greens

légumes verts

Feuilles de plantes consommées comme légumes, par exemple les épinards ou le chou.

En anglais simple : Leaves of plants eaten as vegetables, such as spinach or cabbage.

• Eat your greens before dessert.
• She cooked the greens with garlic.
• Would you like some fresh greens in your salad?

Synonymes : leafy vegetables

Expressions courantes : leafy greens, eat your greens, mixed greens

verts

Différentes nuances de la couleur de l'herbe.

En anglais simple : Different shades of the color of grass.

• She chose soft greens for the walls.
• The painting combines blues and greens.
• Which greens would look best with this yellow?

Expressions courantes : pale greens, dark greens, shades of greens

feuillage décoratif, verdure

Feuilles et branches utilisées pour décorer un lieu ou un objet.

En anglais simple : Leaves and branches used to decorate a room or an object.

• We decorated the door with greens.
• She arranged fresh greens around the candles.
• The florist added greens to the bouquet.

Synonymes : foliage, greenery

Expressions courantes : Christmas greens, fresh greens, greens and flowers

uniforme vert de cérémonie

Uniforme vert porté lors des occasions officielles par les membres du corps des Marines des États-Unis.

En anglais simple : The green formal uniform worn by members of the United States Marine Corps.

• He wore his greens to the ceremony.
• The Marines checked their greens before the inspection.
• Her greens were neatly pressed for the official photograph.

Expressions courantes : dress greens, wear greens, Marine greens