grain

grain, céréale

Graine d’une plante cultivée, comme le blé ou le riz, utilisée comme aliment.

En anglais simple : A seed from a crop such as wheat or rice, used as food.

• A grain of rice fell on the floor.
• These grains are ground into flour.
• We eat bread made from whole grain.

Comment l'utiliser : a grain of something (There was a grain of wheat in the bag.)

Synonymes : cereal seed

Expressions courantes : grain of rice, whole grain, grain harvest

grain

Très petit morceau d’une matière comme le sable ou le sel.

En anglais simple : A very small piece of a substance such as sand or salt.

• A grain of sand got in my eye.
• Tiny grains of sugar covered the cake.
• She brushed the last grain of salt off the table.

Comment l'utiliser : a grain of something (A grain of sugar stuck to his lip.)

Synonymes : particle, speck

Expressions courantes : grain of sand, grain of salt, tiny grain

grain

Graine comestible, comme le quinoa ou le sarrasin, utilisée de la même façon que le blé ou le riz.

En anglais simple : An edible seed from a crop such as quinoa or buckwheat, used like wheat or rice.

• Quinoa is a grain used in salads.
• Buckwheat grains cook quickly in boiling water.
• This grain makes a useful alternative to rice.

Synonymes : corn

Expressions courantes : quinoa grain, buckwheat grain, cook grain

céréales

Plantes comme le blé ou le riz, cultivées dans les champs pour leurs graines comestibles.

En anglais simple : Plants such as wheat or rice grown in fields for their edible seeds.

• They grow grain on this farm.
• The fields were full of ripe grain.
• Heavy rain damaged the grain before harvest.

Synonymes : cereal crops

Expressions courantes : grow grain, grain crops, plant grain