chestnut

châtaigne, marron

Fruit brun à coque dure et lisse, souvent cuit avant d’être mangé.

En anglais simple : A brown nut with a hard, smooth shell, often cooked before being eaten.

• I ate a roasted chestnut.
• We peeled the chestnuts while they were warm.
• Would you like some chestnut soup?

Expressions courantes : roast a chestnut, chestnut soup, chestnut stuffing

châtaignier

Arbre produisant des fruits bruns enfermés dans des enveloppes épineuses.

En anglais simple : A tree that produces brown nuts in prickly cases.

• A chestnut grows beside the house.
• We planted three chestnuts in the garden.
• The old chestnut shaded most of the path.

Expressions courantes : chestnut tree, sweet chestnut, chestnut grove

châtain

Couleur brune soutenue avec une nuance de rouge.

En anglais simple : A rich brown colour with some red in it.

• She chose chestnut for her hair.
• The paint dried to a rich chestnut.
• The available colours include chestnut and black.

Synonymes : reddish brown

Expressions courantes : a rich chestnut, deep chestnut, chestnut hair dye

châtain

D’une couleur brune soutenue légèrement teintée de rouge.

En anglais simple : Having a rich brown colour with some red in it.

• She has chestnut hair.
• A chestnut horse stood by the fence.
• He chose a bag in a dark chestnut shade.

Synonymes : reddish-brown

Expressions courantes : chestnut hair, chestnut brown, a chestnut horse