avec ses skis.sporttechnicalChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareLueur, flammeA gleam of light; a flame."A small stem of light danced across the dusty floor as the old grandfather clock chimed. "Une petite lueur de lumière dansait sur le sol poussiéreux tandis que la vieille pendule sonnait.energyphenomenanatureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareAcronyme de science, technologie, ingénierie et mathématiquesAcronym of science, technology, engineering, (and) mathematics."My son is studying STEM subjects at school, which include science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. "Mon fils étudie les matières STEM à l'école, qui comprennent les sciences, la technologie, l'ingénierie et les mathématiques.sciencetechnologymatheducationChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareMicroscope électronique à balayage en transmissionAn electron microscope that transmits a very narrow beam of electrons through a sample; it can detect individual large or heavy atoms."The scientist used the stem to study the structure of the tiny particles in the sample. "Le scientifique a utilisé le microscope électronique à balayage en transmission pour étudier la structure des minuscules particules dans l'échantillon.technologyphysicssciencedeviceelectronicsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading