grass

grass
grass [{{t}}grɑ:s]
1 noun
(a) (gen) herbe f; (lawn) pelouse f, gazon m;
keep off the grass (sign) défense de marcher sur la pelouse, pelouse interdite;
to cut or to mow the grass tondre la pelouse;
{{}}Tennis{{}} she plays well on grass elle joue bien sur gazon;
he doesn't let the grass grow under his feet il ne perd pas de temps;
{{}}proverb{{}} the grass is always greener (on the other side of the fence) = c'est toujours mieux ailleurs
(b) (pasture) herbage m;
to put or turn a horse out to grass mettre un cheval au vert;
{{}}figurative{{}} to put sb out to grass mettre qn à la retraite;
to be (out) at grass (animal) être au vert;
to put land under grass enherber une terre, mettre une terre en herbe
(c) {{}}familiar{{}} (marijuana) herbe f
(d) {{}}British{{}} {{}}familiar{{}} (informer) mouchard m, indic m
2 transitive verb
(a) (field) enherber; (garden) gazonner, engazonner
(b) {{}}American{{}} (animals) mettre au vert
(c) {{}}Textiles{{}} herber, blanchir au pré
3 intransitive verb
{{}}British{{}} {{}}familiar{{}} (inform) cafarder;
to grass on sb balancer qn, moucharder qn
4 grasses plural noun
{{}}Botany{{}} graminées fpl
►► grass court court m (en gazon);
grass green vert m gazon;
{{}}Politics{{}} the grass roots la base;
the feeling at the grass roots is that… le sentiment à la base est que…;
at (the) grass roots level au niveau de la base;
grass roots opposition résistance f de la base;
grass roots support soutien m de la base;
grass seed (for lawn) graine f pour gazon; (as feed) graine f fourragère;
grass skirt pagne m (de feuilles);
grass snake couleuvre f à collier;
grass widow = femme dont le mari est toujours en déplacement;
{{}}figurative{{}} I'm a grass widow this weekend je suis célibataire ce week-end;
grass widower = homme dont la femme est toujours en déplacement
grass over separable transitive verb
(field) enherber; (garden) gazonner, engazonner
grass up separable transitive verb
{{}}British{{}} {{}}familiar{{}}
to grass sb up balancer qn, moucharder qn

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