root

root
root [{{t}}ru:t]
1 noun
(a) (of plant) & {{}}figurative{{}} racine f;
to pull up a plant by its roots déraciner une plante;
to take root (plant) & {{}}figurative{{}} prendre racine;
to put down roots (plant) & {{}}figurative{{}} prendre racine, s'enraciner
(b) {{}}Anatomy{{}} (of tooth, hair etc) racine f;
to touch up one's roots (person with dyed hair) refaire ses racines;
to get one's roots done se faire refaire les racines
(c) (source) source f; (cause) cause f; (bottom) fond m;
to have its roots in sth (of crisis etc) avoir ses origines dans qch;
the root of all evil la source de tout les maux;
to get at or to the root of the problem aller au fond du problème;
poor housing is at the root of much delinquency la mauvaise qualité des logements est souvent à l'origine de la délinquance
(d) {{}}Linguistics{{}} (in etymology) racine f; (base form) radical m, base f
(e) {{}}Computing{{}} (directory) racine f, répertoire m principal
(f) {{}}Mathematics{{}} racine f
(g) {{}}Music{{}} fondamentale f
(h) (idiom)
corruption must be eliminated root and branch il faut éradiquer la corruption
2 compound-forming noun
(cause, problem) fondamental, de base
3 transitive verb
(a) (fix) enraciner;
{{}}figurative{{}} he stood rooted to the spot il est resté cloué sur place;
her political convictions are rooted in her upbringing c'est dans son éducation qu'il faut chercher les racines de ses convictions politiques
(b) {{}}Australian{{}} {{}}very familiar{{}} (have sex with) s'envoyer en l'air avec
4 intransitive verb
(a) (plant) s'enraciner, prendre racine
(b) (animal) fouiller (avec le museau);
to root for truffles chercher des truffes
(c) {{}}Australian{{}} {{}}very familiar{{}} (have sex) s'envoyer en l'air
5 roots plural noun
(of person → origin) racines fpl, origines fpl;
he has no real roots il n'a pas de véritables racines;
she is in search of her roots elle est à la recherche de ses origines;
to get back to one's roots retrouver ses racines;
their actual roots are in Virginia en fait ils sont originaires de Virginie
►► {{}}American{{}} root beer = boisson gazeuse à base d'extraits végétaux;
{{}}Anatomy{{}} root canal canal m dentaire;
root canal treatment, root canal work traitement m canalaire;
{{}}American{{}} root cellar cave f potagère;
{{}}Botany{{}} root climber plante f grimpante à racines crampons;
root crop racine f comestible;
{{}}Computing{{}} root directory racine f, répertoire m principal;
{{}}Botany{{}} root hair poil m radiculaire;
{{}}Mathematics{{}} root mean square moyenne f quadratique;
roots music musique f "roots" (influencée par la musique traditionelle);
{{}}Botany{{}} root rot piétin m;
root vegetable légume m à racine comestible
root about, root around intransitive verb
(animal) fouiller (avec le museau); (person) fouiller;
to root about for sth fouiller pour trouver qch;
to root about in a drawer fouiller dans un tiroir
root for inseparable transitive verb
(team) encourager, soutenir;
to root for a candidate appuyer un candidat;
we're all rooting for you nous sommes de votre côté
root out separable transitive verb
(a) (from earth) déterrer; (from hiding place) dénicher
(b) (suppress) supprimer, extirper
root through inseparable transitive verb
(search through) fouiller dans
root up separable transitive verb
(plant) déraciner; (of pig) déterrer

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