| Formes composées |
| Anglais | Français |
| bird seed n | (grain fed to birds) | graines pour oiseaux nfpl |
| Rita put some bird seed on the bird table. |
| canary seed | (birdseed) (graine) | alpiste nm |
| caraway seed n | usually plural (spice: cumin) | graine de carvi nf |
| Add caraway seeds to the pan and stir gently. |
| Ajoutez des graines de carvi dans la poêle et mélangez doucement. |
| celery seed n | (spice) | graine de céleri nf |
| coriander n | (dried seed of cilantro plant) (graine) | coriandre nf |
| The rice is flavored with coriander and saffron. |
| Le riz est parfumé à la coriandre et au safran. |
| coriander seed n | (dried seed of aromatic plant) | graine de coriandre nf |
| fennel seed n | (spice) | graine de fenouil nf |
| flaxseed n | uncountable (crop: linseed) | graine de lin nf |
go to seed,
run to seed v expr | slang, figurative (decline, deteriorate) (personne) | se décatir⇒ v pron |
| s'amoindrir⇒ v pron |
| He was once a great actor but rather went to seed in middle age. |
| Avant, c'était un grand acteur mais il s'est décati à la cinquantaine. |
| (endroit,...) | se détériorer⇒ v pron |
go to seed,
run to seed v expr | (plant: produce seed and dry up) (Botanique) | monter en graine loc v |
| Prevent flowering plants from going to seed by removing the dead flower heads. |
| grape seed n | (seed of a grape) | pépin de raisin nm |
| Note: hyphen used when term is an adj |
| I bought some grape-seed oil to cook with. |
| J'ai acheté de l'huile de pépins de raisin pour cuisiner. |
hemp oil,
hempseed oil,
hemp seed oil n | (oil from hemp seeds) | huile de chanvre nf |
| hemp seed n | often plural (seed of hemp plant) | graine de chanvre nf |
| mustard seed n | (grain of the mustard plant) | graine de moutarde nf |
| My mother seasons steamed cabbage with vinegar and mustard seed. |
| plant seed n | (seed of a plant) | graine nf |
| semence nf |
| Some plant seeds are distributed by the wind. |
| plant seed v expr | (sow seeds) | planter une graine loc v |
| semer⇒ vi |
| We planted the seeds in clay pots. |
| Nous avons planté les graines dans des pots en terre. |
| Nous avons semé dans des pots en terre. |
| poppy seed n | (tiny seed of the poppy plant) | graine de pavot nf |
| I love Polish bread as it usually has poppy seeds on it. |
| ⓘCette phrase n'est pas une traduction de la phrase originale. Peux-tu me donner ta recette de gâteau aux graines de pavot ? |
| pumpkin seed n | usually plural (edible seed of fruit) | graine de citrouille nf |
| Pumpkin seeds contain many nutrients. |
seed bank,
seedbank n | (seeds stored to preserve biodiversity) | banque de graines nf |
| banque de semences nf |
| seed beads npl | (tiny round beads) | petites perles nfpl |
| Julia made a bracelet out of seed beads. |
seed beetle,
seed weevil n | (insect) (coléoptère) | bruche nf |
| seed cake n | (cake containing seeds) (Cuisine anglo-saxonne) | gâteau aux graines (de carvi) nm |
| seed capital n | (small sum invested in new business) | capital de départ nm |
| Most of the seed capital for Mike's startup came from his friends and family. |
| seed coat | (botany) (Botanique) | tégument nm |
| seed corn | (botany) | maïs de semence nm |
seed fern,
pteridosperm n | (plant) (plante) | fougère à graines nf |
| seed leaf | (botany) (Botanique) | cotylédon nm |
| seed money n | (to start a business) | capital d'amorçage nm |
| capital de départ nm |
| mise de fonds initial nf |
| Paul managed to obtain the seed money to set up a business. |
| seed oyster n | (very young oyster) (jeunes huîtres) | naissain nm |
| seed vessel | (botany) (Botanique) | péricarpe nm |
seedhead,
seed head n | (botany: cluster of seeds on a plant) (Botanique) | tête de semence nf |
seedpod,
seed pod n | (part of a plant containing seeds) | cosse nf |
| sesame seed n | usually plural (edible grain of the sesame plant) | graine de sésame nf |
| Here's a recipe for stir-fried broccoli with sesame seeds. |
| set seed vtr + n | (plant: produce seeds) (plante) | monter en graine loc v |
| The flower will set seed in late summer. |
| La fleur va monter en graine à la fin de l'été. |
sow the seed,
sow the germ v expr | (initiate or prompt [sth]) (figuré) | semer⇒ vtr |
| She sowed the seed of doubt in his mind. |
| sunflower seed n | (edible grain of the sunflower) | graine de tournesol nf |
| Tania added sunflower seeds to her bread dough. |
| sycamore seed n | often plural, UK (paired seed of maple tree) (Botanique) | disamare de sycomore, disamare d'érable sycomore, disamare d'érable blanc, disamare de faux platane nf |
| (familier) | hélicoptère nm |
| Sycamore seeds spin round in the air like helicopters. |
| sycamore seed n | US (of American plane tree) | graine de platane occidental nf |
| The birds were feeding on sycamore seeds. |
